Oven Baked, European Style Salami

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 lbs ground lamb
• 4 large garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons black pepper, freshly grounded
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons granulated onion
• 2 tablespoons coriander
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon pickling spices

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients in a bowl and blend well. shape the meat into 3 logs about 8 inches long. wrap tightly in a few layers of cheesecloth and tie the ends tightly with cotton twine. refrigerate overnight.
• 2 preheat the oven to 200 to 225.
• 3 place the logs directly on the middle oven rack with a pan on the lower rack to catch any drippings. cook for 6 - 8 hours.
• 4 the logs will be cooked in five hours. over the next 3 hours, they will become drier. to discover how dry you prefer the salami to be, you could remove one of the 3 logs from the oven after six hours, one after seven hours and finally after eight hours. mark the log so you will know your preference.
• 5 when done, place the logs on a cookie rack and allow to cool. remove the cheesecloth before slicing.