Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Yankee Sage Sausage

Straight from Bruce Aidells book

Ingredients:

3 pounds pork butt
1/2 to 3/4 pound pork back fat
3 tablespoons finely chopped or dried and crumbled fresh sage, or 2 to 3 teaspoons ground sage
3 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried summer savory (I left this out)
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch of ground cloves
1/4 cup water
Sheep of medium hog casings (optional)




















Grind the meat and fat through a 1/4-inch plate.



















 In a large bowl, mix the meat, fat, salt, sage, black pepper, cayenne, summer savory, marjoram, thyme, ginger, and cloves with the cold water. Knead and squeeze the mixture until thoroughly blended.

A little taste test. It was good, but will get better, the seasoning needs more time to meld with the meat and fat.





















I formed 3 oz patties and set them between sheets of parchment paper.




















Into the freezer!




















Until next time, Eat Well & Keep Digging!


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6 comments:

  1. This recipe was going so well, and then you just put the patties in the freezer! I was expecting you to cook them. I feel unfulfilled...
    I'm sure it will eventually be worth the wait, but...

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  2. Sorry Mark, initial plan is for some scotch eggs this weekend.

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  3. Ok, if you feature Scotch Eggs next time round, I'll let you off with a caution! :)

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  4. A Yellow flag! Ouch! OK - this weekend I"ll treat y'all to some scotch eggs.

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  5. wow - great work on this sausage! i never think of sausage as a breakfast food..of course i lean toward bacon. but wow do i love a good bolognese sauce... hum... maybe a little bit of a challenge?? i mean request... is this something you have in your bag of tricks? got any family secrets you'd like to share?

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  6. Ohiofarmgirl, I did a bolognese back on Dec 6th, here's the link http://bit.ly/eEPALs. Thanks for stopping by!

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