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Cold Smoked Texas Sausage

Cold Smoked
Texas Sausage

Apr 26, 22

Cold Smoked Texas Sausage

Cold Smoked Texas Sausage

Cook Time: 12- 24 HRS
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Description

This week I make Texas Style sausages a little differently and cold smoked them, and results were amazing. If you wanna try a different recipe, give this a go!

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef
  • 1 pound pork
  • 1 pound beef fat
  • 45 grams salt
  • 6 grams pink curing salt (Prague Powder #1)
  • 20 grams black pepper
  • 6 grams cayenne pepper
  • 4 grams mustard powder
  • 6 grams paprika
  • 6 grams garlic powder
  • 90 grams milk powder (for binding)
  • Water 
  • Standard size hog casings

Instructions

Prepare the meat:

-Place the beef, pork, and beef fat in the freezer for about 30 minutes to chill.

-Once chilled, pass the meat through a meat grinder.

Prepare the spice mix:

-In a bowl, combine the salt, pink curing salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, mustard powder, paprika, garlic powder, and milk powder. Mix well.

-Add the spice mix to the ground meat and mix thoroughly using your hands or a meat mixer for a couple of minutes.

-Gradually add water while mixing until the mixture becomes well combined and slightly sticky. -Mix for an additional 5 minutes.

Stuff the sausages:

-Use a sausage stuffer to fill the mixture into standard-size hog casings, making sausages of your desired size. Ensure the sausages are plump without breaking the casing.

-Once all the sausages are linked, let them dry for about 15-20 minutes.

-Snip each link to separate them and hang the sausages at room temperature overnight to dry.

Cold smoke the sausages:

-Set up a cold smoker on your grill.

-Hang the sausages in the smoker and close the lid.

-Let the sausages smoke at a temperature of about 80-100 degrees Fahrenheit (27-38 degrees Celsius) for the next 12-24 hours.

-After cold smoking, immerse the sausages in an ice bath briefly to clean them off.

-Hang the sausages for another 10-15 minutes to allow them to dry and develop a nice color.

-At this point, you can vacuum seal and freeze the sausages for later use.

Cooking the sausages:

-Preheat your grill or pit to 250-275 degrees Fahrenheit (121-135 degrees Celsius).

-Place the sausages on the grill and cook for about 30 minutes, or until they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit (71 degrees Celsius).

-Dive in!

Note: Cold smoking should be done using a proper cold smoker setup to ensure food safety. Monitor the internal temperature of the sausages during the cooking process to ensure they are fully cooked.

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