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Pastirma/Basturma for Beginners – Dry Curing Meat for Beginners

17 Comments / Salumi/Whole Muscle, Sauerkraut / By

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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Basturma

29 Comments / Salumi/Whole Muscle / By

Let’s make basturma (pastirma). This Charcuterie comes all the way from the Middle East. Countries like Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, and Armenia (just to name a few) all have their own unique versions of this delicious cured beef that’s hung to air dry. Regardless of where you find it this air dried cured meat is heavily …

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