They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Had a couple of failures with the duck prosciutto. Pulled the last one out of the fridge on Monday June 23rd. It had a final weight of 0.13 kg. Initial weight of 0.26 kg. 50% weight loss. However, when I unwrapped it, a cloud of mold spores flew up and it smelled like a stinky… Continue reading Duck Prosciutto Part 3: failures
We salted and hung five wraps of duck prosciutto on June 3rd. We came back from our Tennessee Travels on June 18th, so I checked on the Prosciutto, June 19th. Initial weights were written on the tape attached to each breast, but I did not record them here so I will have to check on… Continue reading Duck Prosciutto, Part 2
We got behind on our lamb prosciutto experiment, so we didn't get around to taking down the last leg on the day after Easter. First, the recap. Leg 1. Jan 2, Starting weight: 2.098 kg Recipe 1: 160g (90g salt [4.2%]) rub for one week in fridge. Jan 9. Salt box dredge without weighing for… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto, the Final Chapter… For now
After eating the first leg of lamb prosciutto, we got behind on checking on the prosciutto, between National Guard and vacation. Leg 1. Jan 2, Starting weight: 2.098 kg Recipe 1: 160g (90g salt [4.2%]) rub for one week in fridge. Jan 9. Salt box dredge without weighing for 9 days. Jan 18. Second weight… Continue reading Prosciutto Update
To recap, sheep were slaughtered Monday, December 30. Leg 1. Jan 2, Starting weight: 2.098 kg Recipe 1: 160g (90g salt [4.2%]) rub for one week in fridge. Jan 9. Salt box dredge without weighing for 9 days. Jan 18. Second weight 1.80 kg, (14.2% weight loss). Aging Day 1: Hung 1/18/2024 @ 60 degrees… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto update
Leg 1. Starting weight: 2.098 kg Recipe 1: 160g (90g salt [4.2%]) rub for one week in fridge. Salt box dredge without weighing for 9 days. Second weight 1.80 kg, (14.2% weight loss). Hung 1/18/2024 @ 60 degrees F, 50% humidity. Target weight: 1.47 kg Weight after 40 hours:1.70 kg. Weight after adding strutto: 1.85… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto Update
With the three lamb legs we did not freeze, we are trying an experiment. Lamb prosciutto. After several hours of internet research, we settled on a method and two recipes to try. Recipe 1 120g plain salt 14g ground pepper 6g sweet paprika 6g hot paprika 12g thyme 8g rosemary 3g fennel seeds 12g brown… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto
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