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    Wild Hog Ham

    Wet brined cured for fourteen days in the same cure I use for bacon.

    6 tablespoons Morton's kosher salt
    6 tablespoons ground black pepper
    1.5 cups dark brown sugar
    2 cups dark Maple syrup (optional)
    3 cups distilled water
    2 1/2 teaspoons Prague Powder #1 (pink salt)
    Water added to cover ham in bag while curing.

    While I’m waiting on the ham to reach temperature, 165 at 250°, I’m glazing it after smoking for three hours.

    1/2 cup brown sugar
    1/2 cup maple syrup (real)
    2 tbl Dijon mustard
    3 tbl apple cider vinegar
    1/4 tsp cinnamon
    1/4 tsp allspice. (Didn’t have any cloves or I would have used that)

    First time doing a wild ham so let’s see how this comes out.




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    tag

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      #3
      In for final results. Gonna be good I bet. I cook a lot of wild pork but have never brined.

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        #4
        Well it came out pretty good after five hours on the pit. I expected it to be more salty but I put it in water overnight to draw some salt off so that may be why.
        I used mesquite, that’s all I have, so it was a strong smoke but if I had any fruit wood it would have been better I think.

        Pink all the way to the bone. Looks like ham and tastes like ham.




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          #5
          Nice! Looks great!

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            #6
            Looks good enough to eat.

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              #7
              That looks like it would make a great ham sammich. Nicely done GR. And thanks for sharing.

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                #8
                How big was the hog that donated that quarter?

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                  #9
                  That looks great.

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                    #10
                    Geoffrey save a sandwich for me...

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by bowtecmike View Post
                      How big was the hog that donated that quarter?

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                      I’m not exactly sure. That came from one of two hogs. One was 30-40 lbs and the other was 50ish? That ham weighed in at five pounds and some change.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Johnny Dangerr View Post
                        Geoffrey save a sandwich for me...
                        You best hightail it up to Weatherford then brother cause it ain’t gonna last too many days.

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                          #13
                          Looks good. Can you chew it?

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by oktx View Post
                            Looks good. Can you chew it?
                            It does have some grizzle in spots. More so than in a domestic hog but the majority of the thee meat is tender and flavorful.

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