Chicken Basil sausage...

[ellymae]

Got a grinder stuffer for Christmas and took a shot at sausage today.
Took a gander at come recipes and setteled on the chicken, basil sausage... here is the q-view...
The book...


Ready for the grinder.


Out of the stuffer....


I have some that didn't make it into casing so I will use that tonight with some pasta...

Thanks for looking - hope it tastes as good as it looks.

 

[rbranstner]

Man I bet those are going to taste awesome. I need to get that book.

 

[bb53chevpro]

That looks great. The last shot .....MMMMMMMM.

 

[ellymae]

I rolled the loose meat into mini-sausages and sauteed them in some EVOO.


I made a simple sauce using this... some garlic and fresh basil...



My dinner...


It was a little salty on the backend, which was interesting. I don't use much salt when cooking, so I may be mote sensitive to that. Next time (and there will be a next time) I will not use as much salt. I think the pork back fat has salt in it too so that probably contributed to the saltyness.
Even so, these were some of the best sausages I have ever had. It's all I can do to not go up and eat the rest of them. It was a little bit of work, but well worth it.

 

[speedtona]

Man they look nice

 

[pantherfan83]

Great job. Points!

This is one of my favorite recipes from that book. I bought a 40 lb box of chicken thighs and made a butt-load of them 2 summers ago. Everyone I shared them with loved them. Need to make some more this summer.

 

[mballi3011]

WOW now thats some great looking sausage you have Elly. I also being new to the world of sausage I'm tring to come up with new recipes all the time. Now yours looks great and I also like the pasta idea to. We are starting to eat alot more pasta dishes and such with homemade. Have you tried the snack stick yet?? I just sent about 11 lbs to Iraq this past week. Thanks and happy sausage makin.

 

[brohnson]

Nice work, looks like it'll taste good! :)

 

[ellymae]

Thanks guys! I figured I'd add one last picture of the links cooked. Grilled these up and added a salad.


This is our first foray into sausage making, but there will be more!

 

[werdwolf]

This looks great. This is your first trip into sausage making?

WOW, expect to see great things from you!

 

[the dude abides]

Man, those sound and look like some tasty sausages.

for the drool factor and for an amazing run right out of the gate.

 

[meat hunter]

Those look amazing. A great job for sure.

:PDT_Ar mataz_01_34:

 

[etcher1]

Great job on the sausage and q-view.

 

[meateater]

Nice job on them suusages!

 

[scpatterson]

Awesome Ellymae....bet the Ellymae group was happy....

 

[irishteabear]

Nice job, Elly. Those look delicious.

 

[erain]

great looking sausages ellymae!!! gonna have to try those!!! thks for sharing

 

[macbillybob]

Got the book and love the recipe. will have to wait for my Basil crop. I usually have bunches. Hate to pay for it at the store.

 

[stonebriar]

Extremely nice!

 

[bassman]

Nice looking sausage, Elly! You are definitely hooked now. Looking forward to your next foray into the sausage world.