I have a bunch of things to post pictures of from the holidays. We had our typical meat exchange at my house, and I got the new grinder I wanted.
What I gave:
I smoked a whole boneless prime rib, let it rest a day, and cut into 1" slices, which I vac sealed:
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I also made three Canadian bacons, which I sliced and packed into 1/2 pound parcels of love:
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I did an experiment with Umai dry bag sausage, with some Sopressata. It was good enough to include:
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I also made a whole belly bacon, which I sliced thick and thin, including one piece flavored with Applewood seasoning I got from ragweed in the gift exchange. Forgot pics of all the bacon. It was a zoo here. I also included four types of smoked cheese, deli-sliced roast beef (eye round) and my homemade marinated mushrooms (no pics).
What I got:
My brother ordered us some special charcuterie from here: http://www.salumicuredmeats.com/
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A beautiful spicy Coppa:
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and Lamb prosciutto:
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My dad got me a lot of Bradley pucks and a big pack of sausage casings.
My wife and kids gave me the Weston grinder I was hoping for, which I thought I had a pic of but don't, and used it to make this Italian sausage. (I will document the grinder and sausage making in its own thread later):
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Hope everyone had a great holiday!
I want to join your family![emoji3]
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Hey the line forms behind me. :)
You're gonna have to get a bigger house. What with all the folks that want to join your family!! Very nice.
The Italian sausage looks great!
You guys can come by anytime. Nobody leaves empty handed. ;-)
I forgot, too -- my gift baskets included pulled pork in 1 lb packs, Blazin' pistachios, and smoked almonds and cashews, and my dad gave me a beautiful eye round that my Bradley turned into 7 pounds of cold cuts. :-)
You guys can come by anytime. Nobody leaves empty handed. ;-)
If I could afford a plane ticket, I'd be there tomorrow. It's 10* F outside now. The predicted high for tomorrow is 5* F. I know, not as cold as Canada or the Dakotas, but too cold for me!!
Ragweed, good to hear you guys in NE are getting tee shirt weather!!
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Thanks, now I am hungry. One of my friends does a wild game party every year. It is almost here, this year I am going to knock their socks off.