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Salami Finocchiona is made from lean pork and beef. There is a story, that a thief stole a fresh salami at a fair near the Italian town of Prato, and hid it in a field of wild fennel. When he picked it up a few days later, he discovered that the sausage developed a wonderful aroma from the fennel. |
| Materials |
lean pork, (ham, butt, loin) 80% pork back fat or fat trimmings, 20%
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4.0 kg (8.8 lb) 1.0 kg (2.2 lb)
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| Ingredients |
salt, 3% (cure #2 accounted for) cure #2 dextrose (glucose), 0.2% sugar, 0.2% white pepper black peppercorns whole fennel seeds (dried) garlic red wine (Chianti) T-SPX culture,
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140 g 12 g 10 g 10 g 10 g 25 g 15 g (1 Tbsp) 10 g 120 ml (1/2 cup) 0.6 g (1/4 tsp) |
| Instructions |
1. Grind meat and fat through 3/16" plate (5 mm). 2. Mix all ingredients with meat 3. Stuff firmly into beef middles or 46-60 protein lined fibrous casings. 4. Ferment at 20 º C (68º F) for 72 hours, 90-85% humidity.5. Dry at 16-12 º C (60-54º F), 85-80% humidity for about 30 days. The sausage is dried until around 30-35% in weight is lost.6. Store sausages at 10-15 º C (50-59º F), 75% humidity. |
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| Notes |
The following spice and herb combination can be found in some recipes: spices: 4 parts coriander, 3 parts mace, 2 parts allspice, 1 part fennel herbs: 3 parts marjoram, 1 part thyme, 1 part basil. To make 5 kg sausage about 7 g of spices and 4 g of herbs are needed. If sausage is made without starter culture (not recommended) read about curing in traditionally fermented sausages
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