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Hallowienies

Meme food

Ingredients

  • 2.5 lbs fatty beef chuck diced
  • 3 grams pink curing salt
  • 20 grams kosher salt
  • 5 grams garlic powder
  • 4 grams onion powder
  • 4 grams white pepper
  • 3 grams coriander
  • 2 grams powdered mustard
  • 2 grams nutmeg
  • 6 grams ground fennel seed
  • 6 grams ground anise seed
  • 3 grams dried tarragon
  • 40 grams dextrose
  • 2 tbsp cuttlefish ink
  • 1/3 cup ice-cold water
  • 1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke
  • ice chips
  • 5 feet sheep casings

Instructions

  • Mix the meat with the salt and spices and dextrose and chill in freezer until firm.
  • Run the meat mixture through the fine die of a meat grinder
  • Pulse meat in small batches with ice chips in food process to emulsify and create a finer texture
  • Put the meat mixture into a non-porous container such as glass or stainless steel for the next step so it won't be stained by the cuttlefish ink
  • Mix together cuttlefish ink, liquid smoke, and ice cold water. Wearing gloves, work into the meat to achieve even coloring. Add more ink if required to get the black color.
  • stuff into sheep casings, tie in 6 inch lengths. Parboil in barely simmering water for 20 minutes