Sloan Bresaola, Etc.

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I'm back at it over at JustPigs and I've just started my own Bresaola. I know that Jamie and Jim recently tried a new recipe. Since this is my first time trying Bresaola, I'm sticking to the Ruhlman/Polcyn recipe in Charcuterie. As I was preparing this one I remembered that Wayne had mentioned making Bresaola soaked in wine. Did we ever hear about/see the results? It sounded like a good idea, and I would be curious about trying it in the future. 

Additionally, I've been cooking a bit of offal. I made a very good grilled lamb's heart salad. (more pictures when you click through) 

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I've also been experimenting with lamb's tongues in salads, stews and terrines. 

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We have two other meaty projects planned: Beef Heart Pastrami and Mortadella. I have half a pig on order and am going to order a bladder casing this week from Butcher Packer. I'll let you know once we get started with those.

Lastly, because I know how you people feel about pork porn, here's a pig's foot we recently used in a huge pot of soup. First we boiled it with veggies and white beans, then we put a southwestern style rub on it and bbq'd it, finally we dropped it back in the soup and cooked it just a little more to meld all the flavors. 

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