The invention provides a preparation method of ham with a
tea leaf flavor. The method sequentially comprises the working procedures of
cutting and shaping,
salting and
pickling, stacking, turning and pressing, washing, airing and shaping, hanging and
air drying, and
fermentation management. During
salting and
pickling, a tea-salt mixture is used for replacing pure table salt, the mixture is prepared by
steaming alpine
green tea and clear water according to the
mass ratio of 1: 5-1: 8 at 95-100 DEG C for 20-30 minutes to obtain an extract and then mixing the extract with table salt, the
pickling is performed by manual
rubbing for the first time and manual
rubbing for the second time, and the follow-up process strictly follows the parameters of the traditional non-perpetual process; according to the tea-flavored ham prepared by the preparation method disclosed by the invention, on the basis of perfectly keeping the salty, fresh and mellow base taste of the traditional ham, the unique fresh and elegant fragrance of the high-mountain
green tea is successfully fused, and a compound
flavor profile of'salty, fresh and mellow base taste + tea fragrance level 'with rich and coordinated levels is formed; the pains that traditional hams are single in
flavor and serious in homogenization are effectively solved, and the product is endowed with unique market identification degree and taste memory points.