I sent sausages and jellies to the relatives again this year for Christmas and my mother-in-law responded as to how much she liked the beef sticks. So...to keep her happy, I made another batch. I follow the recipe posted by SAM3 in Feb.'12.
The spices w/ a little extra cayenne.
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6 lbs. ground beef (not a bad price!) plus the spices and cure.
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Stuffed into 19mm LEM smoked edible mahogany casings. I tie them so they don't "poop" in the smoker.
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After 3 hrs. pecan smoke and gradually raising the temp. until an IT of 153 F.
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Bloomed for two hours, then paper bagged in the frig overnight. Cut and ready to vac seal in resealable bags.
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Ended up pretty nice.
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Ain't a dang thing wrong with that!
MIL is a lucky Lady to get those.
A whole lot more than my MIL would get ::)
Looking good!
What lumpy said ::)
Them sticks would go to my FIL though,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but he passed a week ago today :(
Whelp guess Im gonna have to keep them,,,,,,,,OH wait,,,,,,they aint mine :o
Lookin at your counter top I thought I was lookin at my work space, the outlets are even in the same spots ;D
them good looking sticks
Nice looking sticks. Where did you get your resealable bags? Do they work with a foodsaver type vac sealer?
I get the zipper bags from WestonProducts.com. where I got my sealer. Should work with a foodsaver.
Nice job Ragweed, thanks for sharing!!
Nice work on the sticks
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Nice work on the sticks but I must confess, If they were for my mother in law, I may have left out the cure, Just sayin!!
Nice looking sticks
I found those resealable bags here: http://www.bonton.com/shop/home/kitchen/small-appliances/essential-appliances/vacmaster-pint-zipper-storage-bags-6-x-10_480481.html?ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=480481 (http://www.bonton.com/shop/home/kitchen/small-appliances/essential-appliances/vacmaster-pint-zipper-storage-bags-6-x-10_480481.html?ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=480481) and here :http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/61281-vacmaster-vacuum-packaging-pint-zipperbags-set-of-50.html (http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/1/1/61281-vacmaster-vacuum-packaging-pint-zipperbags-set-of-50.html) . Looks like $15 for 50. It says it works on all vaccum sealers. I have not personally tried them, but plan to. Just thought I would share what I found.
Quote from: OU812 on March 05, 2013, 05:37:42 PM
What lumpy said ::)
Them sticks would go to my FIL though,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but he passed a week ago today :(
Whelp guess Im gonna have to keep them,,,,,,,,OH wait,,,,,,they aint mine :o
Lookin at your counter top I thought I was lookin at my work space, the outlets are even in the same spots ;D
Sorry to hear about your family's loss.....Give our best to your wife during her difficult time.