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Cured Meats & Food Preservation => Cured meats & Food Preservation => Charcuterie: Ham, Bacon, Sausage, etc. => Topic started by: nepas on March 09, 2014, 03:02:33 PM

Title: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: nepas on March 09, 2014, 03:02:33 PM

My version of grub steak slim jims.

This is for 5 lbs of GB, you can use 80/20 or 85/15  T= Tblsp  t= teaspn

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grubst.jpg)

2 1/4 t, non iodized salt
1 t crushed fresh garlic (use back of spoon)
1 level t cure 1
1 t course black pepper
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 t onion salt
1/2 t marjoram
1/4 cup distilled water.
18-20mm collagen casings

I mixed the cure with the water and added to the meat. Using my KA with the dough hook, mix well.

Add the rest of the dry to the meat.

After mixing i tasted.

I added to the meat.

1 t smoked salt

AND

1/4 t of the rest of the dry ingredients (NO EXTRA CURE)

Bag and fridge.

Tomorrow i will re mix and adjust (IF NEEDED) And add 4 1/2 t ECA before stuffing.

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grubstk1.jpg)

Title: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: mikecorn.1 on March 09, 2014, 03:51:00 PM

Gonna follow this. I was planning on making some sticks week out if GB.


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Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: sliding_billy on March 09, 2014, 04:06:35 PM

You are the king of the "stick."

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: ACW3 on March 09, 2014, 04:52:42 PM

I like it!!  Save a few for NOLA.

Art

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: HighOnSmoke on March 09, 2014, 08:55:24 PM

Following this one with lots of interest!

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on March 10, 2014, 12:16:31 AM

Looking good so far, can't wait to see the final product.  ;)

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: sparky on March 10, 2014, 01:42:10 AM

I love slim jims.  always have a few in the truck at all times. 

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: nepas on March 19, 2014, 03:00:34 PM

Well after having a dozen to many irons in the fire i had to freeze this mix.

Took out today thawed, re mixed and tasted. Added 1 t black pepper, 1 t garlic salt.

Was ready to add ECA and stuff and my wife calls and says meet us at the hospital. Left in KA bowl and covered with plastic. Will add the ECA tomorrow and smoke. If it dont look like i will stuff/smoke tomorrow i will just toss it and try another day.

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grubstk2.jpg)

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: Sailor1 on March 19, 2014, 03:32:07 PM

I hope everything is OK.  I hate getting calls saying meet me at the Hospital.

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: TMB on March 19, 2014, 04:14:48 PM

Can't wait to see how this ends

Hope all is well Rick, "Meet me at the hospital" is not a good way to start a phone call  ??? ???

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: Saber 4 on March 19, 2014, 11:52:53 PM

Hope everything is ok!

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: africanmeat on March 20, 2014, 02:11:32 AM

Hi Rick i hope all is ok at home .

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: IR2dum on March 20, 2014, 03:24:26 AM

Rick, hope everything is OK.

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: nepas on March 20, 2014, 11:12:17 AM

Thanks everyone. Just got results on MIL results. Not good in her lymph nodes now. Heavy chemo/radiation next week.
When you hear that medical people are their own worst patients? They are right. My MIL is a retired nurse and taking all this with a grain of salt  :(

So im going out of my normal again.

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/mosmoke2.jpg)

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/mosmoke.jpg)

Still got my PID running 130 thru 170.

Sticks being stuffed.
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grubstuff.jpg)

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/gstuff1.jpg)


Going to start the DC at the PID setting of 150.
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grubhang.jpg)

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: Saber 4 on March 20, 2014, 08:57:18 PM

Hope all goes well for your MIL, great looking sticks and I love your smoke adapter setup.

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: spuds on March 20, 2014, 09:10:03 PM

Beauty!

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: nepas on March 20, 2014, 09:27:00 PM

The grub sticks are done. Got the smoker cool and going to bloom in the smoker.

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grubdone.jpg)

After the bloom (cool down) they go in a brown paper bag and in the fridge for couple days.

These might make Nola  :D

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grubsack.jpg)

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: TentHunteR on March 21, 2014, 07:42:38 AM

The sticks look great, Rick.  I like that paper bag trick you're using for slowly drying sticks. I've been using it ever since you told me about it a few years ago. It works like a charm!

How's the MIL doing?

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: spuds on March 22, 2014, 12:31:04 PM

GRRRR-ATE!

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: africanmeat on March 22, 2014, 02:35:39 PM

 It is Beautiful , Rick .
hope all will be ok.

Title: Re: Grub Steak Sticks
Post by: nepas on March 23, 2014, 04:01:12 PM

Finally got some cut to taste. Not to bad.

Vac seal for the trip to NOLA

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/nepas1/2014%20sausage/grub88.jpg)