Dried Spicy Chorizo Sausage

[Hj]

1½ lb. gr. beef round
1½ lb. gr. pork Lean
1 onion finely minced medium large
3 garlic cloves minced
1/4 c. wine vinegar
2 tsp. light brown sugar
1/2 to 1 tsp. Mexican oregano ur taste
1 T. paprika
2 to 4 tsp. cumin powder
2 tsp. cilantro leaves fresh chop
1 to 3 T. chili powder
1 tsp. salt or ur taste
Sausage casing large

Day before- combine all sausage ingredients - mix well. Let
stand in cool place or refrigerator overnight.
Next day- stuff into casing if desired- or form into rolls 11/2
inches in diameter n about 1 foot long - tie in
muslin. Hang in shade on a hot day to dry 2 days

[Jarhead]

Ouch, where is your Cure?

Hang in shade on a hot day to dry 2 days

Somebody is gonna get sick on that.

[ChileFarmer]

Ouch, where is your Cure?

Hang in shade on a hot day to dry 2 days

Somebody is gonna get sick on that.

+1 CF

[Papa Tom]

Actually probably not gonna make anyone sick however if I made it I would add 3/4t cure #1 to be safe and refrigerate after hanging.

The reason I say that it probably won't make anybody sick is because adding the vinegar will drop the Ph. Bad guy microorganisms don't multiply well in a low Ph environment.
Something I question though is the drying method. Hanging sausage in a hot dry area causes the outside portion of the sausage to dry too quickly encasing moisture in the interior where microbes can multiply.

Traditional dry sausages are inoculated with a friendly bacteria that slowly changes sugars in the meat to lactic acid (lowering Ph) and includes cure #2 that slowly breaks down inhibiting the unfriendly bacteria. The sausages then are hung in a warm (75°F) and humid area (70% humidity) to slowly extract the moisture from the sausage this method requires a good length of time.

[ChileFarmer]

PT, I didn't know all that technical stuff. I was just thinking raw meat hung out side is not good. CF

[Boots]

As a matter of fact, eating uncured meat can lead to all kinds of unanticipated side effects. Afflictions like becoming wall eyed, developing double chins, prolific acne, eyebrows growing together, an sudden affinity for cartoon t shirts, and a ballooning waistline are all clinical symptoms of Uncured Sausage Disorder or USD (not to be confused with UDS to be sure).

Take for instance the case of our test subject Abner (below). Note the bulbous physique, the development of a pronounced "unibrow", and the cockeyed 500 yard stare. All classic clinical signs of USD. While USD can be successfully mitigated when treated early, "Abner" unfortunately has an advanced terminal case for which no effective treatment currently exists. Don't let yourself become the next "Abner", act now.

Notwithstanding his clinical condition however, Abner doesn't really give a rat's patoo about USD, because he just won the MegaBall Lottery and as a result has overcome all kinds of typical social barriers...

[Grabber70Mach]

LOL

[DATsBBQ]

Actually probably not gonna make anyone sick however if I made it I would add 3/4t cure #1 to be safe and refrigerate after hanging.

The reason I say that it probably won't make anybody sick is because adding the vinegar will drop the Ph. Bad guy microorganisms don't multiply well in a low Ph environment.
Something I question though is the drying method. Hanging sausage in a hot dry area causes the outside portion of the sausage to dry too quickly encasing moisture in the interior where microbes can multiply.

Traditional dry sausages are inoculated with a friendly bacteria that slowly changes sugars in the meat to lactic acid (lowering Ph) and includes cure #2 that slowly breaks down inhibiting the unfriendly bacteria. The sausages then are hung in a warm (75°F) and humid area (70% humidity) to slowly extract the moisture from the sausage this method requires a good length of time.

To prevent the beasties that grow in the cookers if not used regularly in my climate of 75°F and 70%RH, perhaps I should set a glass bowl filled with cider vinegar on the grates?

[Jarhead]

Boots, if that is Abner's rehab nurse, I wanna be nursed back to health.

[Boots]

Understand. I am feeling a little poorly myself.