Any food cooked in house conditions is more tasty and better. Including zakopchenny fat. Because the seasonings used at the same time are selected according to the taste. It isn't difficult to smoke fat in a convection oven. Besides, it is possible to choose a hot method of smoking or cold.
It is required to you
- 500 g of lard (fresh);
- salt;
- gelatin bag;
- seasonings (to taste);
- liquid smoke;
- alder shaving.
Instruction
1. Go to shop and choose a suitable piece of fat. It will be better if in it there are many meat layers. The Zakopchenny product in this case will turn out more tasty.
2. Take the acquired fat and purify it. Remove windburn. For this purpose it is enough to scratch of it a knife. Cut fat small pieces.
3. Salt fat. For this purpose choose salt a coarse grinding. Iodated won't approach, but sea salt, for smoking, will be very good. Carefully rub salt in a piece of fat.
4. Strew with pepper. Black allspice or ground red will approach. Fat can be powdered with paprika very densely. These are jokes won't give, but fat will take an attractive, appetizing form. Don't pour a black pepper much, will be enough and a small amount. It is possible to powder fat with spices and fragrant herbs. Any will approach. Thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano or nutmeg. Each of herbs will add to a ready-made product the unique aroma. Garlic (3-4 cloves) will approach too, for this purpose it is necessary to crush it previously.
5. Leave the processed fat in the cool place for one or two days, no more. It has to rest in bed.
6. In 12 hours prior to process of smoking take fat and process it liquid smoke. It can be done by means of a brush.
7. In a bowl with cold water, put gelatin. When it well bulks up, put a bowl on fire and, stirring slowly, heat until gelatin isn't dissolved. Add paprika.
8. Lower pieces of fat in hot gelatinous mix for 2-3 minutes.
9. (On a bottom) put alder shaving in a convection oven (it is possible apple-tree shaving). Moisten it with water.
10. Lay fat on a convection oven lattice. Temperature establish not less than 65 degrees. You smoke fat two-three hours. Periodically you watch a condition of a product. If it is necessary, again process the surface of fat gelatin.
11. Take out ready fat from a convection oven. Cool. The product is ready-to-serve.