Smoked Jalapeño Bacon — Heat, Smoke, and Heritage Berkshire Pork
At Valor Provisions, we partner with American producers who do things the right way. Paradise Meats in Trimble, Missouri is exactly that: a family-run, USDA-inspected shop where the Fantasma family has been curing and smoking meat since 1995 — in a Missouri locker that's been feeding its community since 1946. This is their Smoked Jalapeño Bacon: sugar-cured Berkshire pork, coated in real jalapeño peppers, and slow smoked in-house.
What Makes This Bacon Different
Most bacon starts with commodity pork. This one starts with Berkshire hogs from local, small family farms — a heritage breed prized by chefs for deeper marbling, richer flavor, and superior moisture. Paradise's farmers never use antibiotics, and every slab is cured, coated, and smoked at the family's own plant just north of Kansas City. The jalapeño coating brings a clean, building heat that sharpens the sweet sugar cure instead of fighting it.
Why You'll Love It
Heritage Berkshire Pork – Sourced from local Missouri family farms, raised without antibiotics.
Real Jalapeño Heat – Pepper-coated for a savory-sweet-spicy bite that wakes up breakfast, burgers, and BLTs.
Slow Smoked In-House – Cured and smoked at Paradise's USDA-inspected plant in Trimble, MO — the same family craft since 1995.
Cook It Your Way – Skillet, oven, or smoker; crisps beautifully without drying out thanks to Berkshire marbling.
How to Use It
Lay strips on a rack and bake at 350°F — about 20 minutes for chewy, 30 for shatter-crisp. Crumble over mac and cheese, wrap it around jalapeño poppers, stack it on a smash burger, or drop a strip in a Sunday bloody mary. Always cook bacon thoroughly before serving.
Ingredients
Pork, cured with water, salt, coated with jalapeños, and less than 2% of the following: cane sugar, maple sugar and brown sugar, spice extractives, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Paradise Meats Story
The Fantasma family bought the Paradise meat locker in 1995 and rebuilt it from the ashes of a 2002 fire into one of the most respected small processors in America — 50+ employees handling 300–350 local animals a week, with over 100 awards earned along the way. When you buy Paradise, you're keeping a Missouri family business and the local farms behind it in business. That's the Valor mission on a plate.
