Homemade smoked bologna

gmac

I’ve been stuck in St. Louis a lot lately and tried Salt n Smoke’s smoked bologna. It was the best thing of the 3 meats I tried and I really liked it so I thought I would try my own. 

3 lbs medium ground beef
1 Tbsp salt
3/5th tsp Prague powder
1 TBSP each: garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar, paprika. 
Emulsified in the food processor with water and ice cubes. 
Folded in a cup of cheese cubes and a diced jalapeño. 
Formed into logs in plastic wrap and let sit overnight in the fridge. 
Smoked 3.5 hr at 275 until 160 internal. 

For a first attempt to copy with no real recipe I’m pretty damn happy with the results. Need to work on getting uniform chub size.  

   

fishlessman

like that, im not a fan of store bought and the texture of that looks way better

SmokeyPitt

Man that looks pretty amazing. Nice work! It has been a while since I have done a 'loney chub. 

gmac said:

... Need to work on getting uniform chub size.  

That's what she said. 

Eggcelsior

SmokeyPitt said:

Man that looks pretty amazing. Nice work! It has been a while since I have done a 'loney chub. 

gmac said:

... Need to work on getting uniform chub size.  

That's what she said. 

Just don't let the measuring become a contest.

marysvilleksegghead

I remember back in the day when "Hoss" introduced us to smoked "loney". 
I don't recall everything he did, but I do recall a slather made up of mustard and maybe worcestershire sauce  and maybe some other ingredients. Any old heads recall his technique? And when you did, he'd send you:  

gmac

Thank goodness someone like my chub