how much cure

[dtjim]

im getting ready to make some muebe nuggets but ive never used cure before. I have con yeager brand cure salt #813. The bottle says to use 4 oz for 100 lbs of meat. Im doing 5 lbs of nuggets. I came up with 1.2 teaspoons for 5 lbs of meat. Is that right???? The bottle says to " use this to replace prague powder # 1" is this the right stuff for doing jerky????

[classicrockgriller]

If that is cure #1 then it is 1ts per 5 lbs.

[dtjim]

ya it is cure #1 is ts a teaspoon, do i need to mix it with water im following this recipe for muebe nuggets



Yes it takes entire small bottle. About half the bottle for the marinade and a 1/4 cup of water/cure #1 solution. And then the other half for re-applying the marinade for the finish.

I have been adding a teaspoon to the marinade so maybe a couple more depending on the strength of your pepper and how hot you like it. I like it really hot but need to be careful because I am not the only one who eats it. But I also sprinkle half of the batch with crushed red pepper after re-applying the marinade for that extra kick

[dtjim]

so do mix 1 teaspoon cure #1 and 1/4 cup of water together and add to the teriyaki.

[NePaSmoKer]

Dont use 1.2 tsp thats to much.

1 level tsp per every 5 lbs of meat

[dtjim]

whats the minimum time i can brine for, i was thinking like 12 hours. did anybody ever make the muebe nuggets. I bought regular stew meat, the chunks are pretty big. Should i cut them in half to try and keep it around a 1/4 inch like for regular jerky

[NePaSmoKer]

whats the minimum time i can brine for, i was thinking like 12 hours. did anybody ever make the muebe nuggets. I bought regular stew meat, the chunks are pretty big. Should i cut them in half to try and keep it around a 1/4 inch like for regular jerky

Cut em in half if you like. Marinating the meat is your call, 2,4,6,12 how ever long you want.
folks here make these all the time.

[classicrockgriller]

There have been A LOT of people make the muebe nuggets,
but I was never one of them.

Here's a link to DTAggie doing them.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=23765.0

cut your stew meat into thirds.