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French · Preserve / ferment

Duck-Breast Bacon

A Moulard duck breast cured overnight in salt, brown sugar and a whisper of pink curing salt, then dried and hot-smoked. Slice it thin as a smoky, bacon-like cured meat for sandwiches or salads.

  • YieldMakes 1 duck breast, about 400 g once cured and smoked
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total14 h 6 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 454 gMoulard duck breast, skin on, one breast, trimmed of sinew

Cure mix

  • 57 gkosher salt
  • 50 gbrown sugar
  • 1 pinchInsta Cure No. 1 (pink curing salt)

Diet

  • Keto

Contains

  • Celery
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Duck

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Smoker
  • Probe thermometer
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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