Kielbasa Kind of

[devo]

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


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.

We will pick up on this tomorrow.

[300saum]

Lookin Good :D

[devo]

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.

[OU812]

Lookin gooood!

That cheese N ham should make then taste great.

[viper125]

Im hungry! Looking good!

[SiFumar]

Can't wait until you cut into them!

[lumpy]

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.

[devo]

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
     

[devo]

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.

[pikeman_95]

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

[Sam3]

They look great and thanks for posting the recipe. I am going to give it a try.

[viper125]

Nice Job! Think i'll pull some out for supper. You got me hungry!

[OU812]

The money shot looks gooood.

When addin cheese I add 10% cheese to the weight of the meat,,,,,just sayin.  ;D

[micman]

Wow those are just awesome looking, I love jalapenos, so I can only drool about how good they're gonna taste.

mick

[devo]

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