Little House Big Alaska's Homemade Spicy Hot Pepperoni
It’s a variation of the Little House Big Alaska's Easy Homemade Ground Beef Pepperoni, just worked over a bit for more heat.
If desired, you can use Morton's Tender Quick curing salt which will make the meats pink.
Ingredients
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 teaspoon dried red pepper
2 teaspoons mustard seed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon jalapeno powder
1 teaspoon chipotle powder
1 teaspoon cayenne powder
1 teapsoons smoked salt
2 pounds very lean beef
2½ teaspoons liquid smoke
2 teaspoons honey
Directions
ground the black pepper, fennel seeds, and dried red pepper together in a mortar and pestle
mix all the dry spices together in a bowl and set aside leaving out any spices you dont care for
break up the ground beef in a mixing bowl
sprinkle the dry spices over meat and mix very well
add liquid smoke and honey, mix well
cover tightly and refrigerate 48-72 hours
extrude onto tray with tube-shaped extruder on jerky gun
dehydrate for 8 hours