This homemade kabanos recipe turns seasoned ground pork into thin, smoky strips with a firm, chewy bite. Using a dehydrator instead of a smoker makes this Polish-inspired sausage easy to prepare at home without traditional casings.
Place the minced pork in a suitable bowl. Add the spices and nitrite salt. Stir the mince better with clean hands (you can wear gloves). Cover the bowl with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 24 hours to mature. After 12 hours, stir the meat mixture additionally. After 24 hours, the mince will become dense and viscous
Place a pastry bag in a glass with the narrow end facing down. Check the mince for viscosity. If the mass is thick, you can add a couple of tablespoons of water or brandy. Place the stuffing in the bag.
Cut off the tip of the pastry bag. 0.3 inches if you plan on thin sausages. Fans of wide sausages can cut off about an inch. In this case, the drying time will increase. On the dehydrator's pastry rack, place the raw sausages some distance apart. This makes 2 trays.
Dry the salami with the two grates at 131°F. Initially, 9 hours. Then take a break for 2 hours. Swap trays and continue drying for another 6 hours. Note that cooking times can vary if you are not using a Dehydrator.
Notes
Notes:
Pipe the pork into evenly sized strips so the kabanos dries at the same rate.
Thicker strips may need additional dehydrating time.
If the mixture is difficult to pipe, add a small amount of water or brandy as directed.
Rotate the dehydrator trays during drying to help the kabanos dry evenly.
Let the kabanos cool completely before storing.
Measure the curing salt carefully and use the exact amount listed in the recipe.
Disclaimer:
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.