I decided to do the Nepas 80/20 Ground Beef with no pork for my pepperoni today. Awhile back I asked Nepas what seasonings I would need to turn my Lem snack stix mix into Lem pepperoni mix and he told me to use Fennel and Anise seeds. I added a tsp of fennel and about 3/4 of a tsp of anise to the five pound mix. I also added 1 TB of smoked paprika. I mixed all the meat, seasonings and cure up and stuffed it into 21 MM collagen casings and now it will get 2 hours of hickory smoke and some heat. Should be done in about six hours or so..... My smokers starting to lose its shiny inside ;D
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looking mighty fine.
Be sure and add pucks and a water pan. ;D
I cant wait to see the finished product
MMMMMMMM
I can smell em smokin ;D
Total of eight hours in the Bradley, gave them a cool soak in very cold tap water and hung in the garage for an hour and a half. Cut and bagged them and had to try a piece , frigging amazing, they taste just like pepperoni,Thanks Nepas!! while the stix were smokin I had a Pot roast cookin in the oven, not sure which was better ;D
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Ok, I think I have had enough meat for one weekend ;D
Bravo key them look Killer good my friend
I like them both!
that nepas dude is a pretty fart smeller.....err i mean smart feller :D :D
They look pretty good, Is that a Michelada I see in the background? I've never had the canned version, check this out http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=15705.0 , I make about 3 of these a week
Nice looking stixs. Next time you make them or if you make Italian sausage you might want to try and roast the fennel seeds. I roast mine in a small skillet until they get a nice brown color then I grind them up into a powder. I think it brings out more of a flavor to them but that is my taste :)
Those look dang good.
Quote from: carnie1 on December 19, 2010, 08:20:31 PM
They look pretty good, Is that a Michelada I see in the background? I've never had the canned version, check this out http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=15705.0 , I make about 3 of these a week
Thanks Carnie, Yep,thats a Budlight Chelada Pounder, I get them at walmart in a 4 pack for $5.69. A little spendy, yours look good too!
Quote from: Sailor on December 19, 2010, 08:28:18 PM
Nice looking stixs. Next time you make them or if you make Italian sausage you might want to try and roast the fennel seeds. I roast mine in a small skillet until they get a nice brown color then I grind them up into a powder. I think it brings out more of a flavor to them but that is my taste :)
Good idea sailor, I'm not real spice smart, before I took up this sausage hobby, salt and pepper was all I needed ;D I will definately try that next time.
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Quote from: carnie1 on December 19, 2010, 08:20:31 PM
They look pretty good, Is that a Michelada I see in the background? I've never had the canned version, check this out http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=15705.0 , I make about 3 of these a week
Thanks Carnie, Yep,thats a Budlight Chelada Pounder, I get them at walmart in a 4 pack for $5.69. A little spendy, yours look good too!
You can make your own, lots of recipes out there, just tweak it to your liking, I sometimes use bloody may mix in place of clamato, prolly cheaper too
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10662-michelada
http://mexicanfood.about.com/od/bebidasdrinks/r/michelada.htm
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Michelada