Cold Smoked Buckboard Breakfast Links. qview

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wutang

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Along with the breakfast links I made this weekend I wanted to try something different. I used Hi Mountain Buckboard bacon cure to make some breakfast links that I could cold smoke like buckboard bacon.

One pound of ground pork butts and the buckboard cure kit. I only used 1 lb in case they did not come out good. If I like them I will make more next time.


I measured the proper amount of cure/seasoning based on the weight of the meat according to the instructions and mixed thoroughly. I then stuffed it into sheeps casings


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I let them sit in the fridge overnight and smoked them today. Here is a pic just after they went on the smoker


Here is a couple hours in. The small patties in the back is from the meat that was left in the hopper after stuffing. I was burning RO lump and Pecan chunks. I kept temps between 125-150 for the first hour. Then bumped temps up to about 185-200.


It took about 2 1/2 to 3 hours for everything to cross 140 internal temp. They took on a nice deep red color like the exterior of the buckboard bacon does.


I have them resting in the fridge now and will do a taste test after frying them to finish cooking later.

Thanks for checking out my sausage experiment
 
Boy that deep red sure looks good. After you're finished, I am sure they are going to taste even better than they look.
 
Thanks Dexter. I hope your right. I plan on doing the taste test tonight and will report back.
 
Send some over. I'd be more than happy to do the taste testing.
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Ok, I fried up one link and one pattie for a taste test last night-it was great. Definately something different. Basically it was a sausage texture but bacon flavor. (Best of both worlds I guess) The edges even got a little crispy like bacon. Slightly salty like bacon. My wife had a couple bites and a few minutes later says "my mouth still tastes like bacon"
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I would definately make this again in a bigger batch next time.
 
Those links sure look good and I never would of thought of buckboard sausage but it does sound pretty yummy. Nice idea there wutang.
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I don't know how I missed this thread.
This is something I need to try soon, it sounds great. thanks for the Q-view and the idea Wutang,
 
Good looking sausage! I doesn't hurt to experiment once in awhile. Never know what you may come up with.
 
What a great idea! I completely missed this thread somewhere along the line. Really creative. And, I gotta tell ya, the thought of sausage that tastes like bacon has my mouth watering like crazy. Thanks for the post.

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Best,
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Cowgirl, you haven't come up to help with building a smokehouse yet so I didn't truly cold smoke them. I smoked at temps that were close in line with the instructions that came with the buckboard cure kit.

I bought Hi-Mountain Buckboard bacon cure at a Scheels. I have also seen it at other stores and they have a website too.
http://www.himtnjerky.com/
 
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