Prosciutto Appreciation

[Anonymous No.7473516]

Who else is privy to the glorious delicance that is prosciutto?

I've only just discovered this glorious meat a few months ago. Saw it in a deli when it was on sale and thought "fuck it let me try something new."

man... that first taste. its like liquid pleasure that melts in your mouth. Now I buy it whenever its "affordable" ($10/lb sale price... usually goes for $16/lb at my deli).

what the hell can i do with this beyond eating it raw or with mozzarella, olives, and peppers? ive attempted cooking with it two or three times but i can never taste it, seems to disappear completely without the faintest trace of existence in my sauces. not anywhere near as pronounced as bacon.

[Anonymous No.7473525]

>>7473516
Fry it up and put it in chicken marsala, carbonara or really any pasta dish.
It's even amazing fried and topped on a pizza, soup or salad too, anywhere you would normally use bacon.

[Anonymous No.7473527]

>>7473525
fuck off dumb american stop trying to fry everything retard

[Anonymous No.7473528]

Prosciutto is ambrosia. Restaurant I used to work in always had a ton on hand and I'd stuff my face every time I went into the walk-in.

I think we served it on a flatbread pizza with fig and arugula. Meme as fuck and wasn't that good tbqhwy.

[Anonymous No.7473529]

>>7473525
Oops
Didn't read the end where you had already tried that. Honestly dice it in bigger chunks, fry, reserve and add at the end instead of having it dissolve in a sauce.

[Anonymous No.7473534]

>>7473527
Frying as in cooking in a skillet, not deep frying you moron

[Anonymous No.7473547]

Prosciutto is meh, Serrano ham is where is at.

[Anonymous No.7473561]

I love me some prozhoot

[Anonymous No.7473562]

>>7473547
this and then go with the pata negra because it's the holy grail of cured meats.

[Anonymous No.7474375]

>>7473547
Man, I can remember the days when Serrano was the cheap alternative to Prosciutto.

[Anonymous No.7474761]

>prosciutto

Prosciutto is just ham. Alone it says nothing, could be any type of Italian ham.

>>7473547
This is true, it is also true that Capicola/Coppa shits on both. All of which are inferior to porchetta Romana.

[Anonymous No.7474770]

>>7473516
I'd never hire one but it should be legal

[Anonymous No.7474801]

>>7474761
Porchetta isn't prosciutto.

Also, porchetta romana is too generic, but one of the best ones is the porchetta d'ariccia, usually served between two slices of fresh bread

[Anonymous No.7474804]

Have some in the fridge left over.

What should I do with it guys?

[Anonymous No.7474810]

>>7474761
Oh look. It's that guy.

[Anonymous No.7474823]

>>7474770
I like you

[Anonymous No.7475298]

>>7473516
The guy at my local deli called it "the best ham," so I tried it. It's fucking orgasmic. Wherever you are, thanks man.

[Anonymous No.7475719]

Mortadella

[Anonymous No.7475738]

Salami is best, unless you buy one of the shitty brands that make up like 60% of the market.

[Borneo No.7475766]

yeaeh mate i only wish it wasnt so fucking expensive

[Anonymous No.7476152]

It's the shit. Just eat it on its own. Naked. With the curtains drawn

[Anonymous No.7476153]

>>7475766
>those disgusting fingernails

[Anonymous No.7476161]

>>7473547
>>7473562

fuck off spaniards, bow before Parma prosciutto

[Anonymous No.7476162]

>>7476161
this, italy ham best ham

[Anonymous No.7476174]

>>7474761
>Italian ham
It doesn't have to be Italian.

As for you OP. You eat it raw with bread, cheese, olives. It is a delicacy which is best enjoyed raw and not cooked. In Europe it would be a travesty if you tried to cook it..
But if you insist you can wrap chicken breasts with it or fill them up. You can combine it with squids (wrapped or filled). Or like the first anon said put it in carbonara or on top of a pizza. It really depends on the prosciutto.

[Anonymous No.7476197]

>>7473516

Juliennes of ham in soup, put in just before serving.

[Anonymous No.7476236]

I always find it so weird when people "discover" prosciutto. Over here it's something everyone has all the time

Try it with melon

[Anonymous No.7476244]

>>7476236
I served prosciutto with melon once and my trailer trash roommate freaked the fuck out

I hate white people

[Anonymous No.7476249]

>>7476244
You shouldn't waste any more good stuff on him then

[Anonymous No.7476313]

>>7473527
As an american. I have deep fried up some prosciutto. Wrapped it around some fresh mozz with a leaf of basil, pinch of salt. Then right into the beer batter and oil.

Tasted like cultural rape. It was a good flavor.

[Anonymous No.7476405]

If you want to cook cured ham one simple and tasty way to do is using the butt of the ham, unsalt it by soaking it first, and cook it whole in soup.

Fava bean soup is a good one to go wih ham.

Also pata negra ham is awesome but very pricey and I prefer a good chorizo from the same pig over it.

San daniele is master race but I wouldn't cook it

Bayonne is great at cooking a still very nice cold too

[Anonymous No.7476693]

>>7473527
this

[Anonymous No.7476779]

>>7473516
Just tried prosciutto for the first time yesterday. Never going back

[Anonymous No.7477349]

>>7473516
Put it on Pizza.

[Anonymous No.7477388]

>>7473516
Try it with melon, thank me later

[Anonymous No.7477398]

I'm addicted to the Spanish shit now.

My bank account can't take many more impulse purchases of $30/lb heaven.

[Anonymous No.7477432]

>>7476161
>>7476162
oh come on,leave us at least one thing that we are the best

[Anonymous No.7477452]

>>7477432
>system_shock_2_inside_the_body_of_the_many.jpg

[Anonymous No.7477512]

>>7477388
Fucking this. Wrap a piece of melon in a slice of prosciutto and feel the love making in your mouth

[Anonymous No.7477518]

>>7477388

because of how tasty this combination is i literally put that shit on grapes or any fruit now

thank you italy

[Anonymous No.7477538]

>>7477432
honestly, di Parma ham just tastes like Parmesan cheese

[Anonymous No.7477539]

>>7477388
This, good combination.

[Anonymous No.7477557]

>salty rubber

[Anonymous No.7477715]

>>7477538
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Stop buying shit tier di parma ham

[Anonymous No.7478297]

>>7476152
this is what i do

[Anonymous No.7479181]

>>7473516
wrap it around thin wedges rock melon

You're welcome

[Anonymous No.7479236]

>people talking about what cured meat is superior without having tried kazylyk

[Anonymous No.7479252]

>>7476161
>>7476162
>>7477432
I'm italian and the spanish guy is right. the Jamón ibérico is superior in every way

[Anonymous No.7479261]

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[Anonymous No.7479541]

>>7477432
>>7473547
>>7473562
I'm spanish and the italian guy is right. The Prosciutto di Parma is superior in every way

[Anonymous No.7479718]

Never tried it before, but this thread convinced me. I've been trying to pick up one new thing to cook with every time I grocery shop this year. I'll try it regular, but I'm thinking I could throw it on a flat bread pizza tonight

[Anonymous No.7480649]

>>7473547
I am italian and i have to admit that serrano is fucking awesome

[Anonymous No.7480732]

>usually goes for $16/lb at my deli).
Good good, it usually goes around for 8 dollars a kg, which means for 2,2 lb.
Oh wait, I am italian. But...like 50-60% of your salary would go to the government so it might be cheaper over there in a sense.

[Anonymous No.7480779]

>tfw your parents don't send you ham from spain

[Anonymous No.7481867]

I wonder what it would be like to take a big bite into one of those unsliced hunks of cured meat.

[Anonymous No.7481885]

>>7479252
Only di belota