Welcome to the world of Salami making. Salami is a fermented dry cured sausage that can be eaten raw. There are many processes that make this possible and in this section you will get to see the entire process come to life. I’ll share with you some original and traditional recipes as well as my secrets on how to guarantee success every time.
On occasion I get the chance to work with wild game meats. For this project a friend of mine called me and told me that he had some venison (which he had marinated in some Worcestershire sauce) in his freezer. He wanted to know if I could make a salami out of it. “Of course”, […]
Time for another salami recipe. This week’s recipe is no ordinary salami though, it’s Soppressata di Calabria. So what makes this air cured sausage so special. Well for starters it’s not cylindrical like most salami. It’s oblong. This shape comes from the act of pressing the salami during the initial stages of processing and fermenting.
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Are you ready for one of the most popular salami in America. The Genoa Salami. This salami is incredible. Delicately seasoned, fermented, and dried to form a charcuterie that is a work of art. The process of making Salami is straight forward. It’s a series of processes that generally don’t change. If you follow my
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Want to make something different. This might be the exact thing you are looking for. Nduja is a spicy, smoky, spreadable salami that packs such incredible and intense flavor in every bite. So what is nduja? Nduja (pronounced “en-DOO-ya”) originated in Italy and is possibly one of the most well known pieces of charcuterie to
Sometimes the weirdest ideas come to me when I’m in my laboratory (kitchen). This week I was thinking about how amazing Korean KimChi tastes. It’s unique tangy, funky, fermented experience is like a taste bud’s dream come true. So complex in it’s flavors, KimChi ticks all the boxes for me. With that same thought process
