Tag: cured meat

Guanciale Taste Test

Today I put the guanciale to its first test. While guanciale's rich flavor is generally best-suited to a foundational role in a dish like pasta all'amatriciana or carbonara, I decided to sauté the guanciale alone and serve it over...

Guanciale, Part 1

About a month ago, I headed down into our basement and strung two pieces of salted pork from the ceiling. I jerry-rigged a cardboard canopy to protect them from ceiling dirt and paint chips, and tilted the dehumidifier to provide...