Beef Bacon

[Puzzled]

Has anyone ever made or tried beef bacon ? Am going to have a cow processed here pretty soon,
and was wondering if it would be worth trying some ?

 

[webfoot]

Years ago I worked in a log camp in SE Alaska that was owned by Seventh Day Adventists. Not a lot of pork on the menu. They had beef bacon. Seemed just fine to me. Of course running up and down the hills all day packing a 40 pound chain saw will work up an appetite.

 

[Nicky]

We got it one year when we had a bull break a leg. Not as good as pork bacon but worth doing for sure. Oh, and we also get beef breakfast sausage.

 

[Older Whiskey]

The secret to good beef bacon is using a well marbled rib cut with a high fat content. Wagyu is the best choice, but a good fat Angus is great if you cut a lot of fat per slice. Season it like pork and then smoke it.

 

[Puzzled]

She's jersey x angus, very obese. I will send a picture later.

 

[Faster horses]

Beef bacon is fine. Are you going to have it cured? I think I would.
Good luck!

 

[Puzzled]

We got it one year when we had a bull break a leg. Not as good as pork bacon but worth doing for sure. Oh, and we also get beef breakfast sausage.

Sausage is a good idea, thanks.



So should I just have the bacon treated/seasoned/processed the same as they would pork ? The people at the processors have not done much beef bacon. Which areas are best Brisket, Belly or Plate ? I'm leaning towards the plate, I think ?