Food **** - Homemade Duck Proscuitto

captinmitch

One of the things I miss about not being able to eat pork is Country Ham and Proscuitto. Came across a menu the other day that featured Duck Proscuitto and figured to give it a go.
This is Day 2. Pulled it out of the salt and spice cure and wrapped it in cheesecloth to hang. 12 more days to go.

GT Fish

You curing the duck?

captinmitch

It's how you do it. Had a great-aunt in Kentucky that used to hang country hams. Never had a problem talking me into going to visit her. Her son also makes some of the best shine you'll ever taste. Just drop in two ice cubes and enjoy.

GT Fish

I have heard of people up nawth just putting ducks in the garage to cure. What is the difference if you just ate the duck fresh? I'm not much on duck,but i prolly never had it prepared right.

captinmitch

The point of this exercise is to cure it like a country ham.
In the days before refrigeration, salt curing was one of the methods used to preserve meats.

drkptt

Why can't you eat pork?

captinmitch

Gives me gout. It's either avoid pork or go on medication. With my father-in-law, it was shellfish. One of my employees it's tomatoes. Everyone has a different trigger.

drkptt

captinmitch wrote: »

Gives me gout. It's either avoid pork or go on medication. With my father-in-law, it was shellfish. One of my employees it's tomatoes. Everyone has a different trigger.

Interesting. You can't eat pork but other high purine meats don't bother you?

nuevowavo

Where are you hanging it? Doesn't it need a cool, dry location?

captinmitch

GT Fish wrote: »

I'm not much on duck,but i prolly never had it prepared right.

Duck is outstanding if prepared correctly. Key is to make lots of tiny slices in the skin and fat - but not the meat - so that the fat renders out and the duck is moist but not greasy. Then sear it or grill it skin side down over high heat. When the skin gets nice and crispy, flip it over and finish it in a 350 oven. I like it rare to medium rare. Just don't cook it well done or it gets tough and gamey.
Sunday night I finished it off with a Cherry Peppercorn sauce.

captinmitch

In the fridge. Figure it'll take 2 weeks as opposed to 7 days. If I die, you can have my TLDs.

GT Fish

captinmitch wrote: »

Duck is outstanding if prepared correctly. Key is to make lots of tiny slices in the skin and fat - but not the meat - so that the fat renders out and the duck is moist but not greasy. Then sear it or grill it skin side down over high heat. When the skin gets nice and crispy, flip it over and finish it in a 350 oven. I like it rare to medium rare. Just don't cook it well done or it gets tough and gamey.
Sunday night I finished it off with a Cherry Peppercorn sauce.

Interesting going to do some duck hunting this year..Maybe i'll drop off a couple..

captinmitch

I'm not as much a fan of wild duck.
You really want to have something great, next time you fire up the smoker, throw a pair of ducks in. Ask Alan, it's fantastic.

BnT

Is gout like turf toe?

micci_man

GT Fish wrote: »

Interesting going to do some duck hunting this year..Maybe i'll drop off a couple..

You do NOT want to eat fish eating ducks! Some folks do but not me :puke The best wild duck to me is a wood duck and I'd guess mallards are good to but I haven't eaten any. very rarely do they get down this far S.

SAENole

drkptt wrote: »

Why can't you eat pork?

Muslim

GRSC

captinmitch wrote: »

Gives me gout. It's either avoid pork or go on medication. With my father-in-law, it was shellfish. One of my employees it's tomatoes. Everyone has a different trigger.

It's Guinness and Heineken for me - after the longest, worse weekend of my life, I chose the Allopurinol :beer

captinmitch

Yeah, that's what they want me on. Problem is it can cause anemia. Next thing you know, now your taking a pill for the anemia and THAT medication causes another side effect.
But if I ever do go on it, the first thing I'm having is a pork chop wrapped in sausage surrounded with bacon on a country ham bed with bacon bits and bacon mayo washed down with a bacon shake and finished up with a bacon sundae. With a side of bacon.

LitiGATOR

captinmitch wrote: »

If I die, you can have my TLDs.

Like mint condition; barely used!

But I hope you don't die, mitch.

captinmitch

Well, the experiment was a success. Very intense duck flavor and made a great app to go with a heavy red.
The before and after.
[Disclaimer: Curing meats poses possible significant health risks. Make sure you do the proper research before attempting on your own.]

HialeahAngler

drkptt wrote: »

Why can't you eat pork?

because pigs aren't cannibals.

Resinhead

HialeahAngler wrote: »

because pigs aren't cannibals.

lol

pupraiser

HialeahAngler wrote: »

because pigs aren't cannibals.

yeah they are.:willynilly

SAENole

Looks like an infected toe.

Delicious!!!!

chick-a-dee

captinmitch wrote: »

Well, the experiment was a success. Very intense duck flavor and made a great app to go with a heavy red.

Leese-Fitch cab????

captinmitch

That'd be a good choice.
Shall I make another batch?

chick-a-dee

captinmitch wrote: »

That'd be a good choice.
Shall I make another batch?

If you do, I'll bring the wine!!!!

captinmitch

Done.

Triple Threat 33T

I thought Prosciutto was ham?

I didn't think there was any such thing as duck ham or duck Prosciutto?

Oh, and I though it was spelled Prosciutto?

paranoid.android

Not entirely sure that salt cured duck will eliminate your gout problems, but I guess if you have the types of foods that cause it your are ahead of me.
I have found that basically anything that tastes good causes gout, and prosciutto duck sounds like it tastes good.
I have had it for years and take meds for it to prevent attacks. I have never been able to trace the direct cause of it.
Most of the time it is a result of not drinking enough water.

captinmitch

Pork seems to be the only thing that causes the issue. Seems to work by just avoiding it. Most of the studies coming out these days show it's more of a hereditary disease, not just strictly diet. But ever since I dropped all the weight, I've been trying to eat better. Bet you I've had more rabbit food in the last 4 months than the last 10 years.