Celebrate Christmas with DukesHill's Award-Winning Bacon: A cut above the rest

DukesHill dry-cured bacon from £7.00 

Loved for its exceptional flavour and texture, DukeHill's premium bacon is the perfect ingredient for festive dishes. Because it's crafted using traditional methods that ensure it doesn't shrink or release excess water when cooked, DukesHill's bacon is an ideal choice for turkey weaves to keep the bird moist, crispy pigs in blankets and adding deep, savoury notes to stuffing.

The artistry of making DukesHill's superior bacon comes with expertise, hands-on traditional techniques and plenty of time. The foundation of its flavour starts with dry-curing by hand with a blend of salt and unrefined brown sugar before being left to mature for five days. The flitches of bacon are then hung to dry naturally for up to five days. As the bacon matures, it develops an exceptional and authentic, robust flavour while remaining firm. 

Unlike mass-produced bacon, the absence of added water in the production process means DukesHill's bacon doesn't shrink excessively when cooked, resulting in a bacon weave that's perfect for Christmas turkeys which maintains its structure throughout cooking, adds a layer of savoury depth and prevents the poultry from drying out during cooking. 

Old-fashioned Rind-on Middle Bacon - 300g, £7.00 

Cut slightly thicker than other types of bacon and featuring a rind-on style, middle bacon contains a generous layer of fat that gives it an appealing quality. Winning 2-stars in the 2024 Great Taste Awards, this baon has a brown sugar sweetness and premium thick cut.

Smoked Dry-Cured Back Bacon - 300g, £7.00 

Cut from the pork loin after the belly is removed, back bacon is a leaner cut with a more uniform, meatier texture compared with streaky bacon.

Unsmoked Dry-Cured Back Bacon - 300g, £7.00

Awarded a 1-star Great Taste Award, this unsmoked back bacon colours beautifully with a crisp texture. Rustle up crowd-pleasing bacon toasties for the family, replacing ketchup with cranberry sauce for a festive twist.

Smoked Dry-Cured Streaky Bacon - 350g, £7.00 

Cut from pork belly, streaky bacon is characterised by alternating layers of meat and fat. The fat renders, imparting bold bacon flavour into your dish. Great for sauteing quickly as a base for casseroles, Brussels sprouts and stuffing, pigs in blankets or weave to create a lattice over poultry and ballotines.

Unsmoked Dry-Cured Streaky Bacon - 350g, £7.00 

Awarded 2-star at this year's Great Taste Award, the judges described this unsmoked streaky bacon as “sumptuous bacon” and is the result of years of refinement and time-honoured traditional curing techniques.

“At DukesHill, we pride ourselves on producing bacon that truly tastes like it used to,” says Mark Gallagher, CEO of DukesHill. “Not only is our meat fully traceable and sustainably sourced from British outdoor-bred farms, our customers tell us that it is the most flavoursome bacon they have ever tasted.

“With our slow and carefully controlled process from working closely with our Norfolk farmers rearing the pigs ethically to traditionally curing by hand, we're confident you can taste the difference compared with mass-produced supermarket bacon.” 

DukesHill's bacon is available from www.dukeshill.co.uk

Recipe: Pigs in blankets with pickled orange glaze

Prep time: 5 mins. Cook time 20 mins

Ingredients

6 DukesHill Lincolnshire sausages

6 rashers DukesHill Smoked dry cured streaky bacon

A small bunch of sage leaves

3 tbsp Seville Orange Marmalade

Method

Preheat oven to 180c. 

Wrap each sausage in a bacon blanket, tucking a sage leaf or two under the bacon. Tip the sausages into a lined baking tin. Smother marmalade all over the sausages.

Bake for 20 minutes. Halfway through, shake them around, ensuring they are completely coated in their dark sticky varnish.

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Notes to Editor

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