Tasso 'Ham'

[squirtthecat]

I had a few nibbles off of the cutting board and that was plenty.  I can see why it is for flavoring other dishes.   That pile is sealed up in the fridge for now.

[KyNola]

Oh My!  Great looking tasso Pat.  Just awesome.  That will kick up your next pot of beans with some smoke and heat.

[classicrockgriller]

"Born again Coonass" ;D

Now that is funny!

Looks nice Pat!

[SouthernSmoked]

Dang Pat, that really turned out nice!

OK it's night time - what do you have going?

[squirtthecat]

Now to put it to use...

Tasso Debris Black Beans & Rice.


1.5 cups dry black beans, soaked for 2 hours.




Fire up the pressure cooker, and dump the bone and some of the trimmed Tasso fat chunks in the bottom.  Let them render down a bit.




Add a cup of low sodium chicken broth, 2 cups water, a bit more cumin, thyme, garlic/onion powder, and the beans.




12 minutes under pressure.   Added another 3 or 4.     The final result was a bit soupy, but had plenty of flavor.   I fished out the bone and fat chunks hunks, and tossed in a three/four tablespoons of the Tasso.

Served w/ brown rice and a glop of salsa.




Not bad..    I'll change up a few things next time.   Beans are hard to get right in the pressure cooker, as you can't see what is going on for about 30 minutes at a time.   The salsa was a bit of distraction - what we had in NOLA was more like a spicy corn relish that you mixed in.

[OU812]

Maybe replace the salsa with hot sauce.

Thats the first thing that I thought.

Just throwin this out there.

[squirtthecat]

Maybe replace the salsa with hot sauce.

Thats the first thing that I thought.

Just throwin this out there.

I'm with ya, buddy!

We eat our mistakes and try again.

[Smokin Soon]

Had issues with black beans myself until I found a brand in a can "Cuban Black Beans". I'll get a pic next time I get some. Perfect for Cajun-Rice-Tasso stuff.

[hal4uk]

Dahh Coonaaa cookin now, ahhh huhh!!!