Venison Lanjaeger

[NePaSmoKer]

You can use any game meat, OLD beef or pork or a combo of each.


This is for 5 lbs and very easy. You will need some sort of humidity.

4 lbs venison
1 lb pork fat or 73/27 ground beef. Store bought GB is perfect
3 T kosher salt
1 level tsp cure #1
2 T dextrose
1 t garlic powder
1 tsp caraway seed
1 t ground coriander
2 T black pepper
2 t allspice
1/2 t celery seed
1/4 t f-rm-52 or------2 T s-spx starter culture. I used f-rm-52
3/4 cup distilled water
hog casings

Note for the cultures.

If using the 1/4 t f-rm-52 dissolve this in 1/4 cup distilled water for 15 mins.
If using the t-spx do the same but for 20 mins. Which ever one you use add this to the meat last and mix in.

Here is my ingredients.




I mixed all the dry (except cure and f-rm-52) together and put in a shaker. The cure i dissolved into 1/4 cup distilled water and added this 1st while mixing. Then i mixed in all the dry. The last 1 min of mixing i added the f-rm-52. Mix for another min being carefull not to heat the meat and start to melt the old cow fat  ;D


Ready to stuff.


After stuffing use a pin or sausage poker to remove any air pockets.



You will need to ferment the LJ. Im hanging in my cure fridge at between 80-90* and humidity at 70% for 24 hours and no longer than 48.


No i didnt fix my fridge yet, just using it for the fermentation and r/h



If you dont have a humidifier you can use a spray bottle to keep them moist. Spray every 6-12 hours.
You can hang these in your house to ferment in a dark place with humidity.

After fermenting you will smoke these with a temp of 150 for 3 hours. After smoking you need to place in your fridge for no less than 2 weeks with 80% r/h if possible.


Have fun should you make these.

[NePaSmoKer]

Fermented for 27 hours. Now some smoke time for 3 hours.

[Tenpoint5]

Looks like I will just have to depend on a friend to send me samples every now and then!!

[SamuelG]

Those look great!

My fermenting and drying fridge is also out not working.... Looking for a replacement.

[NePaSmoKer]

I have the VLJ hanging in my other fridge until i can work on the other.

This was a few days ago.



Today. Got a few weeks yet.

[Keymaster]

Looking Good!!!

[ACW3]

Looks like I will just have to depend on a friend to send me samples every now and then!!

I couldn't have said it better myself!!!

Art

[slowpoke]

Lookin real good.

[NePaSmoKer]

The LJ just starting to loose some green weight and darken.



Still got more hang time.

[Kahunas]

I am jealous. I love Lanjaeger and being in Iowa, can't find it. Only get it when I make a road trip to Wisconsin.

[NePaSmoKer]

Like Don its just hard to wait sometimes.

Here is the VLJ this afternoon.



Cutting i can feel, taste that the VLJ needs about a week yet to hang.

[Keymaster]

Looks good and peppery Rick!!! Nice job!!

[SiFumar]

Very nice!

[devo]

Yes sir Rick those look real good. Next on the list, dang that list is getting long  :o

[SamuelG]

Those look perfect! Enjou