Post by: BigDave83 on July 10, 2022, 03:30:50 PM
Has been a long time since I have made or tried to make some. I made some from a kit the other week and it didn't turn out well, my mistake on that one. I questioned the folks on the FB page that I am in, they gave me some idea of what went wrong on the first batch. I asked for a recipe with things that I would have, as a lot of them have these special things like powdered dextrose, sodium erythodate. So the guy in charge suggested a recipe.
Some ingredients like savory and corriander I am not a fan of so I omitted them and added some others. Below is what I ended up with.
I did them in the little Davey C, it took me about 5 hours, I started at 150 for a while then upped temps and I did end them at 180.
Summer Sausage
Meat (Pounds) 5
Kosher Salt (Tablespoons) 3.5
Sugar (Tablespoons) 3.5
Cure 1 (Teaspoons) 1
Buttermilk Powder (Cups) 0.5
Mustard Powder (Teaspoons) 4
Garlic Powder (Teaspoons) 3
Onion Powder (Teaspoons) 2
Citric Acid (Teaspoons) 0.5
Black Pepper (Teaspoons) 3
Chipotle Powder (Teaspoons) 1
Mustard Seeds (Teaspoons) 2
Ice Water (Cups) 1
Grind Meat.
Mix spices and water together well, ( I used the Kitchenaid with dough hook )
Cover with plastic wrap and in the refrigerator 2 days.
Grind again. (I did not do this step, original recipe called for it, I opted for a few minutes in the stand mixer.)
Stuff in to Casings.
Smoke at 180° for 3.5hours or until internal temp is 150°
Ice Bath for 1 hour.
Slice and eat it up.
Post by: 02ebz06 on July 10, 2022, 05:04:29 PM
Post by: Bentley on July 10, 2022, 06:00:19 PM
Post by: BigDave83 on July 10, 2022, 07:26:17 PM
That is nicely done. I tried that trail bologna way back when and I would prefer summer sausage!
Okay what is the actual difference. I kind if always thought it was just a regional name thing.
Post by: Bentley on July 10, 2022, 09:07:39 PM
Post by: BigDave83 on July 10, 2022, 09:35:15 PM
Maybe so, and maybe I just Screwed the Pooch on the Ring Bologna. It did not taste like other Sumer Sausage I have had. I have always liked Summer Sausage.
I understand the screw up thing. I have more of those than I want to admit.
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on July 10, 2022, 09:37:02 PM
Post by: 02ebz06 on July 11, 2022, 08:55:07 AM
ring bologna, summer sausage, and sandwich slice bologna are three different things to me
I agree, except for the ring bologna, never had it.
Summer Sausage has more flavor IMO.
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on July 11, 2022, 09:22:13 AM
ring bologna, summer sausage, and sandwich slice bologna are three different things to me
I agree, except for the ring bologna, never had it.
Summer Sausage have more flavor IMO.
There is also a thing here called Lebanon Bologna too which is different than the others already listed.
Post by: BigDave83 on July 11, 2022, 04:43:09 PM
Post by: BigDave83 on July 11, 2022, 04:46:13 PM
I will make this again, maybe work a bit more seasoning, the chipotle didn't really add any spice, I didn't want to over do it as the GF is big on really spicy.
Post by: yorkdude on July 11, 2022, 06:09:59 PM
Post by: Canadian John on July 11, 2022, 09:02:12 PM
Picture perfect. Amazingly good looking. Wish I could have a taste.