Venison Umai Spanish Chorizo

[73saint]

this is my second go at umai. The pepperoni I attempted was an epic fail, but I will chalk that up to operator error. This go around I’m confident the outcome will be better.

I’m working with 5lbs of meat. 3lbs fresh venison, 1.5lbs of prime cuts of Boston butt and .5lbs of brisket fat trimmings.

I am using 50mm umai casings w the Spanish chorizo mix. I also am using the pre measured salt/cure blend.

Only pic I forgot to take was that of the bacto mix. I followed Nepas’ lead here and went w 1/4 cup distilled water (cold), 1/4tsp bacto & a pinch of dextrose.

Have my weights and 40/35% losses marked and tagged, and my winter coat closet won’t be needed for the next few days at least. I’ll be back....

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks good so far!
I think you will really like the Chorizo!
Al

 

[pc farmer]

Watching

 

[crazymoon]

73S, I think you will be happy with the results, my batch came out well . I went with one pound of pork fat back and one pound of prime pork and 3 pounds of vennie and a 33% weight loss. Keep us posted (see you in a month or so !) :)

 

[chopsaw]

I'm in too .

 

[73saint]

73S, I think you will be happy with the results, my batch came out well . I went with one pound of pork fat back and one pound of prime pork and 3 pounds of vennie and a 33% weight loss. Keep us posted (see you in a month or so !) :)

Thanks crazymoon. I think you are right. I can tell you already the smell is absolutely amazing. Much much better than my first go round. We shall see.

 

[Dafish13]

Nice job on the particle definition. I just pulled my first Spanish chorizo and it turned out well. I went to a 38% weight loss and I think that was a little too much. Looking forward to seeing the after pics.

 

[73saint]

Nice job on the particle definition. I just pulled my first Spanish chorizo and it turned out well. I went to a 38% weight loss and I think that was a little too much. Looking forward to seeing the after pics.

Thanks Da, hope mine comes out as well as yours. It looked spot on.

 

[gnatboy911]

I'm in. I want to see the finished product!

 

[73saint]

Ok, I’m two weeks in. Chubs have already come almost completely away from the umai bags. I’m seeing about 25% weight loss already. This is a lot quicker that what I experienced with the pepperoni attempt.

Regardless, the smell is just fantastic. Here are a few pics, I cannot wait to try these out!!

 

[73saint]

One of the chubs hit 33% loss today, and I couldn’t wait any longer. Had a few slices with my coffee this morning lol...I’m excited this stuff is delicious.

Perfect flavor, texture and heat levels.