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Homemade Beef Pepperoni

Homemade Beef Pepperoni
Homemade Beef Pepperoni
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This beef pepperoni is a flavorful homemade cured meat, on the dry side, formed into rolls, baked, and sliced

5 lbs (or 5 rolls)

5 pounds lean ground beef
5 heaping teaspoons of Morton's "Tender Quick" curing salt
2 1/2 heaping teaspoons of mustard seed
1 teaspoon ground pepper
2 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Day 1: Mix all the ingredients and knead well. Refrigerate in sealed container (or air-tight with plastic wrap).

Day 2: Knead again; cover and continue refrigerating.

Day 3: Form meat into four rolls. Place rolls on an oven grill pan or wire rack; place the grill/rack on/inside a cookie sheet, so excess fat can drip. Bake 7 hours at 150 degrees. Turn rolls 45 degrees every 2 hours.

Store in the fridge or freezer.

Homemade Beef Pepperoni

This recipe and photos were submitted by guest chef Anne Jisca!

She writes, "Tastes great on pizza, as well as crackers and/or sandwiches! It sounds like a lot of work, but it really isn't that hard!"

Day 1: 30 min; Day 2: 5 min; Day 3: 10 min
7 hours

Average vote based on 5 reviews.
8.8
out of 10
User Reviews
10
out of 10
We loved it
This was my first foray into making any type of recipe like this. My husband loves it so much, and I like that its not too spicy myself -thanks for providing the recipe!

by emma07 on Thu, 2007-01-25 05:45
8
out of 10
I agree with Amy
This is a good, solid base recipe. It tastes good, but the problem is that it tastes more like a bologna or summer sausage than a pepperoni. Tammy has another recipe (spicy pepperoni) which has the more distinctive pepperoni taste while retaining the dry texture of this recipe. This recipe is a good base, it just needs some TLC for those wanting a spicier pepperoni taste.

by Joshua on Sat, 2006-12-30 02:53
7
out of 10
Good. . .but not pepperoni
This was good but much more like a summer sausage than pepperoni. We ate it with cheese and crackers. My dh really liked it, just not what we were expecting.

by amyd on Thu, 2006-12-07 18:41
9
out of 10
Very delicious, great homemade pepperoni recipe!

This recipe was, as Anne Jisca had said, very easy to make, taking just minutes to mix up, and then on day 3, a few minutes to form rolls and pop into the oven.

Autumn is a perfect time of year to make it, since it needs to be baked for 7 hours at a low temperature. The kitchen stayed nice and toasty and the pepperoni made the house smell wonderful!

We really have enjoyed the finished product, as well! We've been eating it plain, with cheese, and on sandwiches! Joshua helped me slice it all and we froze a lot of it in meal-sized portions for later use!

I would give this recipe a "10" except for one thing: I don't think it tastes like pepperoni! Very good snacking meat, YES! But not pepperoni, at least, not like the turkey pepperoni we put on our pizza. :)

So, next time we make it, we plan to add a few extra spices. More pepper (not sure exactly what peppers, but probably crushed red pepper, extra black pepper, and maybe even some cayenne!) and a little fennel seed. Joshua likes his pepperoni hot and spicy, so that a very thin slice spreads a lot of flavor on a piece of pizza.

We're definitely going to make this again, and we'll update about how we alter the seasonings when we do!


by Tammy on Sun, 2006-12-03 22:34
10
out of 10
Homemade Pepperoni
Gosh was this recipe a hit!!!!! Thanks so much for posting! It was easy to make and I loved knowing exactly what goes into my sausage. (no beef "by-products"!) I used extra lean ground beef and it came out perfect with rave reviews from all 7 people that tried it. I served as a "summer sausage" with cheese and crackers. Looking forward to trying more of your recipes, Thanks! Diane

by candidreflections on Mon, 2006-11-20 18:24
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