I bought a meat grinder/sausage maker...
Cured jalapeno, cheese and bacon brats... I cannot stress enough how good these are...
Recipe:
4kg Lean Beef/brisket
1.3kg Fat
90g Salt
13g Pink Salt
30g Garlic
30g Mustard
30g Black Pepper
20g Paprika
10g Cayenne
150g Milk Powder
1/2 cup Cheddar
1/2 cup Mozzarella
1.8kg (raw weight) Bacon
10 Jalapeños
Cut the meat into 1 inch cubes, mix all ingredients together except bacon, chilli, cheese and milk powder into a tray and refrigerate overnight so the meat cures...
The next day, add milk powder to the cured meat and mix thoroughly then add the fresh jalapeno chillies and grind with a cup of crushed ice...
Add the cheese and mix... Add cooked bacon and mix again (leave the bacon chunky)...
Fill sausage casings making sure to pack them till almost bursting point for a nice taught sausage...
Leave sausages in the fridge uncovered overnight so the casings shrink a little and the filling settles...
Next day, smoke on 150°f for 3-4hrs till they look almost red in colour and have an internal temp of 150°f...
Ice bath straight away to stop them from cooking and use the opportunity to clean any soot away...
Vac pac and freeze to store them or smoke again at 225+ for 35-45 mins and eat...
I made a couple of burger patties from the leftover mix in the machine to test them out and they are sublime...
Smoking really topped these off... One of the best sausages I've personally eaten in my life... Definitely a keeper...