Tex Mex Snack Sticks

[NePaSmoKer]

Here is another from my recipes

For 10 pounds of sticks.

8 lbs lean beef
1 lb pork butt
1 lb beef fat or add another pound of pork butt
5 Tbs non iodized salt
2 level tsp cure #1
4 Tbs dextrose
2 Tbs chili powder (Try to use chili powder that has cumin in it)
3 Tbs cayenne
2 Tbs black pepper (opt)
2 Tbs spanish paprika (opt)
2 tsp granulated garlic
1 tsp allspice
1 cup non fat dry milk
1 cup chilled distilled water
17 to 19mm collagen casings or for larger sticks use 26mm collagen.

Grind meat through med plate 1 time. Mix all dry with the water add to meat and mix well. Regrind through med plate and stuff into casings. Let stuffed casings sit at room temp for 1.5 hours. Hang or cut sticks to fit on racks. Apply heat 130* for 1 hour or until casing feel tacky. Raise temp to 150* and add smoke. Hickory, mesquite or pecan works good here, Apply 2 hours of smoke vent 1/2 open. Raise temp to 170* and apply 2 hours 40 mins of smoke, vent 1/2 open. Keep heat constant at 170* until the IT os sticks are at 152-155*

NOTE: If you want a more tang to the sticks add 1 1/2 Tbs of ECA to the meat after it has been through the 2nd grind. Mix the ECA in by hand.

ECA= Encapsulated Citric Acid

When sticks are at temp leave in smoker, crack the door and let the sticks cool. They will get wrinkly but thats what makes em stand out.

nepas

[FLBentRider]

Folks, the NePas keeps hitting them out of the ballpark!

[Smokin Soon]

That sounds really good. I am looking at some recipes for sticks to take to work. I have a few non pork eaters and was wondering how to adjust the recipe for an all beef stick? Not so lean on the beef? Would it detract from the taste of the final product so much that it is not worth doing?

[deb415611]

Thanks Nepas!!

Going to try these

[OU812]

NePa
Now that sounds good
I have one question. Is that a total of 4hr 40 min smoke?

[NePaSmoKer]

NePa
Now that sounds good
I have one question. Is that a total of 4hr 40 min smoke?

Thats correct.

nepas

[OU812]

One more question

Would ground chuck be considered lean beef ?

[NePaSmoKer]

One more question

Would ground chuck be considered lean beef ?

Yes

like 90/10

nepas

[OU812]

One more question

Would ground chuck be considered lean beef ?

Yes

like 90/10

nepas

Sweet

I have everything at home, going to give it a shot. Have a road trip to Kansas next week and will be there all week for the daughters softball tourneys.

[Tenpoint5]

One more question

Would ground chuck be considered lean beef ?

Yes

like 90/10

nepas

Sweet

I have everything at home, going to give it a shot. Have a road trip to Kansas next week and will be there all week for the daughters softball tourneys.

Then you will surely need sumfin to snack on!!