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
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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
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
Lamb Prosciutto: Part IV
Quick update after we hung the prosciutto to age on Saturday. WE checked it on Monday, Jan 20, after it had been hanging a little less than 48 hours. I was amazed at how much weight they had already lost, about 0.15 to 0.20 kg each (roughly 2-3 ounces. Above you can see the reason… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto: Part IV
Lamb Prosciutto: Part III
Despite Saturday's discombobulation, we did make forward progress on our lamb prosciutto. When Seppi and Daddy were over in the morning we put a thermo-hygrometer in the basement to check temperature and humidity. At 60 degrees F it was the perfect temperature, although 45% humidity is a little dry. So we turned the de-humidifier off.… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto: Part III
Lamb Prosciutto part II
Bit of a late update, last Thursday, Jan 9, we took the lamb prosciutto out of the refrigerator. They didn't smell rotten, so that's nice. They actually smelled nice and spicy, so that's even nicer. Although not all of us appreciated the smell of the spices. Evie thought the spices smelled "too spicy." First we… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto part II
Lamb Prosciutto
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