Binging with Babish: Breakfast from Howl's Moving Castle

Hey, what's up guys welcome back to Binging with Babish where this week

we're finally taking a look at food from a Miyazaki movie.

Something like bacon and eggs might seem like a very simple place to start,

but it's the perfect excuse to learn how to make our own bacon from scratch.

First thing we got to do is cut a big old piece of pork belly down to size

And by down to size

I mean whatever will fit in your intended marination vessel.

Then we need to remove the skin

Just try to get the knife under a corner of the belly's skin and peel back from there.

Once the skin has been summarily removed

It's time to talk about a cure for our belly, and no I don't mean Pepto-Bismol.

Into a large bowl goes 4 and 1/2 teaspoons of kosher salt,

4 and 1/2 teaspoons of coarsely ground black pepper,

6 packed tablespoons of dark brown sugar,