Lemon Pepper Salami Deli Meat (cooked)

Sliced thin, this deli meat is packed with flavor!

Meat ratio:

Pork Shoulder Boneless 100%

Ingredients

Based off the weight of the total meat ratio.

• Kosher Salt 1.8%

• Baking Soda 0.2%

• Curing Salt #1 0.25%

• Rosemary, freshly chopped 1 Tbsp/kg of meat

• Thyme, freshly chopped 1 Tbsp/kg of meat

• Cracked Black Pepper (0.4%)

• Lemon Zest (0.5%)

• 100g Water (10%)

Procedure

1. Take the freshly ground meat and place it in a bowl with kosher salt and baking soda. Mix until a bind starts to form.

2. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix until thoroughly bound together.

3. Stuff sausage into 70mm-100mm synthetic casing and make 4-6 lb chubs.

4. Tie off the chub and let it hang overnight in refrigerator uncovered to let it set up.

5. Sous vide the chub in a 160°F water bath until internal temp is 155°F.

6. Put it in the refrigerator until the internal temp is 38°F, and then slice thin on a deli slicer. This is incredible alone on a charcuterie board or on a Italian cold cut type sandwich

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