Homemade Bologna Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED HOMEMADE BOLOGNA

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor or stand mixer, combine all of the ingredients until smooth. Transfer the bowl to the freezer for 10 minutes before proceeding.
• Remove the bowl of meat from the freezer and divide the mixture in half. Using damp hands, form each half into a log. Compress it tightly as you work. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and use twist-ties to secure the ends tightly. Refrigerate flat for 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 300° F / 150° C / gas mark 2.
• Remove plastic wrap from meat and carefully transfer both logs to a baking rack propped over a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway through.
• Reduce heat to 250° F / 125° C / gas mark 1 and cook an additional 2 to 2½ hours to an internal temperature of 160° F. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Refrigerate up to 3 days. May be frozen for longer storage.

REAL HOMEMADE BOLOGNA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, curing salt, water, garlic powder, onion powder and liquid smoke using your hands. Divide in half, and form each half into a roll. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Unwrap the beef rolls, and place them on a greased baking sheet or roasting pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, turning the meat over after 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled. Slice, and eat on sandwiches.

HOMEMADE BOLOGNA

Steps:

• Soak Casing in warm water. Use a medium plate (4.5) to grind pork. Mix salt and cure together in 1/2cup warm water. Mix this solution into meats until well-mixed. Let sit for an hour or so in fridge. Add remaining ingredients and grind again through fine plate (3.0). Stuff into casings. Air dry. Preheat smoker to 100° and hang bologna for an hour. Raise temp to 130° for another hour. Smoke time: 90 minutes-2hours. Raise temp to 160° and hold until IT of bologna reaches 155° Alternatively, poach chubs in hot bath @165 degrees until 155° is reached. Cool bologna in ice bath and hang to bloom. Refrigerate. Slice after well-chilling.