Beef Pepperoni

[NASH]

2 pounds lean ground beef (85% lean or leaner)
2 teaspoons crushed black pepper
2 teaspoons crushed mustard seed
1 1/2 or 2 teaspoons crushed fennel seed
1 or 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon sugar
2 heaping teaspoons Morton's Tender Quick curing salt
3 ft 32mm casing for stuffing

Instructions:

1. Combine seasonings and meat and mix thoroughly, using hands. Stuff into 32 mm casing and refrigerate for 48 hours.

2. Roast/smoke indirect at 200 degrees for 5-6 hours, rotating logs every 2 hours.

3. I smoke mine until the internal temp. is 150-160 degrees F, or well-done. I only use meat that I have ground myself. It is very lean. Logs should be fairly dry and firm. Wipe off excess grease and allow meat to cool. Chill and then slice thinly. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks or freeze for longer storage.

*** 1 pound of meat will stuff a 16 inch length of the 32 mm casing.

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Recipe courtesy of Lynne Trerice

[dexter]

Where do you get the quick cure powder? Alternatively can you use pink salt

[NASH]

Where do you get the quick cure powder? Alternatively can you use pink salt

You can use it but be mighty careful as it's STRONG stuff.

I brought in a case of Tenderquick on a group buy here and still have 2 or 3 sealed bags leftover to sell....

[dexter]

I might be up for a bag.

[RubberToe]

Where do you get the quick cure powder? Alternatively can you use pink salt

You can use it but be mighty careful as it's STRONG stuff.

I brought in a case of Tenderquick on a group buy here and still have 2 or 3 sealed bags leftover to sell....

Yeah you can't use it at the same concentration, it would probably be poisonous. Best bet is to find another recipe with pink salt and compare the weights.

[NASH]

Pink salt is normally used at a rate of 1 tsp per 5 lbs of meat. The problem when using such a tiny amount is ensuring it's mixed relatively evenly throughout, I think.

Transmitted from the Hop-phone.

[jeffsmith]

Where do you get the quick cure powder? Alternatively can you use pink salt

You can use it but be mighty careful as it's STRONG stuff.

I brought in a case of Tenderquick on a group buy here and still have 2 or 3 sealed bags leftover to sell....

Id take one of those off your hands the next time you're up in the homelands, if you don't mind.