Summer sausage time.

[Steve H]

Morning folks!
A week ago I got the urge to do some SS. Heck, it's been well over a year since I made any!
So, I ordered some casings since all I had were small ones for brats.
The recipe I use is pretty simple.
3 TBS Morton tender quick
3 pounds of ground chuck.
1 tsp each of
black pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
mustard seed
smoked paprika
liquid smoke
3 tsp eca
Mix everything with a 2/3 cup ice water until well blended and binding.
I hand packed into 2.5"LEM fiber casings. I should have broke out the stuffer. But was lazy!!
Stuffed. And put in fridge overnight.

Here is where I got a bit nervous. My little pellet smoker doesn't go under 200 degrees. So, I paid
close attention to the temp. The wireless InkBird performed flawlessly again. I pulled at 155 IT. And put immediately into the fridge.

Came out delicious! The casing doesn't look pretty. I had no fat out. Which I was concerned about. It took just over 8 hours with hickory pellets. The smoker used almost 7 pounds of pellets.

 

[chopsaw]

Looks good Steve . I like the wrinkled look myself .

3 TBS Morton tender quick
3 pounds of ground chuck.

Remember , 1 1/2 tsp per pound of ground meat when using Tender Quick .

1 TBLS per pound for whole muscle .

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

That looks delicious Steve! I gonna have to do this. What is eca?

 

[Steve H]

That looks delicious Steve! I gonna have to do this. What is eca?

Encapsulated citric acid. It puts the "tang" in them.

 

[bill ace 350]

Look good!

For 5 pounds and under I hand stuff too.

 

[Winterrider]

Looks pretty tasty Steve

 

[Brokenhandle]

Nice job on that Steve! Not only does it look good but you might have made me hungry for some and I'm not sure I have any in the freezer.

Ryan

 

[jcam222]

Looks great Steve. This is probably a silly question but what's your process to hand stuff? Any tricks to make it easy?

 

[Steve H]

Looks good Steve . I like the wrinkled look myself .


Remember , 1 1/2 tsp per pound of ground meat when using Tender Quick .

1 TBLS per pound for whole muscle .

Thanks! Yeah. I forgot. Still came out great with no salty taste.

Look good!

For 5 pounds and under I hand stuff too.

Thanks Bill!

Looks pretty tasty Steve

Thank you!

Nice job on that Steve! Not only does it look good but you might have made me hungry for some and I'm not sure I have any in the freezer.

Ryan

Lol! Thanks Ryan!

Looks great Steve. This is probably a silly question but what's your process to hand stuff? Any tricks to make it easy?

Thanks Jeff! For a 2.5"casing I use the mason jar funnel. perfect size for these casings. I just put the opening of the casing around it. Pack the meat down. And repeat until the casing is full.

 

[sawhorseray]

FINE LOOKING CHUBB STEVE, NICE WORK! RAY

 

[JLinza]

Looks good, Steve

 

[Steve H]

FINE LOOKING CHUBB STEVE, NICE WORK! RAY

Thanks Ray!

 

[Steve H]

Looks good, Steve

Thank you!

 

[chopsaw]

no salty taste.

Steve , I ate it like that for years . Still have the hand written recipe from my Dad that list 1 TBL .

I just did some and used 1 3/4 tsp because I think it needs a bit more salt .
Nice work .

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Heck of a nice job Steve… looks phenomenal my friend… and wash it down with a Stella is even better!

 

[jcam222]

Thanks! Yeah. I forgot. Still came out great with no salty taste.


Thanks Bill!


Thank you!


Lol! Thanks Ryan!


Thanks Jeff! For a 2.5"casing I use the mason jar funnel. perfect size for these casings. I just put the opening of the casing around it. Pack the meat down. And repeat until the casing is full.View attachment 706744

Cool! I have one of those and some casings that size I think. Are casings permeable letting smoke into meat?

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Thanks! Yeah. I forgot. Still came out great with no salty taste.


Thanks Bill!


Thank you!


Lol! Thanks Ryan!


Thanks Jeff! For a 2.5"casing I use the mason jar funnel. perfect size for these casings. I just put the opening of the casing around it. Pack the meat down. And repeat until the casing is full.View attachment 706744

The King Of Enablers strikes again… I am now going to have to get one of those! On the bright side… The King isn’t costing me hundreds this time… just under 10 bucks… so in my book… that’s a win!

 

[Steve H]

Cool! I have one of those and some casings that size I think. Are casings permeable letting smoke into meat?

The LEM fibrous casing work well for smoking SS. They take longer to let the smoke permeate. At 8 hours they work great.

 

[Steve H]

Heck of a nice job Steve… looks phenomenal my friend… and wash it down with a Stella is even better!

Thanks! These work great with a few stellas!!

 

[Steve H]

The King Of Enablers strikes again… I am now going to have to get one of those! On the bright side… The King isn’t costing me hundreds this time… just under 10 bucks… so in my book… that’s a win!

I must be slipping.......