Dave from Denver
TVWBB Wizard
Hey guys, picked up a 16 lb 2 pack at Restaurant depot ($2.06/lb). But I've got a freezer full of pulled pork. What to do what to do...
Pork butts
Thanks to what I learned from J Biesinger's thread "breaking down a pork butt" I cut the two fat caps off for "mock belly" bacon.
I had plans to make three kinds of sausages, but when I was butchering this thing, out jumped a 1.2KG coppa and I couldn't bear the thought of grinding it into little bits. This thing is huge so I think it needs to cure for at least 2 weeks. Maybe longer.
Stage 1 packaging - coppa and bacon in dry rub cure by weight, about 4 lbs lean strips in a char siu marinade for grilling later and then, even later, char siu bao, my favorite food in the whole world.
Coarse grind
Fine grind seasoned breakfast sausage
Breakfast sausage chub to partially freeze then slice patty portions
Pork pepperoni ready to ferment. I fermented this (yogurt culture) covered in a pan in the oven with the light on for 24 hours. It's currently hanging to dry in the curing cabinet. Here we go!
Here's the grilled char siu pork
Will try to update as these products progress. Or start a new thread in Charcuterie, or something. Thanks for looking!
Pork butts
Thanks to what I learned from J Biesinger's thread "breaking down a pork butt" I cut the two fat caps off for "mock belly" bacon.
I had plans to make three kinds of sausages, but when I was butchering this thing, out jumped a 1.2KG coppa and I couldn't bear the thought of grinding it into little bits. This thing is huge so I think it needs to cure for at least 2 weeks. Maybe longer.
Stage 1 packaging - coppa and bacon in dry rub cure by weight, about 4 lbs lean strips in a char siu marinade for grilling later and then, even later, char siu bao, my favorite food in the whole world.
Coarse grind
Fine grind seasoned breakfast sausage
Breakfast sausage chub to partially freeze then slice patty portions
Pork pepperoni ready to ferment. I fermented this (yogurt culture) covered in a pan in the oven with the light on for 24 hours. It's currently hanging to dry in the curing cabinet. Here we go!
Here's the grilled char siu pork
Will try to update as these products progress. Or start a new thread in Charcuterie, or something. Thanks for looking!