First attempt at HotDogs with lots of Q-View

[mike johnson]

I saw some hot dog casings on ebay for a decent price and they state they are easy peel.We'll see about that after they cook.I changed up the recipee a bit by using 4lbs. of 80/20 ground beef and 2lbs. of ground fatty pork.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 6, 2013

I ground the pork into the Food Processor and did a emulsification of the pork.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 6, 2013

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• mike johnson
• Feb 6, 2013

I them emulsified the ground beef and added to the pork.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 6, 2013

I then mixed in the seasonings and the cure.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 6, 2013

After the mixing I preped the stuffer. I like the look of the casings and hope they work out well.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 6, 2013

And here they are after being stuffed. I will post some cooked pictures tomorow after I smoke them.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 6, 2013

I also used garlic powder instead of onion powder. One thing I will do next time is put the mixture in the food processor a 2nd time after mixing to mix the pork and beef better.

 

[centex99]

Looks good so far... source for the casings or were they limited supply?

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[mike johnson]

Here is the link. 225ft for 9.99 free shiping  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121062485038

 

[smoking b]

Looks like you're off to a really good start!  I'm looking forward to the finished dogs 

 

[pgsmoker64]

Can't wait to see them dawgs Mike!

Bill

 

[1beezer]

Rapid peel? You smoke them and then peel them off prior to eating?

 

[smoking b]

Rapid peel? You smoke them and then peel them off prior to eating?

Yup - they're inedible casings but permeable for smoke penetration 

 

[1beezer]

Guess I'm pretty dumb but how does the meat stay together Jeremy?

 

[boykjo]

The fat will act as a binder and hold the meat together
 

 

[lu1847]

Looking forward to the finished product and your reviews. Nice job so far.

 

[driedstick]

Lookin good - so are these called Huskie dawgs"??? LOL  Let us know

 

[jp61]

Looking real good so far.... 

Hopefully in the near future I'll give it a whirl too, for the first time. You haven't lived until you've made your own hot dogs... right? L

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[smoking b]

The fat will act as a binder and hold the meat together
 

Guess I'm pretty dumb but how does the meat stay together Jeremy?

Yup what Joe said 

    & no you're not dumb 

 

[trizzuth]

Scribed because I want to see how this turns out!

 

[mike johnson]

Well it is all done and I'm very happy with the final product. The taste was good and Im sure I will make these again. I smoked for 1 hour at 140 no smoke then cooked at 160 for an hour and a half with pitmaster pellets. I then pulled and finished up to temp in a water bath. Here are the final picks.

How they look.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 8, 2013

Cross section

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• mike johnson
• Feb 8, 2013

In the bun :)

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• mike johnson
• Feb 8, 2013

And here is what I have left.

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• mike johnson
• Feb 8, 2013

 

[smoking b]

Those really do look great! 

  You have enough to last at least a week too! 

   How were the casings to peel off? As easy as claimed?

 

[fagesbp]

Looks great.

I bought the same casings on ebay. Seems like a very good deal. They peeled very easy.

 

[mike johnson]

They were unbelievably easy to peel if you want to call it that. I cut 1 end and pushed from the other like a kid would do eating a Go-Gurt or ( Otter-Pop ) for us old guys. They sliped right out. I was amazed at how easy it was.

 

[smoking b]

Looks great.

I bought the same casings on ebay. Seems like a very good deal. They peeled very easy.

They were unbelievably easy to peel if you want to call it that. I cut 1 end and pushed from the other like a kid would do eating a Go-Gurt or ( Otter-Pop ) for us old guys. They sliped right out. I was amazed at how easy it was.

Good deal - thanks 

 

[jp61]