sugar-cured

American  

[shoog-er-kyoord] / ˈʃʊg ərˌkyʊərd /

adjective

1. (especially of ham or bacon) cured in a mixture of sugar, salt, and sodium nitrate or sodium nitrite.

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Etymology

Origin of sugar-cured

First recorded in 1845–55; sugar ( def. ) + cure ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Shopping carts were piled with hams in nylon nets, each sugar-cured with a secret recipe.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2018

Bacon lovers take note: The butcher’s bacon appetizer features sugar-cured and charcoal-grilled fatback with baby greens in a lemon vinaigrette, which cut the richness of the meat nicely.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2016

True to the Front Page stereotype, Jimmy Richardson's salty hide has never wholly concealed the sugar-cured ham inside.

From Time Magazine Archive

Between you and me and the gatepost, this sugar-cured Callaway the folks so cherish originally came from Boone County.

From Time Magazine Archive

While she slumped on a bench near the barbecue drum, I stepped through the screen door into the mingled smells of pick- led eggs and sawdust, beneath dozens of sugar-cured hams dangling from the ceiling.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd