Capicolo or Coppa


 

Rich G

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Haven't been grilling much, but have just opened up my first whole muscle charcuterie attempt. Figured I'd share it here. If anyone wants recipe details, just let me know!

I got some Umai drybags as a Christmas present, and finally got around to using them. I made a Capicollo (or Coppa) from some supermarket pork. It just hit 35% moisture loss today, so I broke open the bag and did a taste test. It turned out really good. The spices are pretty even, though there's a touch too much clove. I'm certain that this suffers from the bland supermarket piggy I used (which is why batch #2 that is drying now is making use of a Berkshire coppa muscle that I got from the local butcher....beautiful piece of meat!) I've got this one sealed back up in vacuum bags to let the moisture even out a bit, but I'm really happy with this attempt!

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Have a great weekend, folks!

R
 
Thanks, Dwain and Len. It was fun, and relatively easy to do. I have my eye on some lomo, bressaola, etc. :)

R
 

 

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