SAUSAGE TIME IN EAST TEXAS

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gary s

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I was out of sausage so time to make some more

This is what I used with the exception of using 5 lbs. rump roast and 4 lbs. Pork Butt

I adjusted the amounts from 6 lbs. to 9 lbs.
  • 3 pounds lean beef
  • 3 pounds pork (80% lean/20% fat)
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  • 2 ½  tablespoons coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 ½ tablespoon garlic granules
  • 1/2 tablespoon crushed red chili pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon ground yellow mustard seed
  • 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon curing salt
  •  
Mixed all ingredients and ran then through my food processor to get a really good blend.

Cubed up the Beef and Pork and mixed in the seasoning, then back in the fridge.

After a couple of hours I put the meat and mt grinder in the freezer to get really cold.

After about an hour I ground the meat and back in the Fridge.

Later I got out my trusty stuffer and the casings that had been soaking overnight, rinsed them really well inside and out and was ready to go.

After stuffing back in the fridge overnight till Saturday morning.

Pulled sausage out of the Fridge and put a fan on them while I got my Smoker ready.

Heat only 100° for the first hour

Bumped heat to 110° for the next hour added a hickory split for som good smoke flavor.

I bumped the temp 10° every hour till I got to 160° - 165°

After sausage was done 160° IT quick ice water bath, on the counter a bit then back to the Fridge till tomorrow to Vac seal

Here are some Pics

Beef and Pork Cube and Ready for Seasoning


Seasoned up


Back to the Fridge


Getting All ground up



Ready to Stuff


All Stuffed ( Sorry No pics of the Stuffing Need a third hand)


First hour at a 100º


Sausage on the smoker


Sausage after water bath and getting ready to go back in the fridge


All Vac Sealed   10 bags


Thanks a bunch for looking

Gary
 
Oh Yeah!!
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That looks Awesome!!
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I'm outa Sausage too---Guess I gotta drive to Texas!!
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Nice Job Gary!!---
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Bear
 
Gary, that sausage looks really good!  I'm gonna point this because that grind looks outstanding!  Too bad you don't have a close up of it, that would show why good COLD meat needs to be used.

Nice work sir!

Any reports on the new casings?
 
 
Gary, that sausage looks really good!  I'm gonna point this because that grind looks outstanding!  Too bad you don't have a close up of it, that would show why good COLD meat needs to be used.

Nice work sir!

Any reports on the new casings?
Thanks  I am a big believer in keeping everything as cold as possible 

Also the new casings worked great, good bite through with a snap, I like em

Gary
 
Thanks guys and for the points.

Gary
 
Thanks Guys,  Much appreciated   I'll post a pick of the casings. Don't know if they are new ?  Just new to me first time using them.

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Gary
 
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Here are the casings I used  (See Above)

Gary
 
as long as there are questions about casings on here,  does anybody have a good method for getting casings separated when they are all dried into a ball in the packages?  I am not wanting to tear them up so I just throw the whole mess into an ice cream pail with warm water and the not loosens up quite nicely,  but then I have the whole mess to resalt for storage.  Any tricks for getting just a few out of that weave?

maybe dried isnt the best word,  but when they are all salted down from the factory.
 
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Those Sausages look real good Gary.

Looks like I'm going to have to get another fridge. No way I can get that muck meat AND my grinder in our fridge--at least not if I want to survive moving Miss Linda's stuff out onto the counter. LOL

looks like you won't run short for a while.

POINT

Gary
 
Thanks guys,  I did notice I am out of Hot Links  Oh No !!!   I think I have another PB in the freezer

Gary
 
 
Sausage looks good....  Where did you get those casings?
I was in a pinch, I was out, the only store in town that has casings was out so I ordered the from Amazon  Wasn't sure what to expect but they were great

Gary
 
Those Sausages look real good Gary.

Looks like I'm going to have to get another fridge. No way I can get that muck meat AND my grinder in our fridge--at least not if I want to survive moving Miss Linda's stuff out onto the counter. LOL

looks like you won't run short for a while.

POINT

Gary
Gary, sometimes I move stuff that is in the refrigerator into an ice chest with a couple of frozen jugs of ice. It will keep everything cold enough until I finish making sausage.
 
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