Charcuterie

Ventreche, French Bacon

Apr 20th, 2012 | By | Category: Charcuterie, French, Recipe, Wild Game

I first learned about ventreche, a French bacon, from my friend Kate Hill. It is a very simple thing: just pork belly, salt, pepper and smoke. But that is the source of its beauty.



Andouille Sausage Links, Cajun Style

Mar 21st, 2012 | By | Category: Charcuterie, Recipe, Venison, Wild Game

Andouille sausage is one of may favorites. The heavily spiced, smoked links go well with anything from a po’boy sandwich to gumbo – and you can make them with any meat.



Wild Duck or Goose Jerky

Feb 29th, 2012 | By | Category: Charcuterie, Ducks and Geese, Recipe, Wild Game

Who doesn’t love jerky? Good jerky – dry but not brittle, spicy but not overpowering – is God’s gift to road food. Once made, this wild duck jerky will keep for months.



Greek Preserved Quail

Feb 9th, 2012 | By | Category: Charcuterie, Greek, Pheasant, Grouse, Quail, Recipe, Wild Game

The Greek way to preserve quail is a cousin to confit, and results in a tender, silky bird that is spectacular served with pickles, bread and ouzo.



Wild Duck Hot Dogs

Feb 5th, 2012 | By | Category: Charcuterie, Culinary Experiments, Ducks and Geese, Northern European, Recipe, Wild Game

I didn’t set out to make a wild duck hot dog. All I wanted to do was make an all-duck sausage, and that means you need to emulsify it, like a hot dog. Who knew my spice mix was the secret of hot dogs?



How to Make Guanciale

Jul 8th, 2011 | By | Category: Charcuterie, Italian, Recipe

Guanciale is like bacon or pancetta, only better: It’s made from the jowl of a hog, not its belly. And, like most charcuterie, what kind of hog you get your jowls from makes all the difference.



Azorean Linguica Stew

Apr 17th, 2011 | By | Category: Charcuterie, Recipe, Wild Game

A hearty stew with homemade linguica, white beans and real Portuguese cabbage inspired by the caldo verde eaten in the Azores.



Portuguese Linguica Sausages

Apr 16th, 2011 | By | Category: Charcuterie, Recipe, Wild Game

I live in California’s Central Valley, home to one of the nation’s largest Portuguese-American communities. Linguica is their national sausage, and I thought it high time I made some.



Sichuan Bacon

Mar 22nd, 2011 | By | Category: Asian, Charcuterie, Recipe

And you thought bacon was a Western thing, didn’t you? Not so. In fact, this Chinese bacon might be my favorite style yet…