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How to Make Pepperoni Sausage

A versatile and tasty recipe that’s quick to prepare and easy to enjoy.

Prep Time
2 hrs
Additional Time
1 d 6 hrs
Total Time
1 d 8 hrs
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 196 kcal
Course: Appetizer , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 700 g Pork butt about 1.54 lbs; see notes
  • 300 g beef chuck about 0.66 lbs; see notes
  • 23 g salt about 4 tsp
  • 2.5 g Cure #1 about 1/2 tsp
  • 10 g dextrose or glucose; about 2 tsp
  • 5 g sugar - 5.0 g about 1 tsp
  • 3 g black pepper ground, about 1½ tsp
  • 8 g sweet paprika ground, about 4 tsp
  • 2.5 g anise seeds ground; about 1 tsp
  • 2 g allspice ground; about 1 tsp
  • 2 g cayenne pepper about 1 tsp
  • 0.24 g F-LC culture use scale
  • 80 ml Distilled Water about 1/3 cup

Instructions

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  1. Grind pork and beef through 3/16” plate (5 mm).
  2. Mix all ingredients with ground meat.
  3. Stuff into beef middles or fibrous casings about 60 mm in diameter.
  4. Ferment at 86F (30C) and 85-90% humidity for 24 hours.
  5. Place the sausage in the smoker and smoke at 110F - 130F and 70% humidity for 6 hours. Gradually increase smoke temperature to 150-175F, and then all the way to 190F if needed, until internal meat temperature reaches 140F.
  6. For a drier sausage, dry for 3 days at 60-70F and 65-75% humidity or until desired weight loss is achieved.
  7. Store sausages at 50-59F and 75-80% humidity.

Notes

  • You can use a combination of pork and beef, or just beef or pork. All pork pepperoni is very, very good and is one of my favorite variations.

Nutrition Information

Calories 196kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 78mg (26%) Sodium 1324mg (55%) Potassium 453mg (13%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 473IU (9%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 26mg (3%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 196

% Daily Value*

Calories 196kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 78mg 26%
Sodium 1324mg 55%
Potassium 453mg 10%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 473IU 9%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 26mg 3%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.