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Are salamis/pepperonis in the USA truly fermented?
The short answer is yes, salumi produced in the US is a fermented product. The process is different from salumi produced in Europe, but it is still a fermented product. In the US, producers rely on ...
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Make Pepperoni out of Regular Salami
Pepperoni is basically just a spiced pork and beef salami with some smokiness in it, you could achieve a similar flavor by using some smoked chili powder like paprika or chipotle. You also aren't ...
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Replacing red wine by vinegar to do a beef salami
Not all salami recipes call for wine. I would advise finding one that doesn't include wine, rather than trying to adapt one that does: modifications to cured meat recipes are risky and potentially ...
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How to bind chopped pepperoni, salami, and bacon
What I did to solve my problem was I made a thick cheese sauce with some of the pepperjack/sharp cheddar (grated some of it, coated in corn starch, melted in a little bit of milk), and mixed that into ...
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Should dry salami develop green mould?
Take the salamis out of the bag.
Are they complete sausages or has it been sliced? Whole sausages should not be kept in a plastic bag without desiccants even if it's just a ball of paper towels.
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How can I recognize good quality Genoa salami?
Recognizing quality entails knowing the product and the producers. Obviously you need to taste and ask questions. The correct texture and flavor of the fat used in salumi is very important, as it is ...
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How do I peel prosciutto from wax paper without it coming off in strips?
I usually use a palette knife (frosting spatula) to separate the slice from the paper by sliding it betwixt the two. It is quick, but does require some care.
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How to bind chopped pepperoni, salami, and bacon
Your binding challenge can be solved by:
Julienne cut your meats so they are stringy and tangle together (but not too compact).
Take most, not all the cheese from top and bottom layers and mix with ...
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Mold from cheese on sausage, is it safe to eat?
If it was normal blue cheese, there's a pretty high chance the mold is Penicillium roqueforti, which is harmless. However, if the mold comes from something else, it can be basically whatever. In order ...
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Make Pepperoni out of Regular Salami
You can marinade salami in the pickling liquid of canned pepperoncini around 10 minutes for that slightly off-sour taste and bite. Just drain it thoroughly and pat it dry before using. The acid helps ...
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How should I store vacuum-sealed sliced salami?
You can store the vacuum sealed bags in the refrigerator or the freezer. It would have been better to leave the salami whole for long term storage, simply to reduce the impact of oxidation and flavor ...
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What is this distinctive smell in some dry cured sausage?
Salumi are generally cured with the addition of starter cultures (Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococus acidilactici, for example). These cultures add to the sour, tangy flavor, but also to the ...
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What is this distinctive smell in some dry cured sausage?
Not to discount any information in moscafj's answer, there are other factors that affect the aroma of certain salame and cured sausage products.
Some, for example have natural salame aromas added to ...
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How do I peel prosciutto from wax paper without it coming off in strips?
It sounds easier to flip the wax-paper prosciutto and carefully peel the wax paper off, just make sure that the meat gets a grip on the surface of which you place it on.
Another way is that you can ...
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Need help in identifying a specific italian salami/sausage for pizza
Salami is a generic term referring to all sorts of salt cured or cooked sausage, from a variety of countries and cultures. My guess is that pictured is German fleischwirst or extrawurst (Austrian ...
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How to bind chopped pepperoni, salami, and bacon
Sandwich sounds wonderful. I would add some roasted red peppers & sundried tomato to make the flavor even more complex! To hold it together, I would make multiple layers of cheeses with the ground ...
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How to bind chopped pepperoni, salami, and bacon
Take a Mozzarella cheese ball and break apart about 2 inch sections. Take enough that you think is going to be enough for how much meat you would like for your sandwich. Put the ingredients of meat ...
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Is there a difference between 'Saucisson Sec' and 'Salami'?
Salami and saucissons secs are referred to a grinded mixture of meat and fat stuffed into a casing that undergoes a fermentation drying and curing process. Salami can also be smoked.
Both terms and ...
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