Snack Sticks

Ingredients:

• 5 lbs meat 12% fat
• 2.5 Tbsp pickling salt
• 1 tsp pink cure (Prague #1)
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp celery seed ground
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp liquid smoke
• 1.5 tsp dry mustard powder
• 1.5 Tbsp black pepper ground
• 2 Tbsp paprika
• 2 Tbsp corn syrup solids
• 1 cup soy protein concentrate
• 1 cup water ice cold

Instructions:

1. Chill meat to 34°F (1°C), grind one time through a 3/16” (5 mm) plate.
2. combine ground meat with remaining ingredients, mix well until mixture is sticky and batter like.
3. Stuff meat batter into 22-24mm prepared sheep casing (or 21mm smoked collagen casing), twist into 18” (46 cm) links, refrigerate product overnight to cure.
4. Next day, hang sticks in preheated 130°F (54°C) smoker, vents wide open, hold at this temperature for one hour.
5. Add wood chips, close vents, gradually raise (in half hour increments) smoker temperature to 170°F (77°C).
6. Hold at 170°F (77°C) until snack sticks reach an internal temperature of 152°F (67°C)*.
7. Upon reaching 152°F (67°C), remove sticks, shower with cold water until internal temperature drops to 110°F (43°C).
8. Hang snack sticks at room temperature for 1 hour to bloom.
9. Refrigerate up to 7 days or vacuum seal and freeze up to 6 months.