Can slab bacon be used as a sub for fatback

Pamela731
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ChefOno May 19, 2012

Yes, but the final product will be skillet cornbread with bacon.

 
hardlikearmour May 19, 2012
I think yes, but the final product will be different. Slab bacon is going to be smoked and bacony, but you should be able to render out a cracklin-like, bacon-flavored product. If there is a lot of meat in the slab bacon (vs. a lot of fat like you'd get from salt pork) I'd only use half the amount called for.
 
Pamela731 May 19, 2012
Cast iron skillet cornbread with cracklins
 
hardlikearmour May 19, 2012
What are you making?
 
sexyLAMBCHOPx May 19, 2012
She's making skillet cornbread.
 
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