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Tasso
tasso ham
Tasso ham is a smoked, spiced, and cured meat, a specialty of south louisiana cuisine. in this case "ham" is a misnomer since tasso is not made from the hind leg of a hog, but rather the hog's shoulder. this cut is typically fatty, and because the muscle is constantly used by the animal, has a great deal of flavor. the shoulder (also called the butt), which will weigh 7 to 8 pounds, is sliced across the grain into pieces about 3 in (7.5 cm) thick. these are dredged in a salt cure, which usually includes sodium nitrite and sugar. the meat is left to cure briefly, only three or four hours, then rinsed, rubbed with a spice mixture containing cayenne pepper and garlic, and hot-smoked until ...
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