Salumi means salted meats and in Italy it’s most often referred to as whole muscle curing. Cuts like bresaola, coppa, pancetta, culatello, and lonzino are all examples of salumi. Here you will see some of my favorite recipes, experiments, and processes on how its all made.
Today we are dry curing some beef in our home refrigerator. I will confess that this is not my favorite way to do this but anyone looking to preserve meat without all of the associated cost of a drying chamber, this way is brilliant!! The secret to this method is a wrap from the sausage …
Have you ever had this South African Charcuterie? Droëwors is literally translated to “Dry Sausage” and it’s not only incredibly delicious but it’s also incredibly easy to make. Preparing the Meat Getting fresh meat is extremely important when making high quality Droëwors. Try and avoid meat from the big box supermarkets or previously frozen meat. …
Let’s make pastirma (basturma). This dry cured meat comes to us from the Middle East and it’s absolutely incredible. In today’s recipe We are going to mix it up a little and break from tradition using some modern techniques and appliances that we have available to use. With that being said I will tell you …
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When I think about survival food the word Pemmican comes to mind. Pemmican is unseasoned meat (generally buffalo) that’s been ground into a powder, mixed with dried berries and rendered fat. The end result is a high calorie/protein meat bar that has an enormous shelf life. So I had an idea. What if I took …
My new favorite dry cured piece of meat, this South African staple is incredibly easy to make and mind boggling delicious! I just can’t stop eating the stuff. Biltong falls somewhere between American Beef Jerky and Italian Bresaola. I hate to even compare it to the two because truly it stands alone in flavor and …
I love Spanish cuisine, especially the dry cured forms of it. Spanish sobressada, Chorizo, and of course the Lomo Curado. This cured pork loin is smoky, spicy, perfectly seasoned, and absolutely delicious. Best of all in today’s post you will see how easy it is to make at home. Generally dry cured meats are made …
