Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 servings Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Total Time: 10 hours (including chilling) Quick Ingredients 8 oz (225 g) country ham, finely chopped 1 lb (450 g) ground pork shoulder (about 80% lean) 1/3 cup (50 g) diced dried peaches 3 Tbsp (45 ml) bourbon […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8–10 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time: 10 hours (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp unsalted butter 2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced 2 tsp sugar 1 large tart apple (about 180 g), coarsely grated 500 g (1 lb […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 8 charcuterie-style servings Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus brining & drying) Cook Time: 2 to 3 hours Total Time: About 18 hours (mostly inactive) Quick Ingredients 1 whole beef heart, trimmed (about 2–2.5 lb / 900–1,100 g) 6 cups (1.4 L) water 1/4 cup (70 g) kosher salt 1/4 […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 6 snack servings (10–12 drumsticks) Prep Time: 30 minutes (active) Cook Time: 2½–3 hours Total Time: ~14 hours (includes brining and chilling) Quick Ingredients 3 lb chicken drumsticks (10–12 pieces) 6 cups water + 2 cups ice 1/3 cup kosher salt (Morton; or 1/2 cup Diamond Crystal) 1/4 cup […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings (about 2–3 slices each) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours Total Time: 6 hours 30 minutes (including chilling) Quick Ingredients 800 g (1¾ lb) ground pork shoulder, about 20% fat 100 g (3½ oz) streaky bacon or pork back fat, finely chopped 100 g (¾ cup) […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 appetizer servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 36 hours (curing in the fridge) Total Time: 36 hours 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 900 g (2 lb) center-cut, skin-on salmon fillet, pin bones removed 2 medium beetroots (about 250 g), peeled and coarsely grated (about 2 cups) 1/4 cup (60 […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10–12 servings (as a cold cut / charcuterie) Prep Time: 30 minutes (active, plus 25 hours brining & drying) Cook Time: 6 hours Total Time: About 2 days (including brining, smoking, and chilling) Quick Ingredients 1 boneless lamb shoulder (4–5 lb / 1.8–2.3 kg), trimmed 12 cups (2.8 L) water […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 16 servings (roughly 1 oz sliced guanciale per serving) Prep Time: 30 minutes active Cook Time: 35 days (hands-off curing and drying) Total Time: 35 days 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 2–2.5 lb (900 g–1.1 kg) fresh pork jowl, skin on 3 tbsp (about 36 g) kosher salt (roughly 3% […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10 servings Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (plus chilling) Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes Total Time: about 10 hours (including chilling) Quick Ingredients 2 1/2 cups (300 g) all-purpose flour 1 tsp fine sea salt + 1 tsp sugar 1 cup (225 g) cold unsalted butter 3 large […]

Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 8 appetizer servings (roughly 1.5–2 lb finished cold-smoked whitefish) Prep Time: 30 minutes active (plus 12–14 hours brining, drying & chilling) Cook Time: 4–6 hours cold-smoking Total Time: About 16–18 hours, mostly unattended Quick Ingredients 2 lb (900 g) skin-on whitefish fillets, pin bones removed 6 cups (1.4 L) […]