Mini Sausage Fest

tjohnson · Sep 11, 2011

Busy day today....

20# Italian Sausage

25# Sage Breakfast Sausage

10# Cheddar Brats

10# Pepper Jack Brats

I shop SAMS Club early in the morning, and can usually find meat that's been marked down. I found (2) packages of pork butts that were marked down to $1.49/lb.and figured they would be great for sausage. I also save my pork trim from ribs and previous pulled pork, and added it to the mix today.

Italian Sausage Seasoning came from Beer-B-Q and had good flavor. I'm a "Freak" for Fennel and Caraway, so I added extra to the mix. Other than this, the seasonings was very good

The Sage Breakfast Sausage is a recipe I've made before. It's got great flavor and the Sage is not overpowering.

The seasoning for the Brats came from Beer-B-Q and was FANTASTIC!!! I added some Hi Temp Cheddar and High Temp Pepper Jack to the meat. We grills some at noon for lunch, and they were AWESOME!!!

Long day and glad it's all over!

THANKS For Lookin'!!

Todd

Pork Shoulders From SAMS Club

My Boys Helping Grind 50# of Pork Shoulders and Pork Trim

I used an Italian Sausage Seasoning from Beer-B-Q and added a little

Roasted Caraway and Fennel Seeds. I've never roasted the Caraway and Fennel Seeds Before, but What a Difference Roasting Them Makes!

Seasonings and Extra Roasted Caraway & Fennel Seeds Added

20# of Italian Sausage Stuffed in 1# Bags Ready for the Freezer

Sage Sausage Mixed and Ready to Stuff in 1# Bags

Sage Sausage Stuffed in 1# Bags & Ready for the Freezer

10# Cheddar Brats and 10# Pepper Jack Brats

Brats Vac Packed and Ready for the Freezer

solaryellow · Sep 11, 2011

Found a use for that hi temp cheese from Butcher Packer did ya?

Looks good Todd!

JckDanls 07 · Sep 11, 2011

Thats what I'm S C R E A M I N G

looks good

Keith

boykjo · Sep 12, 2011

Awesome todd.............

Your long day is time well worth spent on making your own sausage and espacially spending time with your kids..... My son is now 20 and I miss those younger years when dad was everything...........kodos to ya

Joe

africanmeat · Sep 12, 2011

Yummy you can feed the whole Neighborhood.and you got two good looking Assistants.

SmokinAl · Sep 12, 2011

Wow Todd, you were a busy boy!

I can almost smell those brats on the grill!

tjohnson · Sep 12, 2011

solaryellow said:
Found a use for that hi temp cheese from Butcher Packer did ya?

Looks good Todd!

Yup!

Ordering more cheese & spices today

JckDanls 07 said:
Thats what I'm S C R E A M I N G

looks good

Keith

ME TOO!

boykjo said:
Awesome todd.............

Your long day is time well worth spent on making your own sausage and espacially spending time with your kids..... My son is now 20 and I miss those younger years when dad was everything...........kodos to ya

Joe

My kids want to help, and that's cool with me!

They usually get involved when I'm smoking meat or making sausage.

Just trying to start some traditions that I can pass on to the next generation.

africanmeat said:
Yummy you can feed the whole Neighborhood.and you got two good looking Assistants.

I share with a few neighbors. One is a meat buyer for a large restaurant chain, and occasionally gets "Samples" of meat for me to grind or pork bellies to cure for bacon. Gotta keep him happy!

SmokinAl said:
Wow Todd, you were a busy boy!

I can almost smell those brats on the grill!

They were the best brats I've made from a packaged mix. I had to add NOTHING, other than Hi Temp Cheese.

Got them from Beer-B-Q and will do them again!!

THANKS GUYS!

Todd

Bearcarver · Sep 12, 2011

Great !!!

Now you're ready!!!

And the boys will enjoy eating the sausage a lot more, since they worked so hard making it !!!

Thanks for the pics!

Bear

roller · Sep 12, 2011

You have some good eats there Todd and it all looks real good. I think its just great that those 2 good looking boys wanted to help Dad...My son is 40 now and lives far away so enjoy those boys while you can...

BGKYSmoker · Sep 12, 2011

Heck yeah

Looks great Todd, and you got some of the best helpers anyone could ask for.

bassman · Sep 12, 2011

That's a great looking load of sausage, Todd! I'll have to get some of Paul's bratwurst seasoning. Summer is coming to an end and I haven't made any brats yet.

tjohnson · Sep 12, 2011

Bearcarver said:
Great !!!

Now you're ready!!!

And the boys will enjoy eating the sausage a lot more, since they worked so hard making it !!!

Thanks for the pics!

Bear

That's exactly why I made the brats with cheese!

We all enjoyed fresh brats on the grill for lunch. This way, the kids could see the process start to finish.

Of course, they were no where to be found at clean up time!

TJ

Roller said:
You have some good eats there Todd and it all looks real good. I think its just great that those 2 good looking boys wanted to help Dad...My son is 40 now and lives far away so enjoy those boys while you can...

It's really hard to compete with SpongeBob, Pokeman and the Wii these days. We really try to incorporate other activities and the sausage making is a good distraction. I cherish every minute i get from them now, cuz soon it won't be "Cool" to hang with Dad.

TJ

nepas said:
Heck yeah

Looks great Todd, and you got some of the best helpers anyone could ask for.

Thanks Rick!

Means a lot coming from the "Sausage King"

TJ

Bassman said:
That's a great looking load of sausage, Todd! I'll have to get some of Paul's bratwurst seasoning. Summer is coming to an end and I haven't made any brats yet.

What you waiting for?

Yes, Paul's seasoning was right on for me!

I've had other Brat mixes, and had to add extra spices.

The other thing I liked, is Pauls' Brat Mix is for 8-10# of meat, so the batch is manageable.

Go for the added cheese, it's worth it! i added 1 cup per 5# meat and it was just enough cheese.

TJ

realtorterry · Sep 12, 2011

WOW Todd, I even help with the clean-up!

fishwrestler · Sep 12, 2011

Todd,

Looks fantastic! I love seeing other people with their kids cooking. I know my kids love the time with Dad and enjoy fruits of their labor after the fact.

Robert

bluebombersfan · Sep 12, 2011

That looks awesome! The boys look pretty happy to help too!!!!

homebrew · Sep 12, 2011

That looks great. Time well spent with your kids. I remember making sausage with my family when I was a kid, 40 years later I am doing it with my kids.

chefrob · Sep 12, 2011

looks great todd....toasting some spices brings out the oils, try it with black peppercorns too.

dewetha · Sep 12, 2011

spectacular. so what are shipping cost to the Chicago area ;)

scarbelly · Sep 12, 2011

Awesome job Todd. Congrats on getting the boys involved. I need to get some of that spice from Paul too. His stuff is really good.

smokeamotive · Sep 12, 2011

And I thought I was busy this weekend with mine! You really cranked it out there Todd. Glad to see you had some help there. Please tell me about roasting your spices, I haven't tried that before and it sounds very interesting.

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