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Venison Prosciutto, 12 months later
Well, after 12 months of hanging, it was finally time to dig into the Venison Prosciutto. The outside was tough and inedible, but as we got to the dark meat in the middle, the taste became increasingly interesting. Salty, but … Continue reading
Venison Dry Aging Experiments
Using my secondary refrigerator that I cure meats in, I experimented with dry aging venison quite a bit this Winter. I’m running this refrigerator at 40 degrees with 60-70% humidity, a bowl of salt water and a clip on fan … Continue reading
Cured Venison Tongue
Do you keep the tongues from the deer that you kill? They can make for some excellent eating, particularly if you braise them for Tacos de Lengua. I thought I would try something different with this set of six tongues … Continue reading
Venison Bresaola
Charcuterie is a really interesting thing. Most of the time with meat, you think in terms of days. Cooked or uncooked, you have anywhere from 3 to possibly 10 days worth of meat before it becomes inedible. Through ancient and … Continue reading
Venison Prosciutto and the perils of charcuterie mistakes
This was our first attempt at doing a venison prosciutto. Recent Charcuterie successes (such as Venison Salami and Pepperoni) had our confidence ripe for a larger undertaking. With deer hunting season knocking at the door, all attempts are made to … Continue reading
Venison Pepperoni
Venison Pepperoni is a surprisingly simple process that has many uses and stores for months. You can stuff the sausage into fibrous or natural casings, both edible and inedible, of any size. I used 1.5 inch Fibrous casings on this … Continue reading
Snow Geese Sausages
Snow Geese populations have exploded in recent years causing a host of biological problems including damage to the Arctic Tundra habitat which is shared with numerous other species of waterfowl. In a attempt to reduce the population, biologists at the federal level have turned to hunters … Continue reading
Charcuterie is the meat of the matter
Karen Pinchin tells us how Charcuterie is the meat of the matter.