Boneless lamb prosciutto

[atomicsmoke]

After i removed silver skin and connective tissue i cured a boneless lamb leg for two weeks in a foodsaver bag.

This evening i fashioned two small "hams" out of meat pieces of various sizes. Tried to make them tight. Hope there are no air pockets.

Then i squeezed them in a hog bung cut in half. One side was too narow at the end, couldnt go all the way. I reluctantly patched up with a split hog middle.

I will smoke them a little once they dry off.

Hope they will be ready for Easter.

 

[daveomak]

Nice tie job... looks like mine...

 

[atomicsmoke]

Casing got much darker with drying

 

[atomicsmoke]

7 weeks later...

As soon as i started to peel off the casing the aromas exploded.

Case hardening...expected...as it was hung in the cold cellar.

Damn good.

I am surprised how well the herbs aromas came out. Usually they are very tame.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Very happy with the "packing". After a "double up" duck prosciutto failure i was concerned about voids.

 

[pc farmer]

That looks beautiful. Will you vac seal to help with the case hardening?

 

[atomicsmoke]

I sliced it very thin then vacuum packed it.

 

[myownidaho]

That turned out really nice! How was the texture? Looks silky.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Very smooth mouth feel. Not chewy at all. Even the hard edges are good since it's sliced thin.

 

[myownidaho]

Bravo!

 

[indaswamp]

Nice! I really want to get into dry curing meats. I want to start with whole boneless cuts first.

 

[idahopz]

Those thin slices are gorgeous!

 

[daveomak]

Looks AWESOME as usual... My growling stomach goes out to you Atomic...

 

[atomicsmoke]

I left the 2nd "ball" in the fridge (vacuum pack) for "equalization".

Unwrapped

I am gonna toss it in the freezer before slicing.

 

[myownidaho]

Looks great. Did that take care of the case hardening?

 

[atomicsmoke]

Looks great. Did that take care of the case hardening?

Probably not. I don't think that's a reversible process. What i wanted was to even out the moisture throughout the inner layers.

 

[atomicsmoke]

Sliced

 

[pc farmer]

Sliced
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That sir looks amazing.

 

[myownidaho]

There ya go.

 

[daveomak]

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