Sorry for the radio silence this weekend. But we had a lot going on here at the ol' Fort. It was our housewarming party this weekend. Complete with In-Laws and City friends galore. Seriously it was awesome... A lot of work. But awesome. For the party I decided to revisit the Duck prosciutto for our cheese plate. This time I did a few things differently. I did two different seasonings. One breast was cracked pepper encrusted the other Herbs de Provence. I used a scale to ensure that the breasts lost between 20-30% weight. They were much more firm this time and more cured through the center. I also used our new deli slicer to shave off super thin slices. Which worked AMAZINGLY well. We got our slicer at target online for $99 dollars and it was worth every penny. I already sliced meats for the party which would have cost easily $50 to buy at the deli so it already half paid for itself. The prosciutto is hanging in our sun room. Gently veiled like a bride in cheesecloth. (I was worried it would leave a greasy stain on the wall...lol). I'm not gonna lie we sampled a little of the prosciutto that I trimmed when I was rolling/tying it... and it was CRACK. It is taking all my power to keep from running outside and licking it right now... Sigh. Seven days!!! Arrrghghghhh (shakes fist at the sky).
But I have this to console myself with..
Hello Lover...
(Duck Prosciutto and pear)
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