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Homemade Sujuk
Recipe for homemade dry-cured sujuk.
Prep Time
2 hrs
Additional Time
22 d
Servings: 5 sausages
Calories: 822 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Snacks , Lunch
Cuisine:
Eastern European
Ingredients
- 1000 g beef chuck
- 26 g kosher salt
- 2.5 g Cure #2
- 2 g freshly ground black pepper
- 1.5 g freshly ground coriander
- 1.5 g garlic powder
- 3 g onion powder
- 0.2 g T-SPX starter culture ( activated in 60 ml distilled water)
- 3 g sugar or a 50/50 combination of dextrose and sugar
Instructions
- Partially freeze the beef before processing to make sure it stays cold.
- Cut the meat into 100-150 g pieces, remove sinew. Grind through a medium size plate (3/16" or 4.5 mm).
- Mix the ground meat, spices, sugar, and the starter culture. Stuff into 28-32mm hog casings, making 18" (45 cm) links, and tie with twine.
- Ferment at 71-77F (22-25C), 85-100% RH for about 48 hours in an area with good ventilation, until the meat firms up and turns dark red.
- Dry cure at 55-57F and 70-75% RH for about 30-45 days until a target weight loss of about 55% is achieved.
- Starting on day two of the drying stage, flatten the sujuk by gently rolling it with a roller. Do not press too hard otherwise the casings may burst. Continue doing this once a day for about 4-5 days.
- Optionally, you may smoke sujuk for 12-24 hours during fermentation or drying, ensuring temperature and humidity conditions above are met, to obtain smoky flavor.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
0g
Calories
822kcal
(41%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
87g
(174%)
Fat
52g
(80%)
Saturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Cholesterol
313mg
(104%)
Sodium
4322mg
(180%)
Potassium
1524mg
(44%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
60IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
83mg
(8%)
Iron
9.5mg
(53%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5sausages
Amount Per Serving
Calories 822
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 822kcal | 41% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 87g | 174% |
| Fat | 52g | 80% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Cholesterol | 313mg | 104% |
| Sodium | 4322mg | 180% |
| Potassium | 1524mg | 32% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 83mg | 8% |
| Iron | 9.5mg | 53% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.