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Homemade dried pork with herbs

Name: Homemade dried pork with herbs
Yield: About 1.2 kg
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 2 kg Pork; 500 g Salt; 2 tsp Black pepper; 2 tsp Cilantro; 4 g Dried thyme; 4 g Dried rosemary; 5 Bay leaves

Homemade pork cured with salt, cilantro, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves, then dried for 2 weeks in a cool place. Makes about 1.2 kg.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 20 min
Servings: About 1.2 kg
Difficulty: Medium

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Homemade dried pork with herbs is a cured meat made without dyes or preservatives, using a quality cut of pork, salt, and seasonings. The pork is trimmed of fat and coated with a mixture of chopped bay leaves, cilantro, thyme, rosemary, and black pepper. It is then thoroughly salted and refrigerated for two days, turning it regularly. The flavor can be milder or more strongly seasoned, depending on how many herbs you use.

Instructions

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Gather all the ingredients: pork, salt, pepper, and dried herbs.
Pat the pork dry with paper towels and trim off all the fat. Chop the bay leaves and mix them with the cilantro, thyme, and rosemary. Season the pork with black pepper and sprinkle both sides with the herb mixture.
Place the pork in a container, coat it with salt on all sides, and refrigerate for 2 days. Turn it regularly during these two days so it is evenly salted on all sides.
After two days, remove the pork from the refrigerator, rinse it under running water, and pat it dry with paper towels.
Coat the pork with the seasonings again, this time without salt. Wrap it in clean, dry cheesecloth and leave it in the refrigerator or another cool place for 2 weeks. If refrigerating it, turn it twice a day. The pork is then ready.

Tip: Choose an evenly thick, boneless cut, such as pork loin, so it salts and dries evenly throughout. Slice the finished pork very thinly, preferably with a meat slicer, as thick slices will be tough.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per 100 g, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 159 kcal
Protein: 16 g
Carbohydrates: 0.4 g
of which sugars: 0.0 g
Fat: 10 g
of which saturates: 3.5 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Salt: 19 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Sušené bravčové mäso s bylinkami – domáci postup