Italian cuisine is an example of versatility and adaptive nature according to different regions. Currently, pizza and pasta have become globally popular and people are customizing them according to their native culture. Still, the authenticity of Italian style cooking is incomparable whether it is about bakery or meat products. Even in cold cuts, they have attained so much perfection that you can try numerous recipes in restaurants or at home also. If you manage to arrange Italian cold cuts at home, the rest of the recipe ingredients are very easy to find. If you are a salami lover or want to try something different than conventional techniques of meat cooking, we will help with these savory recipes. Scroll down to explore which one would be convenient to cook in your kitchen.
Crispy salami pinwheels
Most of us just deep fry salamis and eat them with our favorite sauce but they can also serve various other purposes of your search for new recipes. In this lockdown period, we need recipes that require minimum possible ingredients. This recipe of pinwheels just requires two ingredients and a few steps for completion.
Ingredients
- Frozen puff pastries (17.5 ounces)
- Thinly sliced Italian dry salami (6 Ounce)
Directions to prepare
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread some flour on its surface.
- Roll out the puffed pastries and spread Italian dry salami slices on them leaving one inch border.
- Rollback the puffed pastry tightly and tie with thread from both sides. Slice down this role in ¼ inch thick pieces and place on the baking sheet.
- Preheat your oven to 190 degree Celsius and bake digitalised rolls for around 15 minutes until the term light brown.
Your crispy pinwheels are ready to serve hot. For a better flavor fusion, you can also spread your favorite sauce on the salami while rolling the pastries.
Asparagus wrapped with Prosciutto
Looking for something healthy, delicious and cooks faster? What could be better than asparagus wrapped with Prosciutto? We will tell you how to prepare Italian cold cuts prosciutto with minimum possible ingredients.
Ingredients
- Softened Neufchatel cheese (8 Ounces)
- Trimmed fresh asparagus (12 spears)
- Italian cold cut Prosciutto ( Half pound)
Directions to prepare
Total time:- 30 minutes
Total servings:- 4
Approximate calories:- 290
- Spread Neufchatel cheese over prosciutto slices evenly. Take 2-3 asparagus spears and wrap these slices.
- Take a baking sheet and spread all wrapped asparagus spears evenly.
- Preheat your oven to 230 degrees Celsius and break them for around 15 minutes.
- When the asparagus turns tender, take them out of the oven and serve hot.
Different types of cold cuts available in the market
- Whole cuts
- Sectioned meat products
- Processed meat products
The whole cuts are among the most expensive cold cuts because they retain original meet properties along with the infusion of salt and spices. Sectioned meat products are restructured by extracting meat protein and adding non-meat protein. The main purpose of adding non meat additives is to make it more pliable and soft to mold into various shapes. The last variant of Italian cold cuts is processed meat. The most common example of processed meat is sausage. Both emulsion and non-emulsion processes are implemented to process these meat products.
It would be great if you manage to find whole cuts for preparing these recipes because they are not processed with artificial emulsifiers and non-meat proteins. An Italian food online store can supply cold cuts at your doorsteps if not available in the market.
