Ham Sticks

OU812 · August 29, 2011, 03:30:00 PM

Yep thats what they are..........Ham.

Took a pork butt and deboned then cut in slab about 3/4" thick.

Then sliced them slabs so they will fit the trough of my stuffer.

Dumped them in my birne bucket.

Mixed a simple cure, 2/3 cup TQ and 1 cup brown sugar.

Dumped the cure/sugar in and mixed.

4 hr later rinse and then rinse again, put in a strainer (the strainer is sittin on 4 shot glasses) and back in the bucket then in the fridge to drip a wile.

Mix 1 cup water with 1/2 cut honey, grind the meat, add the water/honey and grind again.

Ready for the fun part.

All done and ready to cut to length.

Ready for the smoker.

What was left in the stuffer made a couple patties.

Will try to get the money shot tonight, Taby came home and I got busy doin other stuff. ;D

NePaSmoKer · August 29, 2011, 04:33:08 PM

Curt

Thems going to be good.

pensrock · August 29, 2011, 04:55:53 PM

i would think them patties will be like a nj pork roll. should be some good eating,
now if you can do an egg stick you can take your breakfast with you, ;) ;D

SiFumar · August 29, 2011, 05:49:15 PM

Watching this one

muebe · August 29, 2011, 05:55:35 PM

Those should be like meat candy when done :D

hal4uk · August 29, 2011, 07:12:48 PM

Lookin good so far...
But, what's a "shot glass"? :o

bundy · August 29, 2011, 07:38:04 PM

Can't wait to see this un!

KyNola · August 29, 2011, 08:38:46 PM

I like the rack stack Curt. Looks somewhat like mine.

SoCalBuilder · August 30, 2011, 07:35:02 AM

Ham and sticks? Can't get any better than that. Looking forward to the finale :D

OU812 · August 30, 2011, 07:51:24 AM

The money shot. ;D

Gooood stuff!

Gonna make a batch with a whole lotta black pepper next. :o

muebe · August 30, 2011, 07:56:22 AM

Nice color on those sticks. :)

Did they have a sweet taste?

OU812 · August 30, 2011, 07:59:57 AM

Not too sweet,,,,,,tastes just like Hickory smoked ham.

I make a ham loaf with this same recipe,,,,,,,,,,,makes a great sammie.

cobra6223 · August 30, 2011, 09:21:12 AM

I was gonna ask you for the recipe but man a set of those racks would be cool as I still use a stick between the cupboard doors !! ;D Hey it work's. Very nice looking sticks Curt, I can buy ham sticks around here and they are good so the home made version must be great !! I also can't believe you turned shot glasses upside down, isn't that sacrilegious ? Thanks for sharing Curt .
PS
is that whole recipe in your post? Couldn't resist they look so dang good.

Tim

OU812 · August 30, 2011, 10:03:23 AM

Tim

10 lb pork butt
1 cup dark brown sugar
2/3 cup Morton TQ
1 cup watter
1/2 cup honey

Slice the pork into strips 3/4" x 1 1/2"
Mix TQ with sugar then mix with the meat
Place in the fridge for at least 4 hr, mix every hr
Rince under cold running water then rince again
Place in a strainer and put back in the fridge to drip
Grind, add the honey water mix, grind again, stuff and cook

1 hr smoker set at 110 F no smoke
1 hr @ 120 F start 3 hr smoke
1 hr @ 130 F
1 hr @ 140 F
1 hr @ 150 F
1 hr @ 160 F
Finish @ 170 F

After the smoke, rotate racks every hr front to back and bottom rack to top, the rack above the bottom one goes down to the bottom and all the other racks go down one, then the bottom rack goes on top.

Hope that made sence. ;D

SoCalBuilder · August 30, 2011, 10:15:09 AM

Thanks for including the recipe and cook/smoke sequence. This is where the PID really comes in handy, but I sense a problem with the way I have mine set up. I have the OBS and I opted to let the PID just control the smoker itself and let the SG stand alone. The lower temps could be a problem as I think my smoke generator will generate more heat than that. A few more brain cells just kicked in and I suppose I could use the cold smoke method. Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance
Randy

Ham Sticks

NePaSmoKer