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Capocollo now ready! Spicy/Hot and Sweet/Mild

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Two flavors to choose from! Spicy/Hot and Sweet/Mild

Definition: An Italian ham that is prepared by mixing meat from pork necks (capo or head) and shoulders (collo) with seasonings. It is mildly cured and seasoned with hot or sweet peppers, as well as salt and sugar. It is stuffed into a natural casing and air-dried. Capocollo can be prepared hot or cold and served as a snack, an appetizer, or as a main dish. When it is made into a hard dry sausage it is known  as Coppa and is very similar to prosciutto.

 

 

 

First Batch of Filetto’ Cured Pork

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salumiBased on their training in Italy, here is a photo of the first experimental batch of Filetto’ cured pork tenderloin.

For the record this is technically a salumi, a dried whole muscle.  After traveling to Italy, the Coles’ were awestruck by the different kinds of cured meats they saw in the markets.  There’s no grinding and stuffing, in fact the process for curing whole muscles is a new project for these expert sausage makers.

So, the experiment includes salting the meat, curing it for a period of time, rinsing off the cure and then hanging it to age and dry in a meat curing refrigerator. Stay tuned!

 

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