Lucky guy coppa

[Richtee]

I had forgot a hunk of butt I had in the fridge I was going to use for my lst batch of sausage. Dang. Sooo I cured it with TQ, smothered after in Smitty's and hot paprika and stuffed into a Summer sausage casing. Smoked for about 2 hours on the dying embers of a rib smoke. Got lucky...with the white mold. My "curing chamber" was a ziplock with a couple slits in it.

Seat of the pants all the way.

Got antsy today and opened 'er up. Still too moist... but not bad. Took a more experienced guy's suggestion... slice, dry it quicker, and vac-pac. But man...did I get lucky with this one! Yes, I did pick up some Cure #2 and will try it the right way
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr72/esalink/100_8897.jpg

[Extreme]

Looks great but I am not sure what I'm looking at.:confused: How do you serve this up?
Troy

[spydermike72]

Am I too assume this is homemade capricola ??

[Richtee]

Coppacola yes. Served as is Troy, on a sammy typically. Or with cheese, some do the melon (al'a procuitto) or it can be fried too. Hot pepper outside, mellow cured dried pork inside MMM