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Turkey Frankfurters

Lean turkey and frozen pork jowl fat are cured, ground and emulsified with ice into a smooth paste, stuffed into sheep casings, smoked in stages and finished with a gentle poach. The result is a snappy, mildly spiced frankfurter.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on2 h 50 min
  • Total14 h 30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Cure mix

  • 9 gkosher salt
  • ¼ tspInsta Cure No. 1 (pink curing salt)
  • 2 gdextrose

Seasonings

  • ½ gground white pepper
  • ½ gground coriander
  • ½ gground nutmeg
  • 1½ gonion powder
  • 0.13 tspgarlic powder
  • 250 gboneless, skinless, lean turkey breast or thigh meat, cut into 3 cm cubes
  • 200 gpork jowl fat, cleaned, cut into 3 cm cubes, partially frozen
  • 150 gcrushed ice
  • 15 gnonfat dry milk
  • to tasteprepared sheep casings, about 5.5 to 6 m, or as needed

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Corn (maize)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Turkey
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Smoker
  • Food processor
  • Probe thermometer
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • Over 90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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