Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10–12 snack servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 2 days (marinating + air-drying) Total Time: About 2 days 30 minutes Quick Ingredients 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) beef top round, rump, or silverside, trimmed 125 ml (1/2 cup) apple cider or brown malt vinegar 2 tbsp kosher or coarse sea […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings (1 standard 9 x 5 in / 23 x 13 cm loaf) Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time: 10 hours (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 3 cups (about 450 g) shredded smoked pork rib trimmings or rib meat, fully cooked 2 medium yellow […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 8 servings Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 3 hours 30 minutes Total Time: 10 hours (includes chilling) Quick Ingredients 2 pork knuckles (front hocks), about 1.8–2 kg total 3.0 L cold water 3 carrots (2 for broth, 1 for garnish) 4 celery stalks (2 for broth, 2 for garnish) […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 16 servings (about 30 g per serving) Prep Time: 45 minutes active Cook Time: 0 minutes (no cooking; curing and drying only) Total Time: 21–35 days (mostly unattended) Quick Ingredients 1 kg boneless lamb loin (center-cut, well trimmed) 28 g kosher salt (about 1 1/2 Tbsp; weigh if possible) 10 […]
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: 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: 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: 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: About 8 appetizer servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes active + 2 hours chilling Quick Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) chicken livers, trimmed 8 Tbsp (115 g) unsalted butter, divided 2 medium shallots, minced 2 garlic cloves, sliced 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves […]
Quick Recipe Version (TL;DR) Yield: 10–12 appetizer servings Prep Time: 40 minutes (plus 4–12 hours marinating and 8–24 hours chilling) Cook Time: 1 hour 20–40 minutes Total Time: About 14–36 hours including marinating and chilling Quick Ingredients 450 g (1 lb) boneless pork shoulder, half diced, half for grinding 225 g (1/2 lb) thick-cut bacon, […]