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Cheese Beef Sticks

Bubba has made another great thing! 

Many years ago, when man started eating meat, the only way to preserve it was to dry it.  Beef sticks are an excellent source of protein with most of the fat being removed.  It’s easy to make and by making it yourself, you know exactly what has been added to it; no chemicals and preservatives.  And besides that, it tastes so much better than store bought! 

Bubba likes to cook and experiment with the ingredients in recipes.  He has made this recipe with many different combinations and finally ended up with this great recipe.  It has a little heat with the jalapeños.  Then, Bubba flavored the beef with lots of garlic, cayenne, black pepper, liquid smoke and the star ingredient, sharp cheddar cheese.

He mixed together the ingredients and extruded it through a jerky gun.  I really have never seen one but it works on the same principal as a caulking gun or my cookie gun for shaping spritz cookies, etc. The final part of the process is dehydrating the sticks in a dehydrator per the manufacturer’s instructions.  It’s a wonderful thing for a snack!

CHEESE BEEF STICKS

Ingredients:

2 ¼ pounds, 90% ground beef
4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated

5 jalapeños

3 tablespoons minced garlic

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon black pepper

2 tablespoons Morton Tender Quick Cure

1 tablespoons liquid smoke

Method:

Place jalapeños and garlic in food processor.

Purée, almost liquefy them.

Place all ingredients in a large bowl.

Mix well then knead until all ingredients are well blended.

Place in refrigerator for 1 hour.

Using a jerky gun, extrude the mixture out into tubes about 3/8” diameter.

Dehydrate for 5½  hours.

Cool.

Refrigerate.

Thanks Bubba!

They’re the best!  Yum!!!

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