How to make Capicola

roller

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I have been looking on the net about how to make Capicola and did a search on here and the two methods are nothing alike. The ones that I have been reading on the net do not call for any smoking or cooking or brining with nothing but salt. The ones on here call for brining and smoking at a high temp. So whats the deal ?

 

diggingdogfarm

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Real Italian Capicola isn't smoked.
I make dry-cured smoked Cottage Ham, which is very much the same think other than the smoking, same muscle and nearly the same process.

I recommend dry-curing it, MTQ will work just fine, I think I remember you saying that you prefer MTQ anyway.



~Martin

 

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brican

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I totally agree with Martin

This is what mine looked like

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roller

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Thats what I am talking about ! What I have been looking at you just use salt to cure with then wash it off and add spices net it and hang for 3 or 4 months..do you have a link to your method ?

 

brican

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I have not done a write up on this yet

I am a one man show in the trade (as per photo above), give me a couple of days and I will put something together during my tea breaks for you if that is accectable

Basically you are right, salt with core + spices then respice when casing and dry for ............... untill its done

 

diggingdogfarm

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Check out Brican's post here for some information.

As you've found, there are several ways to do it, some use just salt and some use salt and cure.

~Martin

 

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DiggingDogFarm said:

Check out Brican's post here for some information.
As you've found, there are several ways to do it, some use just salt and some use salt and cure.
~Martin

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Thanks Martin..

Brican said:

I have not done a write up on this yet

I am a one man show in the trade (as per photo above), give me a couple of days and I will put something together during my tea breaks for you if that is accectable

Basically you are right, salt with core + spices then respice when casing and dry for ............... untill its done

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I look forward to it..Thanks !