# Homemade Deli-Style Hot Dogs

Homemade deli-style hot dogs made from scratch using pork shoulder, chuck roast, and a signature spice blend.

- Servings: 1 batch
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 lb pork shoulder
- 2 lb chuck roast
- 1 cup nonfat dry milk
- 3 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 5 tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 4 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp mustard powder
- 1 3/4 cups ice water
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 6.8 g cure no. 1
- 1 set 24-26mm sheep casing

## Instructions

1. Mix all the wet ingredients together and store them in the fridge until ready to use.
2. Combine all the dry ingredients and mix well.
3. Coarse grind the pork shoulder and chuck roast.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the ground meat and mix well.
5. Run the mixture back through the grinder on the fine grind plate.
6. Mix in the wet ingredients until fully absorbed.
7. Emulsify the meat mixture in a food processor, working in batches.
8. Pack the meat mixture into the stuffing canister and load into casings.
9. Tie off the hot dogs with butcher's twine.
10. Preheat the smoker to 180 degrees, light the smoke tube, add hot dogs, close the lid, and smoke.
11. Transfer the hot dogs to a pot of water heated to 162 degrees and simmer until they reach 150–152 degrees internal temperature.
12. Transfer the hot dogs to an ice water bath.
13. Dry the hot dogs, cover, and refrigerate overnight to set the texture.

## Equipment

- food processor
- meat grinder
- stuffing canister
- smoker
- smoke tube
- butcher's twine
- pot
- ice bath container

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZqMMbvxnuJ/?igsh=MTR2cXg3ejI4MWY5eg==
- Creator: Queen G’s Texas Kitchen
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cbb21fbb-8e51-4084-a840-cdef8a6729d4
- Extracted: 2026-08-01

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