Name: Sichuan Chinese Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 3 pounds
Ingredients: 3 pounds pork belly, (skin on or off); 1/2 cup 1/2 cup Shaoxing wine or dry sherry; 27 grams kosher salt, (about 3 level tablespoons); 4 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons Sichuan peppercorns, (ground); 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 5 star anise pods, (crushed); 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 4 grams Instacure No. 1, (about a heaping 1/4 teaspoon)