homemade smoked pepperoni

5  lb.		Fresh Ground Beef
5  teaspoons		Ground Black Pepper
5  teaspoons		Mustard Seed
3  teaspoons		Crushed Red Pepper
3  teaspoons		Garlic Powder
2  teaspoons		Paprika
2  teaspoons		Sugar
5  teaspoons		Morton's Tender Quick

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Combine all of the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Grind 5 pounds of fresh beef from chuck or round (almost frozen), or use 5 pounds of fresh ground beef from the store (almost frozen). Mix together the beef and the dry ingredients and place the homemade pepperoni mixture in the fridge for 48-72 hours. After it has been in the fridge stuff into hog casings. After you stuff the homemade pepperoni you will need to smoke and dry the pepperoni in your smoker.