World Flavors Cookbook

Njeguški Pršut

Montenegro's most prized delicacy—a whole pork leg salted with sea salt, cold-smoked over beech wood for months, and air-dried in the unique mountain-sea air of the village of Njeguši.

Cuisine: Montenegro

Ingredients

• Whole pork leg
• Sea salt
• Beech wood (for smoking)
• Herbs (optional)

Instructions

1. Salt cure the pork leg for several weeks.
2. Cold smoke for several months over beech wood.
3. Air-dry in the unique mountain air of Njeguši.
4. Slice paper-thin and serve with local cheese and bread.