Wait… some idjit will probably snag a few couples from Texas and let ’em go hog-wild (haha) somewhere out east like Ridge, then just wait for their numbers to grow.
Then you’ll be able to snag a few right in your backyard.
Well, here is the procedure
Firtly, the fresh meat has to stay overnight( for the adrenaline to fade you know, its a wild boar and its body pumped into tonsa adrenaline before the end), then it soaks in a light white wine for a night , when its still wet i roll those meat pieces in a mixture of spices:
red pepper( some white pepper and red hot too inside), indian nuts, wild thyme, wild ralic, oregano, corn powder , thunder thorn( a.k.a Ononis spinosa, its latin name, dont know the english one) and ofc some salf too( CaHl is the best, from Black sea)
Then i put it in my hunting hut ceiling to dry out: its crusial for the cailing to have a good air flow
Since the whole hut is made of red oak it add an oak flavout too
And volia, with God Almighty`s helps its ready for 20 days
Its flavour is unique, the best it goes with a home made corn bread ( my wife still makes it) or as a vodka/red wine appetizer
No, cooking it will destroy the flavour…cooking!.. Its good when fried with eggs yes but boiling will totaly destroy it
trichinosis, pig plague, pig flue: thats why every hug is tested before processing, we do have a special lab for that here- i do it every time
Actualy you dont have something like this in US, its not a jerky but more or less like a ham of some sort…and its not the only thing i am making, i count this as a part of the hunting you know, hunting is not only a mindlessly shooting at the animals but a whole process, from planning, ammo crafting, gun tunning, shopping, making those lovely “jerkies” too
Here you are: the last year i filled the whole place with goodies
I do make also deer sausages and deer dry spiced jerky too
Sure, i love guests ! Are You hunting teacher?
The last year i actualy met a BLF guy but he was from Romania living 250km from home, several hours driving is nothing .
Hehe, the US taste is a bit different - you put sugar in nearly everything but i am sure youll like it, at least those americans that tasted it liked it and usualy the reaction is like WOAH
Oh yeah, I love to hunt Mitko. :+1:
I hunt mostly white tail deer & turkey around here. I hunt hogs a couple of hours south of here, but that is an easy drive.
Our “taste” in the USA is probably a bit different. BUT…… I am about positive I would like that a whole lot.