Cooking Meat/Deer ham

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Expert: - 11/22/2008


Question
Can you cure a deer ham (6-9lb) like you cure a pork ham?  Can you give a recipe?

Answer
Rob:
Well, it isn't my expertise, but what I know is:

1. Yes, you can cure any kind of meat like a pork meat (ham).
2. It takes time and knowledge to do a safe/delicious product.
3. The curing process is delicate and you have to keep some essential factors under control. i.e Nitrites/Nitrates level, if you overdose they could be harmful. Curing time, rubbing instructions, temperature and  relative humidity among others.
3. In order to work safe (focusing on critical control points) I recommend you to read carefully the following web pages:

http://www.leeners.com/meatcure.html
http://www.nancys-kitchen.com/ham-recipes.htm
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/nchfp/lit_rev/cure_smoke_meats.html

I'm sorry but I can't help you more,
Enrique

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Enrique Torres

Expertise

How to cook meat (beef, poultry, pork, fish, shrimps, lamb) using pan frying, grilling and steam systems. How to obtain a more tender, juicy and flavorful meat fillets at low cost. Expertise in sous vide cooking method. How to give better meat fillets at the dish in Catering services while reducing costs.

Experience

My company has been developing studies in meat cooking since 2000, my expertise is based on the lastest studies in meat histology changes related to ageing, storage and cooking process and recipes. My expertise is focused on juiciness, tenderness and yield increasing.

Publications
In spanish: http://sigp.minagricultura.gov.co/soporte/noticias/Boletin_Barrera_Vapor.pdf Translation: Improvement of culinary quality of beef during cooking process. A ( U$200.000)investigation work. about how to cook 4 standard beef cuts, while reducing ageing time and loses, using last edible technolgy (steam barrier).

Education/Credentials
La Salle Univ. Animal Scientist 1986-1992 National University of Colombia Food and Science Technology focused on meat processing.1992-1994 Andes University (Colombia) Marketing Specialist 1997-1999 Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia) Food Marketing 2001 Meat processors consultant since 1995.

Past/Present Clients
Aramark (Colombia).

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