How a professional butcher prepares a hog leg for dry curing
In short: Watch as professional butcher and educator Jamie demonstrates the precise breakdown of a pig's hind leg. This video provides a detailed look at the essential preparation steps required to transform a hog leg into dry cured country ham.
The process focuses on the meticulous breakdown of a hog leg to prepare it for the dry curing process. To achieve the quality required for country ham, the meat must be handled with professional expertise.
In this demonstration, butcher and educator Jamie, representing Westside Beef, walks through the technical requirements of prepping the hind leg of the pig.
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