I decided that one of my steak seasonings seems like it would make a pretty good snack stick. I want to try a pound to see how it works. Where I am not sure is how much seasoning to start with. The ingredients list salt as the first ingredient, but I don't really know how much is in it. Though the label does say to use it like you would regular salt. It also has paprika, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, other spices. I am thinking to treat this as salt and aim for 1.5%, so about 0.24 ounces of seasoning, plus the correct amount of #1 cure. I also guess I will have to add something for a binder, or can I skip that?
I know for sausages people fry a little bit up to test it, but I feel like this will taste more like a seasoned burger than the snack stick since it isn't smoked.
Also, when do most add cure? Before seasoning and let it cure as ground meat or do you add the cure shortly before stuffing and let it cure in the cases. I've seen both methods mentioned in videos.
I know for sausages people fry a little bit up to test it, but I feel like this will taste more like a seasoned burger than the snack stick since it isn't smoked.
Also, when do most add cure? Before seasoning and let it cure as ground meat or do you add the cure shortly before stuffing and let it cure in the cases. I've seen both methods mentioned in videos.
