.Made from a seasoned pork neck, the coppa is dry cured in salt and firmed
through strict temperature control. Best served thinly sliced. Natural
Chilli is added to hot Coppa.
I bought a 550g piece of this yesterday, it was 'Marked down' in price, due
to it's approaching 'use by date'....... It say's that it must be consumed
within 4 days of opening!
That is all I know of it!
Any suggestions as to how to use it?... Can it be eaten (as it is) in a
'cured' only state as bought, or must (or can) it be cooked and incorporated
in some cooking?
--
Bigbazza (Barry) Oz
"Happiness is never an accident. It is the prize we get when we choose
wisely from life's great stores"
> From the manufacturers Web Site.......
>
> .Made from a seasoned pork neck, the coppa is dry cured in salt and
> firmed through strict temperature control. Best served thinly sliced.
> Natural Chilli is added to hot Coppa.
>
> I bought a 550g piece of this yesterday, it was 'Marked down' in price,
> due to it's approaching 'use by date'....... It say's that it must be
> consumed within 4 days of opening!
>
> That is all I know of it!
>
> Any suggestions as to how to use it?... Can it be eaten (as it is) in a
> 'cured' only state as bought, or must (or can) it be cooked and
> incorporated in some cooking?
Gidday Baz,
I've bought this before as well, just to see what it's like. It can be
eaten as is in sandwiches, or used on pizzas, or (as I did) wrapped around
some chicken and baked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capicola
http://www.marianofoods.com/cart/meat/specialty/coppa-1-5-lb/prod_13.html
--
Peter Lucas
Hobart
Tasmania
The act of feeding someone is an act of beauty,
whether it's a full Sunday roast or a jam sandwich,
but only when done with love.
Use it as you would deli Ham. It's frequently included in "Italian
Combo" sandwiches here in the U.S.
But a bigger question is, why would you buy something (no matter how
inexpensive) if you didn't know what to do with it or how to eat it?
Especially that large a quantity.... that's a lot of meat to eat in a
4 day period. Capicola is very rich and you really can't eat a lot of
it at one time. You might need to invite people over for "Italian
Sandwich Night" and buy some hard salami, mortadella and sliced
provolone to go along with it (about half as much of the other meats
as the capicola).
> On Sep 14, 11:04 pm, Aussie <Aus...@home.upstairs.in.brissie.aus>
> wrote:
>> " Bigbazza" <bigbaz...@lotsofspam.net> wrote innews:8fapqsFkkiU1@mid.i
> ndividual.net:
>>
>> > From the manufacturers Web Site.......
>>
>> > .Made from a seasoned pork neck, the coppa is dry cured in salt and
>> > firmed through strict temperature control. Best served thinly sliced.
>> > Natural Chilli is added to hot Coppa.
>>
>> > I bought a 550g piece of this yesterday, it was 'Marked down' in price,
>> > due to it's approaching 'use by date'....... It say's that it must be
>> > consumed within 4 days of opening!
>>
>> > That is all I know of it!
>>
>> > Any suggestions as to how to use it?... Can it be eaten (as it is) in a
>> > 'cured' only state as bought, or must (or can) it be cooked and
>> > incorporated in some cooking?
>>
>> Gidday Baz,
>>
>> I've bought this before as well, just to see what it's like. It can be
>> eaten as is in sandwiches, or used on pizzas, or (as I did) wrapped aroun
> d
>> some chicken and baked.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capicola
>>
>> http://www.marianofoods.com/cart/meat/specialty/coppa-1-5-lb/prod_13....
>>
>
> Use it as you would deli Ham. It's frequently included in "Italian
> Combo" sandwiches here in the U.S.
> But a bigger question is, why would you buy something (no matter how
> inexpensive) if you didn't know what to do with it or how to eat it?
Life is an adventure, and good on Barry for buying something 'off the cuff'
and trying it!!
> Especially that large a quantity.... that's a lot of meat to eat in a
> 4 day period.
"Use within 4 days of opening" is an 'arse covering' statement.
I had my Coppa in the fridge (after opening) for about 2 weeks, and we
haven't died!!
> Capicola is very rich and you really can't eat a lot of
> it at one time. You might need to invite people over for "Italian
> Sandwich Night" and buy some hard salami, mortadella and sliced
> provolone to go along with it (about half as much of the other meats
> as the capicola).
>
Or, he can get it sliced, and freeze it.
It has been dry cured in salt, so use-by and best-by dates are rather hit and
miss.
> In article <8fapqs...@mid.individual.net>,
> " Bigbazza" <bigb...@lotsofspam.net> wrote:
>
>> From the manufacturers Web Site.......
>>
>> .Made from a seasoned pork neck, the coppa is dry cured in salt and
>> firmed through strict temperature control. Best served thinly sliced.
>> Natural Chilli is added to hot Coppa.
>>
>> I bought a 550g piece of this yesterday, it was 'Marked down' in price,
>> due to it's approaching 'use by date'....... It say's that it must be
>> consumed within 4 days of opening!
>>
>> That is all I know of it!
>>
>> Any suggestions as to how to use it?... Can it be eaten (as it is) in a
>> 'cured' only state as bought, or must (or can) it be cooked and
>> incorporated in some cooking?
>
> I buy very thinly sliced capicola from an Italian deli and use it in
> sandwiches. FWIW. I can't imagine heating or cooking it ã not the
> stuff I buy, anyway.
>
(A direct reference to my post, no doubt.... good to see you taking
note!!)
If you have an abundance, as Barry does, you can afford to experiment,
rather than just be a dried up old stick in the mud and only do what is
commonly done with it.
Think outside the square, woman!!
Adventurous is asking the guy in the deli for a taste before investing
in half a kilo (more than a pound) of something you've no clue how to
eat, or maybe buying a few slices to see if you like it. Whatever.
DIfferent strokes for different folks.
>> Especially that large a quantity.... that's a lot of meat to eat in a
>> 4 day period.
> "Use within 4 days of opening" is an 'arse covering' statement.
>
> I had my Coppa in the fridge (after opening) for about 2 weeks, and we
> haven't died!!
In Italy it's not unusual to buy a whole coppa and keep it in the fridge,
wrapped in a wet towel at the cut end and film on the centre to the non-cut
end.
> It has been dry cured in salt, so use-by and best-by dates are rather
> hit and miss.
Exactly. "Four days" is something I still have to read on a coppa.
--
Vilco
And the Family Stone
> I buy very thinly sliced capicola from an Italian deli and use it in
> sandwiches. FWIW. I can't imagine heating or cooking it < not the
> stuff I buy, anyway.
In Italy both coppa and capocollo (or capicollo) are almost always served
room temp, and not cooked. Then some fantasy-poor chef wraps them around the
first thing he reaches for, like shrimp, and the result is a shrimp totally
overpowered by the strong taste of coppa, not minding coppa is even saltier
than prosciutto: or you just warm it up a very little, or it quckly gets too
salty.
They're both made for bread, as in a sandwich or in a dish of cold-cuts
served with bread.
Coppa can vary from very tough to quite soft, usually harder than a standard
Parma ham.
I cook it only when it's near the end, about one inch thick: then I grate it
as fine as I can, and use it as the salty and savoury part of a meat sauce.
Vilco, Is capicollo anything like sopresetta?
Lou
>
> I cook it only when it's near the end, about one inch thick: then I
> grate it as fine as I can, and use it as the salty and savoury part of a
> meat sauce.
I've used thin slices on pizza, and it was quite good.
>In article <5545d5f4-9787-4f58-a5f3-
>28ab9d...@k11g2000vbf.googlegroups.com>, catm...@optonline.net
>says...
>>
>> But a bigger question is, why would you buy something (no matter how
>> inexpensive) if you didn't know what to do with it or how to eat it?
>
> Because he likes to try new food? I've done that all my life, I'd
>guess many cooks do.
I do it too. That's how I learned about ramiro peppers. Did the same
with thing with fennel bulbs. I knew I liked the seeds so I bought a
bulb and researched it just like the OP is doing.
Lou
>> I cook it only when it's near the end, about one inch thick: then I
>> grate it as fine as I can, and use it as the salty and savoury part
>> of a meat sauce.
> Vilco, Is capicollo anything like sopresetta?
Soppressata is made of ground meat, while capicollo is made of a whole cut.
And sopressata tends to inherit a higher quantity of spices since they're
ground in it, and not just rubbed over a whole piece of meat.
>> I cook it only when it's near the end, about one inch thick: then I
>> grate it as fine as I can, and use it as the salty and savoury part
>> of a meat sauce.
> I've used thin slices on pizza, and it was quite good.
I sometimes do that, but I prefer to add the slices after the pizza gets out
of the oven, like many here do with prosciutto. I love a coppa and
gorgonzola sandwich :)
> Aussie wrote:
>
>>> I cook it only when it's near the end, about one inch thick: then I
>>> grate it as fine as I can, and use it as the salty and savoury part
>>> of a meat sauce.
>
>> I've used thin slices on pizza, and it was quite good.
>
> I sometimes do that, but I prefer to add the slices after the pizza gets
> out of the oven, like many here do with prosciutto.
I actually liked it after it had been heated/cooked a bit.
> I love a coppa and
> gorgonzola sandwich :)
Now *that* is mega rich!!
I don't think I could handle one of them.
>In article <5545d5f4-9787-4f58-a5f3-
>28ab9d...@k11g2000vbf.googlegroups.com>, catm...@optonline.net
>says...
>>
>> But a bigger question is, why would you buy something (no matter how
>> inexpensive) if you didn't know what to do with it or how to eat it?
>
> Because he likes to try new food? I've done that all my life, I'd
>guess many cooks do.
>
> Janet
I do that most every time I grocery shop.
Most folks buy all sorts of things they've never tried previously only
because it looks interesting and the price is right... this concept is
a major component of "Marketing".
A few days ago while buying cat provisions at Walmart I noticed a
display of 15 bean soup packets, the price looked right; $2.38/20 oz.
I bought two, I have two meaty ham bones saved in my freezer. I never
bought this product before but it looked interesting... I bought the
Cajun variety:
http://www.hurstbeans.com/products/2/cajun-15-bean-soup
What I have to laugh at is the package says: Yield approximately 3
quarts. Serves 14-16... LOL... to me 1 quart is 2 servings. That's
why I bought two packages, I intend to cook both together... bean soup
freezes well.
>On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:23:26 +0100, Janet <H...@invalid.net> wrote:
>
>>In article <5545d5f4-9787-4f58-a5f3-
>>28ab9d...@k11g2000vbf.googlegroups.com>, catm...@optonline.net
>>says...
>>>
>>> But a bigger question is, why would you buy something (no matter how
>>> inexpensive) if you didn't know what to do with it or how to eat it?
>>
>> Because he likes to try new food? I've done that all my life, I'd
>> guess many cooks do.
>
> I do it too. Did the same with thing with fennel bulbs.
> I knew I liked the seeds so I bought a bulb and researched
> it just like the OP is doing.
But did you taste it, did you like it... ya know, if you like Florence
fennel (finocchio) it means you have homosexual tendencies.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=finocchio
-
-
-
Btw, I meant to mention that fennel seeds are from a different plant
than the fennel bulb plant. The fennel plant that produces culinary
fennel seed is highly invasive, do not plant it, you will rue the day
and your neighbors will kill you.
>In article <a5s196pbaanh9f9hq...@4ax.com>, Brooklyn1
>says...
> I like some gay men, does that count?
>
> Janet
Counts if you turn them straight! hehe
Lou, Lou, Lou. Are you not familiar with Fontano's Deli (Polk Street,
just west of UIC)? I've been eating their Italian Special subs for
almost 40 years: Capicolla, Provolone, and something called
Proscuttini, served with lettuce, tomato, and hot or mild giardiniera.
They have other locations now, including Hinsdale and Naperville.
> But a bigger question is, why would you buy something (no matter how
> inexpensive) if you didn't know what to do with it or how to eat it?
Howzabout to learn "what to do with it or how to eat it". DUH.
nb
> Any suggestions as to how to use it?... Can it be eaten (as it is) in a
> 'cured' only state as bought, or must (or can) it be cooked and incorporated
> in some cooking?
It is usually eaten more or less "as is", but there is an interesting -
and simple enough, given the necessary ingredients - Piedmontese dish
with pork offal and coppa, in case you are interested. The dish is
called "prustinega" and the recipe is from the second Accademia Italiana
della Cucina compilation (Il Riccetario) at
<http://www.accademiaitalianacucina.it/ricetta.php?id=1343>,
which I translated on the fly (i.e. probably badly):
Prustinega
Pork offal: A pound of lungs/lights, 150 g liver, 200 g heart, 300 g
coppa, a kidney (cleaned/rinsed), a carrot, an onion, two stalks of
celery, four bay leaves, a few juniper berries, half a liter of red
wine, meat broth, 150 g butter
Make a soffritto (i.e. sauté finely diced/chopped celery, carrot, onion
and herbs/spices); dice all innards, brown the lungs/lights separately
and deglaze with red wine. In a separate pan, cook all the other
innards and add to the lung/lights after half an hour cooking, add beef
broth to cover and cook for another hour until the sauce has
blended/thickened. Serve with boiled potatoes and homemade crostoni
(thick slices of toasted bread/croutons).
Victor
Thanks Vilco. I make a salad that has soppresetta in it but it looks
like capicollo might be softer. I'll get some and see.
Thanks,
Lou
I've been there but it's been a long time. I don't get those meats
often enough to remember details. Valli is our favorite store so I'll
get some and try it. It seems it might be better in a pasta salad I
make. Sometimes I see it on sale. I just looked and no luck but they
have Deitz & Watson pepperoni for $2.79 a pound. I see a new batch of
pizzas in the near future.
Lou
Foist yoose gots to spell it correctly... sopressata is a type of
fermented salami: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopressata
but, but, but......don't we know everything already and are just here
for chest pounding?
Lou
Hi, Peter.....I never did get around to meeting you on one of my Brisbane
visits to my Kids and Grandkids.....We must get together for a good cold
beer sometime, Mate... :-)
I thought it may be something I could wrap around a piece of Chicken Breast
or at a later stage of cooking, around a chicken thigh (Skin on)
--
Bigbazza (Barry) Oz
"Happiness is never an accident. It is the prize we get when we choose
wisely from life's great stores"
> But a bigger question is, why would you buy something (no matter how
> inexpensive) if you didn't know what to do with it or how to eat it?
> Especially that large a quantity.... that's a lot of meat to eat in a
> 4 day period.
I have never eaten it before, and I like to experiment on new foods,
especially when I can buy it so cheap...... I may end up throwing some of it
away in the end, but probably not though......And I could also freeze what
is left as well, Sheryl
I had the idea that I might use some to wrap around some chicken and cook
it.....
I must try it on some fresh bread and see what it is like... :-)
Thanks for the info on how I could use it...
--
Bigbazza (Barry) Oz
"Happiness is never an accident. It is the prize we get when we choose
wisely from life's great stores"
Capicola is very rich and you really can't eat a lot of
Precisely, Janet....I like to try new things, especially if they are a cheap
purchase like this was.... Buying it 'marked down' is a good way to try out
something to see if you like it...
I am going to try that tomorrow, Barb..... I also must see then, when I open
it, to decide as to how I might use the rest up...
Points well taken, Vilco.....After trying it, I also may find it too
salty..... I wouldn't wrap anything around prawns when I cooked them, as it
would over power the delicate flavour of the prawns...
Would the flavour stand out if put on a pizza topping....as it could be a
lost flavour unless it was a strong taste?
Also, would you put it on the pizza before cooking it, or added on after,
Peter?
I don't know how I would go with a dish like this, Victor.....I like offal,
but a whole dish made up of all that, I don't know....It would be
interesting though.....
The Liver, and the Kidneys, I could probably buy, but the heart and the
lung, I would not be able to buy here in at the butchers, I'm sure....BUT,
it does look interesting :-)
>
>"Aussie" <Aus...@home.upstairs.in.brissie.aus> wrote in message
>news:Xns9DF4F389F4F31P...@61.9.134.55...
>> "ViLco" <vill...@tin.spam> wrote in
>> news:i6qhg1$2qb$1...@news.eternal-september.org:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> I cook it only when it's near the end, about one inch thick: then I
>>> grate it as fine as I can, and use it as the salty and savoury part of a
>>> meat sauce.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've used thin slices on pizza, and it was quite good.
The meat itself hasn't much flavor, it's like eating unsmoked ham
(prociutto) eaten mostly for the texture and saltiness. The only real
difference from prociutto is the hot pepper... you can accomplish the
same thing for a lot less money by sprinkling your pizza with hot
pepper flakes. Capocollo (and prociutto) is not meant to be cooked,
it's too dry and will only become tough... this the reason that
pizzarias don't offer ham as a topping.
>Would the flavour stand out if put on a pizza topping....as it could be a
>lost flavour unless it was a strong taste?
The main flavor is hot pepper... pepperoni is a much better choice.
>Also, would you put it on the pizza before cooking it, or added on after,
>Peter?
Either would be a big waste of money... not to mention TIAD... yoose
have the palate of a starving junkyard dog, you'd eat your own shit
and go Mmmmm....
> Precisely, Janet....I like to try new things, especially if they are
> a cheap purchase like this was.... Buying it 'marked down' is a good
> way to try out something to see if you like it...
There's a great deli near me that makes terrific sandwiches. They
offer capicola either regular or spicy. Either way, it brings a lot to
a sandwich ... I have some in my refrigerator as we speak. Hmmm,
I think a couple of slices will be my breakfast today.
nancy
> I must try it on some fresh bread and see what it is like... :-)
>
Do people eat Italian sandwiches in Oz (sliced cured meats and cheeses
on a baguette, with lettuce, tomato, and perhaps sliced sweet onion
and/or pepperoncini, the bread perhaps being drizzled with olive oil)?
They are very common in the US under the names submarine sandwich,
hero, hoagie, grinder, etc.
>
> > it at one time. You might need to invite people over for "Italian
> > Sandwich Night" and buy some hard salami, mortadella and sliced
> > provolone to go along with it (about half as much of the other meats
> > as the capicola).
This is a good suggestion though I don't care much for mortadella. Can
you slice it fairly thin, or is it sliced already?
gosh, those homos are *everywhere*, aren't they sheldon?
<http://www.theonion.com/articles/why-do-all-these-homosexuals-keep-sucking-my-cock,10861/>
blake
Whats your address peter? I can send some Coppa that will prove you wrong.
--
Bar
All deli sliced meats should be used within 3 days... in fact for best
quality they should be consumed the same day. Deli sliced meats
deteriorate rapidly, deli slicers are typically unsanitary and with
all that exposed surface area toxin producing bacteria have a field
day... factory packaged sliced meats should be consumed by "best used
by date" and/or within 3-4 days after opening... this is Food 101.
Thanks, Sheldon....I haven't actually yet opened it as planned.... This is
due to having a newsgroup lady in Australia for the last few days.......A
Lady from Los A, and in some Seniors groups.....I have just gotten back to
my groups again tonight, in between cooking the evening meal and popping in
to my computer.........
I get your point about eating it raw (or should I say 'cured'....:-)