thesophisticatedpigJan 24, 20202 minCerdo Embuchado During our recent travels to Spain, Chris and I stayed for a week in the tiny town of Pozos. We had an incredible culinary week cooking ...
thesophisticatedpigJan 17, 20203 minCajun Smoked Coppa In the past, I have blogged about curing Coppa. This recipe kicks it up a notch. Chris and I were in NYC at Murray's Cheese when I saw S...
thesophisticatedpigJan 13, 20202 minBuffalo Chicken Sausage Meatballs Just in time for the Super Bowl football game in the United States. Sometimes you just need some comfort food. Buffalo wings is one of m...
thesophisticatedpigJan 13, 20202 minChicken Sausage with Broccoli Rabe, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Mozzarella This recipe is one of my all time favorites. It got great flavor, very juicy on the grill, and full of creamy melted mozzarella goodness...
thesophisticatedpigSep 20, 20192 minMexican Style Eggplant Parm People have been asking what we do with all the sausage and charcuterie we make, so I've expanded the recipe section of The Sophisticated...
thesophisticatedpigSep 17, 20191 minAwesome Jersey BLTs People have been asking what we do with all the sausage and charcuterie we make, so I've expanded the recipe section of The Sophisticated...
thesophisticatedpigSep 17, 20191 minFresh Mexican Chorizo I've promised a while back to post this recipe and now is the time. Fresh Chorizo is one of our goto sausage when using sausage in cooki...
thesophisticatedpigAug 13, 20192 minSpanish Dried Chorizo Chris and I love spicy Chorizo, both fresh and dried. This is my first attempt at dried Spanish Chorizo. Once its finished I will see i...
thesophisticatedpigAug 13, 20192 minDried Soppressata with Pistachios I have been drawn to charcuterie in local deli that has pistachios in them. So it's time to try it for myself. I searched around for a ...
thesophisticatedpigJun 19, 20193 minBacon - where it all began....My path of Charcuterie creation began with a news article about how easy it is to make home made bacon. And so, as they say, I tried it ...
thesophisticatedpigJun 7, 20191 minSummer is time for Brats... One of the fresh sausage recipes that I have been working on is Bratwurst. Chris makes a great recipe with red cabbage, beer and brats. ...
thesophisticatedpigJun 7, 20191 minFresh Lamb, Feta, and Tomato SausageI love lamb sausage. If you every go on my NYC food purveyor tour, you will find a lamb vendor that has a grill going that samples their...
thesophisticatedpigJun 7, 20191 minChicken Breakfast SausageA while back Chris found a breakfast recipe for Frittata that called for maple sausage. I came up with this chicken version to be used i...
thesophisticatedpigMar 8, 20192 minDry Cured Salami PicanteThis is the second sausage I made with Heritage Pork. I got two pork butts from Dartagnon.com. Its a spicy type of Sopresatta. It is a...
thesophisticatedpigMar 8, 20192 minDry Cured FinocchionaFinocciona is a dry cured sausage that has lots of fennel seed in it. Used this recipe for two different batches in order to compare the...
thesophisticatedpigMar 8, 20191 minPuerto Rican Longaniza Sausage Longaniza is a fresh sausage that comes from the Caribbean. Every area has a slightly different recipe. This recipe comes from Puerto R...
thesophisticatedpigFeb 1, 20192 minWild Boar LonzaThis recipe is for a beautifully cured wild boar loin or Lonza. Our wild boar loin has plenty of back fat left attached to the loin whic...
thesophisticatedpigFeb 1, 20192 minSpicy Porcelet CoppaThis recipe is for a beautifully cured pork neck that combines the flavorful meat with the inter-lying fat marble. Here we add hot papri...
thesophisticatedpigJan 11, 20192 minHot Smoked Garlic SausageMy wife and I enjoy making cassoulet. One of the key ingredients in our recipe is this smoked garlic sausage. Because of the robust spi...
thesophisticatedpigJan 11, 20192 minHot Smoked Cajun AndouilleAndouille is one of my favorite smoked sausages. I love it in Gumbo and had it this morning mixed in with my hash brown potatoes and egg...
