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homemade pepperoni meat recipe

Homemade Pepperoni Meat Recipe

DK and Eliana
Homemade pepperoni meat requires ground beef, pork, spices, and shaping the meat into logs. Chill the logs before slicing thinly to use as a topping or snack. It's a customizable alternative to store-bought pepperoni.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Fermenting Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 6 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American, Italian, Pizza
Servings 4 pizzas

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ pounds pork butt
  • ¾ pound of beef chuck
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon of curing salt
  • 2 teaspoons dextrose
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 4 teaspoons sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground anise seeds
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon F-LC culture
  • ⅓ cup distilled water

Instructions
 

  • Grind the meat through 3/16” plate.
  • Mix all spices and other ingredients with ground meat.
  • Stuff into casings about 60mm in diameter.
  • Ferment at 86º F and 85-90% humidity for 24 hours.
  • Place the sausage in the smoker and smoke at 110-130º F and 70% humidity for 6 hours. Increase smoke temperature to 150-175º F, then to 190º F until the internal meat temperature reaches 140º F.
  • Store sausages at 50-59º F and 75-80% humidity.

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