Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10–12 appetizer servings (about 3 cups / 700–750 g) Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 12 hours (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 1.5 kg (3 1/3 lb) boneless pork shoulder, cut in 5 cm (2 in) chunks 600 g (1 1/3 lb) pork lard, duck […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10–12 servings Prep Time: 45 minutes (plus 12–24 hours chilling) Cook Time: 3 hours 15 minutes Total Time: About 4 hours (plus chilling) Quick Ingredients 1 skin-on pork belly, 4–4.5 lb (1.8–2 kg), boneless 1 boneless pork loin, 2.5–3 lb (1.1–1.4 kg) 3 tbsp fennel seeds, toasted and crushed 2 […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 4 servings (4 duck legs) Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 12–24 hours curing) Cook Time: 3 hours Total Time: About 15 hours (mostly inactive) Quick Ingredients 4 duck legs, bone-in, skin-on (about 2–2.5 lb / 900 g–1.1 kg total) 3 tbsp (27 g) coarse kosher salt 4 garlic cloves, smashed […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 1.2 kg dried saucisson sec (approx. 40 appetizer servings) Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes active Cook Time: 0 minutes (no heat cooking) Total Time: 21–35 days (including fermenting and drying) Quick Ingredients 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) pork shoulder, well-marbled, chilled 500 g (1.1 lb) firm pork back fat, […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 1 kg sausage (roughly 16 servings of 60–65 g each) Prep Time: 45 minutes active Cook Time: 0 minutes (plus 14–30 days curing and drying) Total Time: 14–30 days (mostly inactive) Quick Ingredients 700 g pork shoulder, well chilled, in 2–3 cm cubes 300 g firm pork back fat, […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 12 servings (appetizer portions) Prep Time: 45 minutes (active) Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 6–8 weeks (including curing and drying) Quick Ingredients 1 kg (2.2 lb) beef eye of round, well trimmed 30 g kosher salt (about 2 tbsp) 5 g sugar (1 tsp) 2.5 g Prague Powder #2 […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 appetizer servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 36 hours (including curing) Quick Ingredients 2 lb (900 g) skin-on salmon fillet, center-cut, pin bones removed 1/3 cup kosher salt + 1/3 cup granulated sugar + 2 tbsp light brown sugar Zest of 1 lemon and […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10–12 servings (about two 9 x 5 in / 23 x 13 cm loaves) Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 16 hours (including overnight chilling) Quick Ingredients 4 lb (1.8 kg) mixed pork head, hocks, trotters, or skin-on shoulder 1 large onion, 2 carrots, […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 20 servings (thin slices) Prep Time: 20 minutes active Cook Time: 0 minutes Total Time: 4–6 weeks (curing & aging, mostly inactive) Quick Ingredients 1 kg pork fatback, skin on, in a thick slab (about 2.2 lb) 30 g kosher salt (3% of fatback weight) 2.5 g curing salt […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: About 8 appetizer servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 7 hours 30 minutes (including chilling) Quick Ingredients 2 large turkey legs (thigh + drumstick), about 3–3.5 lb total 4 cups low-sodium chicken or turkey stock, plus water to cover 1 small onion, 1 […]