Zampone Time!

[Enrico Brandizzi]

Someone started a 'LEGS' throwdown and for an Italian in late december this means 'Zampone'!

What's Zampone? Outside it looks like the pork leg, but it was emptied and refilled wich ground pork.
In one word: delicious.

I started whith 2.40 lbs zampone from Lenovi.
It was NOT pre cooked.



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I wetted the pork skin and applied some Jallelujah seasoned jalapeno salt (delicious).


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The Brethren says before 12 pm 2014, 29 dec.


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Settled the 26 OTG for roasting/indirect action round 300-350F


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Put in the Zampone with some cherry smoke. No water because I looked for crunchy skin.


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1 hour later it was 150F IT and for me it was ready to slice and eat.


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Sliced. It was super moist, tender but not mushy.
Skin was almost crispy but not edible for me.


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Please, use this pic as my official TD entry pic.


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Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year to You All.
Enrico

 

[cowgirl]

Beautiful pork Enrico, looks fantastic!! Great cook!

 

[sam3]

OMG! Beautiful job Enrico! :clap2:

 

[AtlGator]

delizioso!

 

[ShencoSmoke]

That's a new one for me. Looks fantastic! I just picked up about 25 pounds of pork belly and a pork loin for a NYE porchetta, if you hop on a plane now you will be here in time to help me!

 

[landarc]

great job, never had that, will have to though

 

[rev0jace]

That looks great!

 

[oifmarine2003]

Well done!

 

[Phubar]

Molto bene Enrico!

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

Thanks All !

 

[Wickedcajun]

Tasty looking leg you have there!!

 

[CharredApron]

Oinkalicious, almost entered pigs feet myself.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

That really looks and sounds interesting

 

[Decoy205]

Never heard of this but it looks tasty as hell!

 

[Kathy's Smokin']

What an interesting thing to do, looks delicious. I don't eat the pork skin either, I hear you. What were some of the spices used in the sausage stuffing? I'm picturing one of them fennel or anise, I love that flavour in Italian sausages.

 

[SmokingJo]

Grande Enrico, risultato fantastico! Great!

 

[Mr.OiSat]

Great cook, I never heard of that, but I really like the idea.

 

[fantomlord]

that's interesting...and looks delicious!

 

[IamMadMan]

Awesome......