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Serial344
01-03-2008, 09:30 AM
Here we go, as requested....
Guys, please, forgive my english, I'll do my best to explain..
This is my butcher...his name is Vincenzo Ciervo and definitely he's an Iron Master.
This is the procedure step by step...
Let's start with a small pig, about 20 pounds..
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP1.jpg

Open and remove all the internal organs...After carve the ribs close to the bones, one by one....

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP2.jpg

When done, pull up the ribs in order to separate from the meat..

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP3.jpg

This is how it should look like....

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP4.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP5.jpg

One by one, cut the ribs from the backbone....

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP6.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP7.jpg

...obviously both sides..

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP8.jpg

Carve the meat under the backbone and pay attention to NOT make holes in the skin....
Start opening legs from the internal side, in the middle and first cut the bones trough the joint and later carve under the meat and remove them...
Long bones first...

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP9.jpg

...and flat bones (pelvic area) later.

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP10.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP11.jpg

Continue for each leg...

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP12.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP13.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP14.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP15.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP16.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP17.jpg

Cut the backbone close to the neck...

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP18.jpg
http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP19.jpg

And remove it....

http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP22.jpg


http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP25.jpg

Your boneless pig is ready to fight...
I hope it will be useful...
Ciao

ZBQ
01-03-2008, 09:47 AM
The pics aren't coming through for me Serial.

Maybe it's just me though??

I tried both IE and Firefox.

N8man
01-03-2008, 09:48 AM
I can't see them either.....

Puppyboy
01-03-2008, 09:50 AM
I hope the pic problem gets fixed, I really wanna see how its done.

sajones97
01-03-2008, 09:53 AM
Yep, no pigpics yet. (Heavy breathing mod)

timzcardz
01-03-2008, 09:57 AM
The URLs for the pics are incorrect.

First one is: http://83.224.70.2/www.bbq4all.itt/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP1.jpg (http://83.224.70.2/www.bbq4all.itt/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP1.jpg)

but should be: http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP1.jpg (http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP1.jpg)

Then you can step thru by changin the P1 to P2, P3, P4 ...

ZBQ
01-03-2008, 10:03 AM
GAWD Tim.....why does it have to be so difficult? (lazy mod)

But thanks anyways.

Sylvie
01-03-2008, 10:31 AM
What a process to prepare to the pig. I bet that is great tasting when cooked.

tkuehn5410
01-03-2008, 10:59 AM
I liked the first pic! Now I want to see more!

N8man
01-03-2008, 11:16 AM
That Man is an Artist!!

RichardF
01-03-2008, 11:20 AM
Click here for pictures

de-bone a pig (http://members.home.nl/bas.de.reuver/files/fusker.html?http://www.bbq4all.it/recipes/Porchetta/Preparazione/PorchettaP%5B1-25%5D.jpg)

Will take a minute or two to load

fnnm358
01-03-2008, 12:07 PM
that is fantastic he makes that look so easy thanks for sharing

River City Smokehouse
01-03-2008, 12:16 PM
Hmmm...let's see....:rolleyes: BEEF-PORK-TURKEY-DUCK-CHICKEN. Bone them all and make what's called..."The whole Barnyard"

cmcadams
01-03-2008, 12:17 PM
That looks an awful lot like Wilbur or Babe... Kind of sad... just kidding... it's all pork!

The guy is good with a knife!

cmcadams
01-03-2008, 12:19 PM
The barnyard would be more like...

Pigeon
in a chicken
in a duck
in a turkey
in a lamb
in a goat
in a pig
in a steer

that would be a stigglamturduckigeon

River City Smokehouse
01-03-2008, 12:25 PM
The barnyard would be more like...

Pigeon
in a chicken
in a duck
in a turkey
in a lamb
in a goat
in a pig
in a steer

that would be a stigglamturduckigeon
:biggrin:

HB-BBQ
01-03-2008, 11:20 PM
That was cool thanks!

Bigmista
01-04-2008, 12:45 AM
That was a master at work.

Did someone tell Phil not to look?

Serial344
01-04-2008, 03:01 AM
Thanks to everybody....
I'm proud to belong to this community...
See you soon...

The Pigman
01-04-2008, 03:26 AM
Wow........Man is a Master... I know it isnt as easy as the pics make it. I pefer to cook mine whole with bone and carve later......

Brauma
01-04-2008, 04:38 AM
Did someone tell Phil not to look?

:lol::lol::lol:

Cryovac mod.

CharlieBeasley
01-04-2008, 06:41 AM
Great Pics and after the earlier recipe for Pancheta (sorry for the spelling) looks like fun!

Muzzlebrake
01-04-2008, 07:28 AM
if I come over to Italy, can I get a class on that?

Bbq Bubba
01-04-2008, 07:31 AM
Thank's for that!!

boberosabbq
01-04-2008, 07:33 AM
Thanks for the pics but for me I guess bones arn't so bad that looks like some work for a newbie at the art of pig de boning

billm
01-04-2008, 10:19 AM
nice pics and instructional..Looked like outtakes from Dexter though :)

Serial344
04-01-2009, 03:41 PM
Hi guys,
I just wanted to remove some dust from this thread....:lol::lol::lol:

Countryhb
04-01-2009, 04:47 PM
AWESOME...totally awesome!!

Teleking
04-01-2009, 05:04 PM
Interesting none the less. However bones = flavor IMO

Big George's BBQ
04-01-2009, 08:00 PM
That was amazing Thanks. If I tried that it would put a new meaning to the word butcher

D.F. Expat
08-21-2010, 12:16 PM
Wow def a master with the knife!

che22879
08-21-2010, 12:53 PM
I know this thread is old but being new I had never seen that. That guy has my respect, those are some mad skills there. :thumb:

aquablue22
08-21-2010, 01:15 PM
How are you going to cook that boneless work of art?

Smiter Q
08-21-2010, 01:25 PM
Have not seen this before, glad someone dusted it off.
Thanks for the great tutorial and education.

And of course... a photo like that just begged to become a graphic! :cool:

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/vv129/BWaustinTX/PorchettaP2.jpg

MAC11B2003
08-21-2010, 02:38 PM
Wow. 5 years ago my buddy threw a going away party for me before I deployed to Afghanistan and cooked a whole pig like that. I have always wondered about the de-boning process. Awesome.

Puppyboy
08-21-2010, 02:58 PM
Blast from the past. Now the pics work.

bbqchicken
01-20-2012, 10:41 PM
about time for another dust off. That guy has some skills with the blade :clap2:

Phubar
01-21-2012, 06:26 AM
Awesome....thanks for sharing!

BBQ_MAFIA
01-21-2012, 09:27 AM
Thanks for sharing your pics.
They were amazing to see.

Brizz
01-21-2012, 12:29 PM
Wow, I didn't even know that was possible!