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Pepperettes and Kielbasa

PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:01 am
by Big Guy
Grinding up some pork this morning 08:30

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The beast

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the spice mix

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mixing

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stuffing the Kielbasa

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linking the pepperettes to the same lengths

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into the smoker 14:00

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smoking finished 21:00

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The Kielbasa will get smoked tomorrow

The recipes

“Cactus Gap Kielbasa”


12 lbs. pork butt
1 tsp. liquid smoke in 12 oz.of water
2 tsp cure #1
5 garlic cloves (crushed)
5 Tbs. kosher salt
2 Tbs. Corn syrup solids
1-1/2 Tbs. freshly ground black pepper
1-1/2 tsp. marjoram
2 tsp. dried-rubbed summer savory
2 Tbs. sweet Hungarian paprika
1 tsp special meat binder
½ cup milk powder

Grind the pork using a 3/16" plate, . Mix all the ingredients well into the sausage until a meat paste is formed. Stuff the sausage into 52 mm soaked fiberous casings smoke with maple wood start at 130 F for 2hrs then raise the smoker to 170 and smoke to an internal of 152 F


Pepperetts


8 Lbs. Pork shoulder
7 Lbs. Venison
6 Tbs. Salt
4 Tbs. Paprika
1 Tbs. Chile powder
1.5 Tbs. Cayenne pepper
1 Tbs. Crushed red Chile flakes
1.5 Tbs. Black pepper
1 Tbs. White pepper
1 Tbs. Prague powder #1
1 Tbs. Mace
1 Tbs. super binder
1.5 Tbs. Sugar
3 Tbs. Ground Mustard
3 Tbs. Ground Coriander
6 Tbs. Milk powder
1 1/2 cups Fermento
15 oz.cold water

Grind meats through a fine plate, re grind to mix. Add spices and water, mix well.. Stuff into 22mm collagen casings. Link into 10 “ lengths. Hang in smoker and dry for about 1 hr. at 130 F, apply a heavy smoke for about 3 hrs @150 F. Increase smoker to 175 F and smoke to 150 internal. Allow to cool. Then hang to dry to desired texture..

PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:22 am
by DanMcG
Thanks for the recipe's Big Guy, they both sound good.
What is super binder?

PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:32 am
by Big Guy
Super binder is "special meat binder" from the sausage maker.com its a phosphate based binder. Makes for nice plump juicy sausage.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:54 am
by bigbob_ftw
what did you use in your smoker to hang those from? My smoker is very similar. Great looking sausage!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:21 pm
by Big Guy
bigbob_ftw wrote:what did you use in your smoker to hang those from? My smoker is very similar. Great looking sausage!


1/2 " Hard wood dowels. Over the years they get blackened by the smoke.

PostPosted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:46 am
by Big Guy
Kielbasa going in the smoker this morning

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all done and ready to package

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