Basic Cure

This is the basic cure I use from Ruhlman’s Charcuterie.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound/450 grams kosher salt
• 8 ounces/225 grams sugar
• 2 ounces/50 grams pink salt / prague powder #1 

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients together thoroughly
2. Store in an air-tight container – will keep indefinitely