Best of Cleveland 2014: Tasso Ham
Sep. 21, 2014 | 4:00 AM
Tasso Ham
Pigs might seem lazy, but ask Melissa Khoury and she'll say they're actually workhorses. "They're a magical animal," says the co-owner of Saucisson, an artisan cured-meat and sausage company. "Hogs are raised solely for their meat. They give us nothing else. That being said, you can turn 99 percent of the beast into amazing things." One of those delectable discoveries is Saucisson's tasso ham ($10 per pound), a Cajun-influenced delicacy. "Tasso ham doesn't go through the whole brining process that a traditional ham would go through," she says. Instead a pork loin - what Khoury uses in place of the standard shoulder butt - gets a one-day spice dry rub before smoking it for 12 hours. Use the peppery, tender meat in a variety of dishes such as red beans and rice or eggs Benedict - or to amp up your grilled cheese like Khoury does. "You buy a 1-pound piece and you can make it into 10 different things," she says. 330-242-9839, saucissoncleveland.com
Food
Breakfast Sushi
Wings
Popsicles
Tasting Menu
Breakfast Spot
Fried Plantains
Best of the Best: Cheese
Mexican Pierogi
Tasso Ham
Liquid-nitrogen Ice Cream
Lobster Nachos
Bento Box
Food Truck with a Conscience
Alcohol-infused Truffles
Mobile Cooking School
Stromboli
Burger Comeback
Craft Beer Doughnuts
Calamari Fries
Corn Dogs
Riverfront Restaurant
Best of the Best: Pickles
Extreme Pizza
Kraut
Oddities
Shopping
Entertainment
Drink
Readers' Picks
Trending
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
-
5
