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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%

 

4.0 kg (8.8 lb)

1.0 kg (2.2 lb)

 

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,

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 20º C (68º F) for 72 hours, 90-85% humidity.

5. Dry at 16-12º 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 10-15º C (50-59º F), 75% humidity.

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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