The Magic Bus Trip

Valcan · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:49 am Post subject: Porkgasm

Porkgasm

I found this at the following site:

http://www.porktopia.com/2009/03/porkgasm.html

You might notice that there's no sausage in this picture. That's because you can't buy sausage made out of...

...bacon. I'm not sure what a "pork jowl" is, but mixed with flesh in the right proportion, it made it through my grinder just fine.

I used this bacon base for a fairly typical country sausage - adding salt, pepper, thyme, and nutmeg to taste.

While waiting for Catherine to show up with some essential ingredients, I roasted the pork belly. I'd never cooked pork belly before, but I'd seen this recipe recently, and thought it would be pretty good.

It was:

Now I know how pork cracklings got their name - that skin is crunchy!

Anyway, I knew going into this thing that one variety of sausage wouldn't be enough. And since I used bacon in the first one, I bet you'll be able to guess what went into the second...

(it is that ham-shaped item in the bottom of the picture... I wish I'd actually had some ham that looked as good as the pile of fresh pork).

For contrast, I ground this sausage extra finely and added a ton of pimenton de vera, salt, pepper, and a puree of roasted pepper, hot pepper, and garlic.

Assembly time:

I started by laying a healthy layer of the country sausage on a piece of foil, and topping it with sliced pork belly...

...then, I added some bacon and smoked sausage...

...and rolled it up. After that, we covered it with (you guessed it)...

...ham.

Next, I added a layer of the peppery sausage...

...and turned it over to Catherine and Casey for shaping and decoration:

(the feet have sausages in them)

I didn't want the ears and tail to get all black and gross, so I took them out, and threw the pig in the smoker. I don't have a scale, but I think it weighed close to 15 pounds...

It was finished in a couple of hours.

Don't touch! That is not your meatpig, Christine...

The inside was just as realistic as the outside...

My guests were all total gluttons. I even had two vegetarians and one person with a failing gall bladder try it out (they had half slices). I was disappointed that no observant Jews or Muslims showed up, because I think they would have had to eat some too. Most of us ended up with nightmares and stomachaches. They were well-earned. At the end of the night, there was only enough left for one little sandwich the next day. I ate it for breakfast, on white bread, with barbecue sauce and ketchup.

jeff · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:04 am Post subject:

That is quite possibly the most delectible conglomeration of fatty goodness that I have ever laid my eyes upon! Yup

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Bobi · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:29 am Post subject:

That looks absolutely scrumptious, Valcan. You take good pics too!! Wink

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Valcan · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:42 am Post subject:

Hi,

This was totally not me. The website I got it from is at the top of the message. I wish I had the time to make something like that. I agree that the photos are amazing, they guy that made it was very creative.

Val

Bobi · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 3:49 am Post subject:

Well you posed the meat very attractively. LOL

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y0u · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 4:51 am Post subject:

Pork Jowl is basically face bacon..wish I could find some here..

I would make something like that...perhaps I shall... Yup

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Lynne · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

i cannot believe how unbelievable that looked!
i kept saying out loud, "wow!"
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Heather · Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject:

That is amazing, I am so copying that recipe for my own collection!!! It is a classic!

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