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Smoked kiełbasa

8 rings · about 2 kg

Farce

  • 2000 gpork shoulder, about 25% fat
  • 32 gfine salt
  • 5 gcuring salt #1 (6.25% sodium nitrite)
  • 10 ggarlic, crushed
  • 6 gblack pepper, coarsely ground
  • 4 gdried marjoram
  • 160 gice water
  • 60 ghog casings 36/38, soaked
  1. Grind 2000 g pork shoulder, about 25% fat through a 1 cm (⅜ in) plate, keeping it below 2 °C. 10 min
  2. Mix in 32 g fine salt, 5 g curing salt #1 (6.25% sodium nitrite), 10 g garlic, crushed, 6 g black pepper, coarsely ground, 4 g dried marjoram and 160 g ice water until sticky. 4 min
  3. Stuff firmly into 60 g hog casings 36/38, soaked and tie 8 rings. 15 min
  4. Hang in the fridge overnight to cure and dry the casings. 4 °C · 12 h
  5. Dry in the smoker at 55 °C for 1 hour, then smoke at 65 °C until deep red brown. 2 h 30 min to 3 h
  6. Poach in water held at 75 °C until the centre reaches 69 °C, then chill in ice water. 30 min to 40 min
  • Safety: Whole cuts of pork should reach 63 °C (145 °F) at the centre, then rest 3 minutes. (USDA FSIS)