Pork, Jowl Bacon
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$15.99 /lb.
Avg. 9.6 oz.
Key Characteristics
- Source: The jowl (cheek) of a pig.
- Flavor: Rich, deep, and fatty due to its high fat content.
- Texture: Crispy when cooked, with a spongy quality when raw.
- Curing: Cured with salt and other seasonings, sometimes with sugar, and often smoked.
- Versatility: Can be used as a flavorful ingredient or fried as a side, much like pork belly bacon.
Pasture-raised pork jowl bacon has a uniquely rich, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth texture with adeeply flavorful, slightly sweeter taste than traditional pork belly bacon, thanks to the jowl's lower-stress use and the natural marbling from the pasture-raised pigs' diverse diet. Its high fat content provides an intensely savory and juicy experience, especially when slow-cooked, making it excellent for rendering into flavorful drippings, adding depth to soups and beans, or used in dishes like carbonara for a truly succulent meal.