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Posted on 4/1/20 at 4:45 pm to
Posted by NOLATiger71
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2017
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Posted on 4/1/20 at 4:45 pm to
Nice job
Posted by NOLATiger71
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2017
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Posted on 4/5/20 at 4:33 pm to
What temp did you set your smoker to achieve internal temp to 165for the Tasso? 200 degrees?
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8320 posts
Posted on 4/5/20 at 9:33 pm to
Looks like Tasso. See, curing and smoking is not difficult, hope you keep on doing it.
Posted by SlickRick55
Member since May 2016
1900 posts
Posted on 4/5/20 at 10:54 pm to
Ok, need a question answered. How would one define Tasso to someone who’s never had it? I love it, but I don’t know enough explain to someone what it is or how it’s made.
Posted by Jibbajabba
Louisiana
Member since May 2011
3893 posts
Posted on 4/6/20 at 7:52 am to
It is effectively smoked ham jerky. It is well seasoned pork that is smoked. It can be made from different cuts of meat but it is usually cushion or butt.
Posted by HonoraryCoonass
Member since Jan 2005
18107 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 5:17 pm to
I’ve got some rib tips in the freezer. Can I make some suitable Tasso out of rib tips?
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8320 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 5:31 pm to
Tasso Ham is made from the ham, which is lean boneless meat. Cure it, season it, and smoke it.

Can you make it with rib tips? Sure. You’ll have cured seasoned and smoked meat. It’s not going to be the traditional lean ham, but it will give you the same concept. You may just need to use it a bit differently if it’s bony and fatty, but you can still use it.
This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 5:32 pm
Posted by Jibbajabba
Louisiana
Member since May 2011
3893 posts
Posted on 9/10/22 at 7:16 pm to
I agree with Sixth. I’ll bet a good application would be in white beans or a sauce piquant where that extra fat would render into the “stew”.
Posted by LSUOFFSHORE
Madisonville,LA
Member since Nov 2007
522 posts
Posted on 9/11/22 at 3:38 am to
I have a batch using chicken breasts following the recipe from here:
Tasso from Mecca
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8320 posts
Posted on 9/11/22 at 11:32 am to
I don’t understand why you’d use chicken breast. Was it just to eat the breast, or are you using chicken breast in dishes to add spices and smoke flavor?

Also, I don’t get why that recipe wouldn’t cure the pork.
Posted by LSUOFFSHORE
Madisonville,LA
Member since Nov 2007
522 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 9:06 am to
Using chicken because in my current location pork is about as acceptable as alcohol…
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7668 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 11:47 am to
Got an Ossabaw Hog donated to the program for charcuterie making...

Maybe we'll make some tasso?

Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8320 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 2:18 pm to
Well now Chicken makes sense.
Posted by Professor Dawghair
Member since Oct 2021
1102 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 2:43 pm to
That’s a nice donation. Curious… is it from the Ossabaw line of hogs or actually from the island?
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7668 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 2:59 pm to
It's from the Ossabaw heritage. I believe she was raised Indiana.

The breeder who donated her, sells pigs to high-end restaurants and chefs in the Atlanta area. Linton Hopkins bought two this go round.
Posted by Professor Dawghair
Member since Oct 2021
1102 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 3:15 pm to
Thanks. Very interesting. That’s some high end pigs.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7668 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 5:14 pm to
They run $6-$7/pound. This sow was #120 dressed. She's curing in about 9 different iterations of salumi.

Here's the list.

2 x guanciale (jowl)
2 x coppa (neck/shoulder/loin)
2 x spalla (shoulder)
#3 lardo (back fat)
2 x lonza (loin)
2 x pancetta (belly)
1 x prosciutto (ham)
1 x culatello (ham)
1 x speck (ham)

Should start to transfer some of the smaller cuts to the curing chamber next week.
Posted by Motorboat
At the camp
Member since Oct 2007
22707 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 5:33 pm to
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Ossabaw


Baw. Hehe
Posted by Professor Dawghair
Member since Oct 2021
1102 posts
Posted on 9/13/22 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

2 x guanciale (jowl)


I would love to find a guanciale source for pasta carbonara. I’ve searched online but never pulled the trigger.
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