Since i grind a lot of my venison in a 70 30 blend with pork or beef fat the ratios are already correct for most snack stick mixes.
Beef and cheese snack sticks recipe.
This is my go to recipe for snack sticks.
Ingredients for naked beef sticks 5 lbs.
Mustard seed 2 tsp.
Ground beef go for meat with a high fat content so the meat does not dry out completely while cooking 2 tsp.
You ll need 9 lbs ground beef.
Like all smoked sausages it is critical to keep the meat cold or the fat can separate and ruin the texture.
First i get all my meat very cold by putting it in the freezer for 45 minutes.
Each package of snack sticks weighs 70 85 lbs.
I simply have to thaw the appropriate number of packages for the mix i am using blend in the seasoning and cure mix then use the weston sausage stuffer or jerky gun to stuff the meat into 21mm casings.
Beef jalapeno cheese snack sticks start with hand selected cuts of premium beef that are blended our own famous snack stick spice recipe.
I tried that recipe many years ago and transformed it into what i now consider the best beef stick recipe for my taste at least.
Either 85 15 or 90 10 lean 1 lb pork butt or pre ground unseasoned pork and 17 19 mm collagen casing or 26 mm sheep or hog.
This recipe requires fresh beef chuck 20 80 fat to meat ratio though any beef cut can be used.
Before you decide to make your own beef sticks recipe you should anticipate that the entire process requires a lot of effort time and patience but.
This recipe calls for curing salts.
10 pound burger or venison 85 15 venison can also be used just add 10 15 beef or pork fat to the venison.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Paul fowler uses at 70 30 beef pork mix and does not use the eca encapsulated citric acid mentioned in the original recipe below.
Greg s spicy beef sticks 10 pound recipe 5 pound recipe available below ingredients.
Instructions checklist step 1 in a large bowl mix together the ground beef pork sausage mustard seed liquid smoke worcestershire sauce garlic powder curing salt black pepper caraway seed cayenne pepper paprika chili powder and red pepper flakes.
After all homemade beef sticks are more delicious than those in the market.
The cost of beef sticks gets more expensive and if you love this snack you should know how to make them on your own.