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自製醃肉及煙燻篇 - 煙燻牛肉 [低溫慢煮方法] (HOMEMADE CURING AND SMOKING – Pastrami [Sous Vide version])

 

作者來到馬來西亞後,一直想找大型牛腩來做煙燻牛肉,最近終於找到了。 上次作者用的方法,應該不太適合香港的環境做,所以今次用了一個新方法,這個方法不僅味道比較好,而且用質也比較鬆軟,吃起來好吃很多吧。

 

Finally, I found a large beef brisket in Malaysia.  This is I’m using another way to make and find that this more favourable and meat texture is softer, so here’s the recipe to share with you.

 

第一部份分:鹽水浸 ~用來給予味道及初步殺菌 (Part 1 – Brine)

 

材料 (Ingredients) :

 

大型牛腩 (Beef Brisket) – 2kg

鹽 (Salt) – 190g

黃糖 (Brown Sugar) – 330g

黑胡椒粒 (Black Peppercorn) – 40g

肉桂 (Cinnamon) – 2條

茴香籽 (Fennel Seed) – 2g

芫茜籽 (Coriander Seed) – 2g

八角 (Star Anise) – 1 whole

丁香 (Clove) – 5pcs

月桂葉 (Bay Leaf) – 2pcs

蒜粉 (Garlic Powder) – 5g

辣椒粉 (Chilli Flake) – 4g

芥末籽 (Mustard Seed) – 5g

水 (Water) – 4.5kg

Instant Cure #1 (Optional) – 10g

 

1. 準備一個大箱,把所有醃料放入箱肉,攪拌至所有糖及鹽溶於水中 (想容易溶的話,可以先用少量熱水溶解,再立即加入冰粒及水至室溫)
Prepare a big container, add all the spices and water into the water and mix it until all salt and sugar completely dissolved (If you wanna dissolve it easily, just use a small amount of hot water to mix it and put amount of ice to cool down until room temperature immediately)

 

2. 大型手腩開封後,先清新一下,然後用乾布或廚房紙印乾
Wash the brisket a bit and use a dry towel or kitchen paper to dry the meat

 

3. 小心地把牛腩上的脂肪及薄膜用利刀割出來,盡量清除所有的
Carefully trim off all the fats using a sharp knife

 

4. 清除好後,把牛腩放入箱內,放入雪櫃,保持於4°C儲存7天,每天從雪櫃取出一次並把牛腩反轉一下
Put the brisket into the brine for 7 days, refrigerate it and keep it on 4°C for your refrigerator, turn over once a day

 

5. 7天後,再準備另一個大型容器,放入大量冰及水,從雪櫃取出後,先清洗一下,再立即放入冰水中浸泡一小時
After 7 days, wash off all the spices under tap water, prepare another container, put large amount of ice and water, soak the brisket for another one hour

第二部分 – 低溫慢煮 (Part 2 – Sous vide)

 

1. 預備低溫慢煮器,預熱為60°C
Preheat your sous vide cooker to 60°C

 

2. 浸泡好的牛腩,取出並印乾
Take out the brisket and dry it using dry towel or kitchen paper

 

3. 放入真空袋進行真空,並開始低溫慢煮,時間為48小時
Put the brisket into vacuum bag and progress sous vide for 48 hours

 

 

第三部分- 調味 (Part 3 – Dry Rub)

 

材料 (Ingredients) :

 

鹽 (Salt) – 75g

黃糖 (Brown Sugar) – 375g

黑胡椒粒 (Black Peppercorn) – 72g

芫茜籽 (Coriander Seed) – 55g

蒜粉 (Garlic Powder) – 10g

洋蔥粉 (Onion powder) – 10g

甜椒粉 (Paprika) – 5g

芥末粉 (Ground Mustard) – 5g

 

1. 準備一個大容器,加入水及冰,把低溫慢煮好後的牛腩,立即連袋放入冰水中冷卻
Prepare a container with ice and water, put the cooked brisket into a ice water

 

2. 然後把以上的所有材料用打粉機打勻,備用
Mix all the dry rub spices well

 

3. 取出冷卻好的牛腩,用乾布或廚房紙印乾,要印得很乾
Again, take out the bisket and dry it thoroughly this time

 

4. 把攪拌好的乾調味料用手拍在牛腩上,並用力把調味料壓好,一定要平均地舖滿整件牛腩上
Apply the dry rub on the bisket, press the dry rub onto the bisket and make sure it is completely covered all over the meat

第四部分 – 煙燻 (Part 4 – Smoking)

 

1. 準備好煙燻器,作者覺得用胡桃木比較適合,今次用3湯匙的木碎
Prepare the smoker, I’m using Hickory wood chips, this time using 3 tablespoons of wood chips

 

2. 把調味好的牛腩放入煙燻器進行煙燻一小時,溫度保持於100°C-107°C,而通風口保持全開
Progress of smoke for one hour, make sure it keeping 100°C-107°C and keeping the vent fully open

 

3. 最後煙燻好的牛腩放在架上放涼及放水氣,就可以切片及保存。
After smoked, put it in the rack and let it cool down and evaporate water, then you can slice it and refrigerate it, finished.

 

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自製醃肉及煙燻篇- 三文魚 (HOMEMADE CURING AND SMOKING – Salmon)

 

很多人都喜歡吃三文魚,在外國一般也是生的,所以他們會以鹽去醃製過,以去除細菌。有的會用煙燻,煙燻後的三文魚又是另一風味。 在這一篇,小編兩者都會分享。至於煙燻方面,小編只會分享熱燻及濕燻方法,重申一次,不要在家進行冷燻,特別是魚類,外國已有很多例子,不但致命,有孕婦甚至流產。但,如果讀者有煙燻槍的話,可以煙燻十五分鐘就可以了。

Many people like eat salmon,normally you see it is raw, but not a raw, it just cured to prevent bacteria growth.  Sometimes it will smoked after cured and also taste good.  So herewith, I will share both cured and smoked method for you.  Again, we only do hot smoke at home, there are many incidents occurred in other counties. But, if you have smoking gun, you can use it for smoking fish around 15 minutes too.

 

選擇三文魚最好是三文魚的中段,過了魚腩之後,魚尾之前,因為肉身比較厚,切起來也容易,但讀者也可以自行整條去醃製。

Practically, we better select middle portion, which is after belly and before tail, it’s the thickness part and easy to cut, of course, you can process the whole salmon as well.

 

材料 (Ingredients) :

 

三文魚 (Salmon fillet)

 

鹽 (Kosher Salt)

 

蔗糖 (Raw sugar)

 

黑胡椒 (Black pepper)

 

時蘿 (Dill)

 

紅菜頭 (beet root) [optional]

 

 

做法 (Method) :

 

1. 先量度魚肉的淨重量,準備 5%鹽、及5%糖
Measure the net weight of salmon fillet

 

2. 清洗三文魚,印乾,準備好密封袋,放入三文魚,加入鹽、蔗糖、黑胡椒粒、時蘿香草,並平均地塗上三文魚上
Wash it, dry it and prepare a vacuum bag, put the salmon, add salt, sugar, black pepper and dill, rubbed all in the salmon equally

 

3. 密封好,放入雪櫃3天,每天翻一次
vacuum seal the bag and put in the refrigerator for 3 days, flip it over every day

 

4. 取出後,放在冰水浸1小時
soak it in the water for an hour

 

5. 印乾後,如想生吃,這樣就可以切薄片了。
dry it then you can cut it into slices and enjoy it if you wanna eat raw

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醃好後生吃的魚片
外國人也喜愛三文魚配藍莓醬吃

 

6. 要是存放在雪櫃,準備2張牛油紙,把切好的魚片平放在牛油紙上,把另一張放上面,然後折合四邊,再放在密實袋存放,這樣魚片就不會變乾了。
You can store it in the refrigerator as well, prepare 2 baking paper, put the salmon slices one by one and cover another baking paper over it, then flip over 4 edges and put it in the ziplock back for storage, then the salmon will still moisture itself.

 

7. 不喜歡生吃,可以選擇煙燻 (15-25分鐘) 或低溫慢煮(54度,30分鐘)也可以。
If you don’t like eat raw, you can process for smoking (15-25 minutes) or sous vide (54 degress, 30 minutes) as well.

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煙燻後的三文魚

 

煙燻後,簡簡單單已很滋味

 

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Posted in 煙燻機 (Food Smoker), 肉類 (Meat), 醃製及煙燻 (Curing and Smoking), 醬汁 (Sauce), 豬肉 (Pork), 其他西餐 (Other Western cuisine)

[原創食譜 Original Recipe] 煙燻豬肋骨配自家製燒烤醬 (Smoked Ribs with Homemade BBQ Sauce)

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之前說過自家製的煙肉及煙燻牛肉,作者大約每隔一段時間就會做一批,所以煙燻爐也算是比較多用,相信一般家庭沒有像作者一樣吧。平時也可以用煙燻爐做出很多美食,不要由它放著啊,因此,作者今次介紹這個大家也很喜愛的食物,可以在週末或假期食得開心,而自家做卻比餐廳便宜得多吧。 作者建議買丹麥入口那款,雖然沒有美國那麼多肉及大件,但每人一排的份量是剛好,不會覺得膩,但又滿足口福。

I have talked about making bacon and pastrami at home before, however, I will make a batch for some certain time, so I use the stovetop smoker quite often, but I don’t think the readers here will do so, then it seems quite a waste for the great tool; therefore, I’m introduce this dish here that most people will love it, you can make it at home during weekends or holiday, it’s much less expensive compared to restaurants.  On the other hand, I prefer to buy ribs that imported from Danish, it’s not as meaty and large potion as US one, but it’s good for Asian that everyone have its own full rib, not so greasy, will feel full and enough delicious.

 

對不起,今次沒有做法的附圖,希望讀者也明白吧。

So sorry that I don’t have attached photos for how to make it, hope you will understand my wordings.

 

材料 (Ingredients):

豬肋骨 (Baby back ribs) – 2條 (2 full pcs)

蒜頭 (Garlic) – 4瓣 (4 cloves) <– 蒜蓉 (Minced)

茄汁 (Ketchup) – 4湯匙 (4 tablespoons)

豉油 (Soy Sauce) – 4湯匙 (4 tablespoons)

蜜糖 (Honey) – 4湯匙 (4 tablespoons)

蔗糖 (demerara sugar) – 60g

芥末粉 (Dried English Mustard) – 1茶匙

辣汁 (tabasco sauce) – 2茶匙

Jack Daniel’s 煙燻燒烤醬 (Jack Daniel’s Full Smoky Flavour BBQ Sauce) – 4湯匙 (4 tablespoons)

 

做法 (Method) :

1. 把所有調味材料放入小鍋,煮至醬汁至喜歡的稠度及試味,放涼待用
Prepare a small pan, pour all the sauce ingredients into the pan and cook until sticky, taste it.  Set aside and let it cool down

2. 把準備好的豬肋骨放上一個長盤,把煮好了的醬汁平均地塗在肉上,醃一個小時
Put the ribs into a long rack, glaze the sauce into the ribs and let it marinade for an hour

3. 準備好煙燻爐,把醃好的肉放入並進行煙燻一小時 (請保持在100度左右)
Prepare the stovetop smoker, let it smoke for one hour (maintain the temperature at around 100 degree celsius)

4. 在煙燻完成前,請準備好焗爐,預熱為200度
Before smoking complete, prepare the oven at 200 degree celsius

5. 待煙燻完成後,再次塗上醬汁,放入預熱好的焗爐焗20分鐘
After smoking completed, glaze the sauce again and transfer the ribs into oven and cook for 20 minutes

6. 焗好前最好再次把醬汁微微煮滾 (因為之前曾沾過生肉,所以安全為上而已)
Reboil the sauce again

7. 待焗好後再度塗上醬汁,待15分鐘後就完成。
Take out from oven, glaze the last sauce on the ribs and wait for 15 minutes and finished.

 

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自製醃肉及煙燻篇 - 香腸 (HOMEMADE CURING AND SMOKING – Sausage)

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續上一篇醃豬肉,今次做香腸。作者所說的是豬肉腸,因為小編與愛人喜歡吃意大利香腸,而意大利大多用豬肉做的。 做香腸肉的部位是豬肩肉,但豬肩肉也比較瘦,所以作者建議加小量肥肉,做出來的口感比較滑及不會乾。先說工具,我們需要一個攪肉機、灌腸器及豬腸衣。 至於腸衣有兩款,一是從肉檔買回來的新鮮豬腸,但卻需要自行清洗及去除腸內的髒物;二是買風乾了的腸衣,只是做香腸前把腸衣灑上鹽,然後浸水半小時就可以了。 讀者也可以做火腿的,但火腿需要買牛腸衣做的。 此外,讀者亦可做意大利臘腸,腸衣亦是用牛腸衣,做好後放在陰涼處風乾6星期左右就可以了。

Continue for the last curing and smoking post of pork, this post is talk about sausage. Actually I and my beloved one really love to eat Italian sausage, and most of them are using pork. The meat of sausage is using pork shoulder/boson butt, but this part is not enough fat to make sausage, so better ask your butcher to give you some lard and add on it, then your sausage will more tender and juicy. Well, talk about the equipment, this time, we need meat grinder, sausage stuffer and natural hog casing. For the hog casing, you can either bought fresh one from butcher, but you have to wash and clean the dirty things out yourself, or buy the dried natural hog casing, the dried one just add some salt and put it into the water for half hour. If you like to eat ham, you can do it as well, but you have to find beef round intestines. Also, you can make salami too, it’s also using beef round casing, making method is the same, but you have to drying-on-air about 6 weeks to finish it.

由於只是小量製作,所以作者建議選用手動的機器作嘗試,當讀者想做大量時才買電動也可以:
Since we are just make small amount of sausage, so I suggested to use manual machines to make it first, once you gonna make mass production, you can buy electric one  :

 

手動工具 ~

攪肉機 (Meat Grinder) :

ヘルシーミンサー DK-0580

灌腸器 (Sausage Stuffer) :

ソーセージメーカーセット DK-0524

 

電動工具 ~

電動攪肉及灌腸機

 

腸衣 (Dried Hog cashing) :

天然豚腸フランクフルト用 分包4個 1袋約2m

 

 

做法 (Method):

 

1. 用一個小碗,把乾腸衣灑上鹽,放在清水浸半小時,備用
Prepare a small bowl, add some salt in the dried hog casing and put it into water for half hour, set aside

 

2. 清洗豬肉,印乾水份,切成小粒,用攪肉機攪成免治豬肉;肥肉切成小粒後,加入免治肉撈勻
Wash the meat and dry it using paper or towel, cut it into chunk, use the meat grinder to make ground meat; the fat one cut into a small chunk and mix with ground meat

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3.  將鹽、黑胡椒粉、茴香籽、蒜蓉、甜椒粉、蕃茜、百里香、紅椒粉、八角、紅酒加入免治肉內撈勻,如果讀者也是想做意大利香腸,可以跟小編的香料,或可自行選擇自己喜歡的香料作調味
Mix salt, black pepper, fennel seeds, minced garlic, paprika, parlsey, thyme, red pepper, star anise and red wine with the ground meat if you wanna do Italian sausages, otherwise you can add your own seasonings

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5. 調味好請先取小量肉,用平底鍋煎熟後,先自行試味,調好自己適合的味道就可以灌腸
After mixed it all up, get a little quantity and use a saucepan to cook it and taste it, if it is OK, then you can prepare stuffing

 

6. 灌腸前,把浸軟的腸衣套上灌腸器的長咀口上
Before stuffing, put the soft hog casing into the sausage stuffing machine

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7. 把調好的免治肉塞內灌腸器肉,先慢慢地把肉唧出咀口,當免治肉唧出後,在腸衣的頭部打一個結,以免肉醬留出
Put the ground meat into the stuffing machine and push slowly, when you can see the ground meat at the end, just make a knot for the hog casing

 

8. 慢慢地把肉醬唧入腸衣,不能太快,太快會唧出太多空氣,腸衣會破裂,那就要剪掉破裂的那段,再重新開始過
push the ground meat into hog casing slowly, don’t push too fast, otherwise so many air comes into the cashing and will blow away, if so, just cut out the blow area and stuff again

 

9. 把所有肉也套入腸衣後,先在尾部打個結,把腸平放在枱上,用叉在腸衣上輕輕的坪均地叉小孔,平均地用手指壓在分割腸的大小
After stuffed all the meat into the casing, tie a knot at the end and put the sausage in the table, use your fingers to pin the sausage size

 

10. 平均分好後,一段一段地輕輕地在按壓位置上扭幾下,每一段要與上一段反方向扭轉才行,這樣香腸就做好了。
After pinned, use your hand to twist few times on every single sausage, every pin is twisted opposite it for the previous one, until finished.

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11. 最好用分小包用真空機包裝好,放在冰箱內存放。
After finished, better packed with vacuum seal for small quantity, then put it into your freezer.

溫馨提示 : 買回來的肉先放入冰箱雪至硬身才可以做,因為肉類在室溫下容易滋生細菌及變得似爛肉,那香腸就會失敗了。
Warming Tips : Put your meat into freezer until it becomes hard, so it not easy to get bacteria and too soft when making sausages, otherwise it will be failed.

 

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Posted in 肉類 (Meat), 醃製及煙燻 (Curing and Smoking), 鴨肉 (Duck), 切肉機 (Meat Slicer), 小食 (Snacks)

自製醃肉及煙燻篇- 風乾鴨胸火腿 (HOMEMADE CURING AND SMOKING – Duck Breast Proscuitto)

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在香港,小編估計比較少人聽過或食過,因為很少食店會供應,而超市也沒有這食品,但在外國卻很常見,甚至是街頭小食也有。
I think there are very few people heard or even tried duck breast proscuitto in Hong Kong, also very few restaurant will provide this food, and can’t find it provided in supermarket as well, however, this food is so common in foreign counties and you can find it in food truck too.

 

風乾鴨胸火腿是風乾肉類中最容易及最快可以食用的,醃製需時1-2天,而風乾只需2-3星期就可以了。
Duck breast proscuitto is the most easy and the most shorten time to do compared to other type of proscuitto, it only takes 1-2 days for curing and air-dried around 2-3 weeks.

 

 

做法 :

 

1. 洗淨鴨胸及印乾
Wash it well and dry it using paper towel

 

2. 在枱上鋪好一張保鮮紙,先將鹽及黑胡椒灑在保鮮紙上,放上鴨胸,再在鴨胸上灑滿鹽及黑胡椒至整件鴨胸給鹽及黑胡椒包住
Place a plastic wrap in the table, put some salt and black pepper in the plastic wrap and place the duck breast in, and put more salt and black pepper to cover the whole duck breast

 

3. 小心地用保鮮紙包實所有東西,就可以放入雪櫃醃製
Carefully wrap well the plastic warp all over the duck breast and put into the refrigerator

 

4. 1-2天後把醃好的鴨胸取出,在水清洗後,印乾,就可以進行風乾
Take it out from refrigerator after 1-2 days and wash it under water tape, dry it using paper towel and hang it out for air drying

 

5. 大約2星期就可以切成薄片,用來做送酒佐口小食係一個不錯的配合
After dried for 2 weeks, you can cut it into think slice and good to eat with wine.

 

Tips : 如果讀者怕鴨肉的羶味,可以配藍芝士一起食用,藍芝士不僅帶走鴨羶味,還給你口腔爆發不同的味道。
 If you don't really like the duck taste, you can try to eat with blue cheese, it can give you a complex taste within your mouth.

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