Chicken Tasso?
Where I live I’ve only been able to find one butcher shop that sells Tasso ham and I think they know they’re the only one because it feels crazy expensive like $6-8 for a small 4oz hunk. I’ve recently been gifted an old deep freeze and I have a smoker so I’m going to try chunking up a pork butt and making my own to vacuum seal and freeze for the Monday red beans and rice. But here’s the thing. My partner absolutely adores Cajun food but she’s got what seems to be a mild case of Alpha Gal syndrome and gets pretty bad stomach aches from any mammal products. I’ve made my red beans with smoked turkey legs before and it’s pretty good but I’d love to take a whack at curing some chicken thighs as a poultry alternative to Tasso. I’ve seen a few sites where I can order chicken Tasso, but can’t seem to find any recipes or other considerations when curing poultry. Has anyone here tried this? Would love to hear of any results or pointers!