sausage
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RE: sausage
basic sausage
2 1/2 lbs -meat 1/2 venison/lean pork (cubed small enough to grind)
1 1/2 tsp - salt
1 tsp -fine white or black pepper
1/2 tsp -dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp -dried sage
1/4 tsp -dried savory
3/4 tsp -sugar
1/2 tsp -crushed red pepper
Grind the meat together and mix with your hands until the two meats are thouroughly mixed. Add the seasonings and mix by hand again then regrind w/ a fine grinder plate. You can stuff this into caseings or just make patties ,which is what we do. also a little(or a lot) of garlic helps out.
2 1/2 lbs -meat 1/2 venison/lean pork (cubed small enough to grind)
1 1/2 tsp - salt
1 tsp -fine white or black pepper
1/2 tsp -dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp -dried sage
1/4 tsp -dried savory
3/4 tsp -sugar
1/2 tsp -crushed red pepper
Grind the meat together and mix with your hands until the two meats are thouroughly mixed. Add the seasonings and mix by hand again then regrind w/ a fine grinder plate. You can stuff this into caseings or just make patties ,which is what we do. also a little(or a lot) of garlic helps out.
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
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RE: sausage
NORTHERN ITALIAN-STYLE HOT OR SWEET SAUSAGE
2 1/2 -lbs meat 1/2game 1/2 lean pork
1 1/2 -tsp salt (or to taste)
2 tsp - coarse black pepper.
2 tsp - fine ground coriander
2 cloves garlic -finely minced(I use 6-10cloves depending on size)
1 tsp - crushed red pepper for hot style.(I use about 2 1/2tsp)
1tsp - sugar for sweet style
Prepare same as above recipe. You can use sugar and red pepper in the same batch of sausage.
2 1/2 -lbs meat 1/2game 1/2 lean pork
1 1/2 -tsp salt (or to taste)
2 tsp - coarse black pepper.
2 tsp - fine ground coriander
2 cloves garlic -finely minced(I use 6-10cloves depending on size)
1 tsp - crushed red pepper for hot style.(I use about 2 1/2tsp)
1tsp - sugar for sweet style
Prepare same as above recipe. You can use sugar and red pepper in the same batch of sausage.
#9
RE: sausage
Mike I notice you use lean pork. When I used lean pork it seemed kind of on the dry side. Now I use pork trimmings and it comes out juicier. Guess it's just a matter of preference. I know my cholesterol is high and the leaner is more healthy, but what the hey , you only live once. If you intend to freeze your breakfast sausage for an extended period, I recomend you omit the sage as it doesn't freeze well. And you'll never miss it. But since you are making small batches you shouldn't have that problem.
#10
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RE: sausage
yeah, the lean pork does make for dryer sausage, and I dont trim fat if the pork is fairly lean. I just use the leaner pork for health reasons. this last batch I made the whole pork loins were mismarked and it was the cheapest pork in the store ($1.19lb)so I ground pork loins for sausage the whole time I kept thinking how good those would be as pork chops.