I made Mikes Kielbasa many times and was getting kind of low so looked in the freezer and pulled out some beef and a frozen ham. I said hey this will work. So today after they thawed out I put them both through the grinder with the largest plate I had.
Mixed in my spices, this was from the last patch I did so I know it will work ;)
Ingredients: (Based on a 10 lb batch.)
5 lbs of Ham
5 lbs of beef
1.5 cups ice water
4 Tbs of Kosher Salt
1 Tbs of White Sugar
2 Tbs (heaping of Hi-Mountain) Cracked Pepper N Garlic Blend
3 tsp Powdered Garlic
2 tsp (heaping) Marjoram (rubbed)
2 tsp Cayenne
1.5 tsp Cure #1 (cut the cure back a bit because the ham is already cured)
1/4 Cup Mustard Seed
1/4 Cup Anise Seed course grind
1 Tsp All Spice
Added this to the mix this time
Cubed up some of my smoked Jalapeno Gouda. Should be interresting :o
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Had some hog casings in the fridge and thought these would be good to use this time around. Was going to make rings but I need practice twisting sausage so that's what I made. Used the Kirby cannon and cranked out four racks ready to be smoked. Was going to do them tonight but right now we have a snow storm happening so off to the fridge till tomorrow.
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We will pick up on this tomorrow.
Lookin Good :D
Got a late start this morning. Never got them in to the smoker till around 11AM. Right now the IT is 128-132*F. Used the thermal pen on most of them and they are all with in a few degrees of each other so the fan is doing its job ;)
If it was the summer time I would have pulled them by now and did a hot water bath but winter sucks for a turkey burner and watching them on the deck ::) so I will wait inside drinking my beverage of choice till they are done.
Will update down the road.
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Lookin gooood!
That cheese N ham should make then taste great.
Im hungry! Looking good!
Can't wait until you cut into them!
Looking good Devo.
Just a tip.....when you soak the casings before stuffing, add 1 tbsp vinegar for 1 hour. I have found that this gets rid of the white "veins" in the casings.
Look forward to the $$$ shot.
Cool thanks for the tip Lumpy
And for all you southern brothers out there that complain about wind and rain here's what we northerners have to put up with 9 months of the year. I got my gazebo all tarped in for the winter so I can smoke on the deck. Last year I had it in the garage but didn't;t like the fact that it was inside the garage so this is my setup this year. Maybe next year I will do something different.
This is a good night ;D
Condition:
Mostly Cloudy
Pressure:
29.54 inches
Tendency:
falling
Visibility:
15 miles
Temperature:
28.9?F
Dewpoint:
25.2?F
Humidity:
86 %
Wind:
WNW 2 mph
Wind Chill:
27
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After a night in the fridge I cut one up. Happy with the way they turned out. Maybe next time I would use more cheese as the one I cut up only had a couple of pieces in it.
Should be good on a BBQ this winter when I'm out ice fishing.
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Don they look just great. I would think they would be nice to just have in your pocket in a small zip lock bag to take a bite any time when out fishing.
KC
They look great and thanks for posting the recipe. I am going to give it a try.
Nice Job! Think i'll pull some out for supper. You got me hungry!
The money shot looks gooood.
When addin cheese I add 10% cheese to the weight of the meat,,,,,just sayin. ;D
Wow those are just awesome looking, I love jalapenos, so I can only drool about how good they're gonna taste.
mick
Quote from: OU812 on December 19, 2011, 02:41:20 PM
The money shot looks gooood.
When addin cheese I add 10% cheese to the weight of the meat,,,,,just sayin. ;D
Thanks for the tip OU812
They really do look good.