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Sucuk

(Slow-fermented - traditional)

The Turkish Sucuk (Soudjouk) is the most popular dry fermented meat product in Turkey and other Middle Eastern Countries. As most of those countries practice Muslim it comes as no surprise that pork is not included in the recipe and the sausage is made from beef and lamb. The Turkish Food Codex (2000) states that high quality ripened sucuks should have pH values between 5.2 and 5.4.

 

Materials

lean beef, 70%

lean lamb/mutton, 30%

 

3.5 kg (7.7 lb)

1.5 kg (3.3 lb)

 

Ingredients

salt, 2.5% (cure #2 accounted for)

cure #2

dextrose (glucose), 0.3%

black pepper, 0.5%

red pepper 0.5%

cumin, 1%

garlic, 1%

allspice, 0.2%

olive oil, 0.25%

T-SPX culture,

115 g

12 g

15 g

25 g

25 g

50 g

50 g

10 g

12 g (2 Tbsp)

0.6 g (1/4 tsp)

Instructions

1. Grind meat through 3/16" plate (5 mm).

2. Mix all ingredients with meat.

3. Stuff firmly into 38 mm collagen or fibrous casings.

4. Ferment at 20º C (68º F) for 72 hours, 90-85% humidity.

5. Dry at 16-12º C (60-54º F), 85-80% humidity for 1 month.

6. Store sausages at 10-15º C (50-59º F), 75% humidity.

Notes

cinnamon and cloves are often added

original sucuks are made with sheep tail fat (40% beef, 40% lamb, 20% sheep tail fat)

sucuck is a very lean sausage

olive oil (up to 5%) is added as a replacement for beef fat, which has poor sensory qualities.

If sausage is made without starter culture (not recommended) read about curing in traditionally fermented sausages

 

Sucuk

(Fast-fermented - heat treated)

 

Following American trends, some Turkish sucuk manufacturers start to pre-cook sucuks after a very short fermentation. Primary reasons are: shorter production time, elimination of pathogens during cooking (safer product) and lower costs of production.

Materials

lean beef, 70%

lean lamb/mutton, 30%

 

3.5 kg (7.7 lb)

1.5 kg (3.3 lb)

 

Ingredients

salt, 2.0 % (cure #1 accounted for)

cure # 1

dextrose (glucose), 0.5%

black pepper, 0.5%

red pepper 1.0%

cumin, 1%

garlic, 1%

allspice, 0.5%

cinnamon, 0.1%

cloves 0.1%

F-LC culture,

90 g

12 g

25 g

25 g

50 g

50 g

50 g

25 g

5 g

5 g

1.25 g (1/2 tsp)

Instructions

1. Grind meat through 3/16" plate (5 mm).

2. Mix all ingredients with meat.

3. Stuff firmly into 38 mm collagen or fibrous casings.

4. Ferment at 24º C (75º F) for 48 hours, 90-85% humidity.

5. Cook to 63º C (145º F) internal meat temperature.

6. Shower with cold water to below 10º C (50º F)

7. Store in a refrigerator.

Notes If sausage is made without starter culture (not recommended) read about curing in traditionally fermented sausages

 

 

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