Smoked Beef Sticks
Suggested Ingredients |
25 Lb. Meat Batch |
| 25 Lbs. | 90% Extra Lean Beef Trims |
| 1 Package - B Unit | No. 493 Hot Snack Stick Seasoning |
| 2-3 Cups | Distilled Water |
Instructions:
1) Grind all meat through ⅜" plate, then regrind through ⅛" plate.2) Add cure to water, mix into meat.
3) Add seasoning into meat and mix thoroughly approx. 4-6 minutes until meat becomes tacky.
4) Stuff into 22-24 MM or 24-26 MM sheep casings or 21 MM collagen casings.
Smoking Procedure
1) Preheat smoker to 100˚F; drape sausage on sticks - pieces not touching.2) Insert temperature probe in one stick.
3) Run at 100˚F for 1 hour with the dampers wide open.
4) After an hour, increase temperature to 125˚F; put ¾ pan moistened sawdust on burner and smoke for 5 hours. Close top damper to ⅛ open, bottom damper to ¾ open and increase temperature to 170˚F and close dampers.
5) Cook until internal temperature reaches 150-155˚F.
6) Turn OFF smoker and let cool to 100˚F. Remove to cooler.
