Monday, February 22, 2010

Lonzino Win


Wow.. last night I tasted the second best charcuterie I've ever made ( Buttercup's proscuiotto leg being the best ).


This started as an 8lb pork loin, cut in half long ways ( since this was my first one, I didn't want to use it all in case it failed ).


I used my standard mix


6tbsp kosher salt

4tbsp brown sugar

1tsp cure #2 (long term cure with Nitrites and nitrates )

and a mix of spices fennel seed, garam masala, cumin, coriander, cayenne, black pepper, grains of paradise.


I rubbed the loin down with the spice mix, put it in a 100MM collagen casing, and put it in my unfinished basement bathroom to hang for almost a month. ( it's about 55-60Degree F in there, with about 20-30% humidity ).


My wife Amy, loved it... it turned out ridiculously good.


I took some over to my neighbors Walker and Pence, gave some to my buddy Paul at work.


I have about a pound left, which will hold us until the next one is done, sometime around April.


4 comments:

  1. Thanks Scott. Blogs like yours and Jason's Cured Meat Blogs really inspired me to try new things.. next up...Lonzino da Diavolo. ( I'll be visiting your site soon for some of that hot pepper.. although I'd put my home grown wild fennel seed up against anything I can buy.

    cheers!!

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  2. Nothing better than what you can make yourself. The hot pepper is a must.....fantastic stuff. As you saw I cured a Mangalitsa coppa with it.

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  3. Hi. Really great blog Todd.

    I have just a couple questions if you have time to answer.

    I have started a pancetta and was going to hang in an upright storage cabinet (really like a very large gym room syle locker) in my basement. Temps seem pretty steady around 60 but the humidity seems a little lower than I would like (around 48). I was thinking I could just hang these in the cabinet and then add a dish at the bottom with the salt/water to promote a bit higher humidity, like closer to 60-65. Do you see any issues with this? I guess don’t know till you try.

    Also I was looking for a post on your curing chamber, is that posted on your blog? I looked but couldn’t find. It seems it’s a more bare bones version of Jason’s based on a few things you’ve mentioned.

    Thanks again,
    Dave

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