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2/3rds pork (pork shoulder)
1/3rd back fat
20g breadcrumbs
water as needed
Spices
salt
white pepper
nutmeg
mace
coriander
grind once with medium plate, add spices - breadcrombs - water mix by had for a minuet the regrind with medium or fine plate (your choice) rest overnight in fridge...
I add three large cloves of (fresh) garlic and one small onion both finely diced after my first grind along with the seasoning, mix; and regrind a second time
If they are true butcher blocks then they would be made from Maple and would be end grain, normally they are covered with wax and need to be scraped down to be cleaned if raw wood it needs bees wax melted over the top and using a hot/warm cloths iron and a sheet of wax paper wax is forced into...
At the fear of looking totally dumb I would say yes they are both the same
This is what I start with, where I come from we call these Middles -- cuz they come from the Middle
Depending on how we cut denotes a short belly (top of the knife) and a long back (blade side)
Full belly (top...
No problem Dan, when I saw the word fat it just jumped out so could not let it go tough someone else might have cought it. I'm keeping in the shadows as do not want to rock the boat there's too many people around here that know more than I do --- I'll join you for coffe
Recipe would be fine to see, as for pork fat that is not the way I go; usually use pork shoulder -- butt or picnic as both have enough fat content thus keeping the sausage on the leaner side but still moist. To me it works better than strait pork fat, but again that's me
When ever I make either chicken or turkey sausage I do not use the fat or the skin but will add 1/3 the turkey/chicken weight (19 / 3 = 6.25 19 + 6.25 = 25.25) as pork which to me gives a smother flavour but if pork is a no go then I would use only the fat
Just my thoughts
Huuummm – the first words/conversation uttered to your future wife.
Because I am originally from the UK and my wife is from Canada our friends and aquatints in the course of a conversation ask the question; ‘Just where did you two meet’ and without hesitation the good lady calmly replies...
I use a good well aged Cheddar cheese -- my twist on this is to mix the cheese with the meat to make what I would say is a 'real' cheeseburger and not a piece of cheese on a burger
Dan you might have missed this one, had to do a quick search and again I do not know if this is what/maybe needed
http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopic.php?t=7814&highlight=argentinian+chorizo
HIH
The silly time is over for another year and it's time to kick back and reflect I have a short time to let my hair down (if I had any ) before the next onslaught. I still have a lot yet to read before I make the grade and able to contribute
To all my friends as well new acquaints wishing you a...
I used this recipe in my shop for twenty odd years
1 lb Pork shoulder
2.25 gm Chillies (red chilli flakes)
2 gm Black Pepper
1.5 gm Coriander
4.25 gm Salt
1.75 gm Sugar
0.5 gm Caraway ground
1.5 gm Fennel ground
Grind meat with course plate, mix spices in a bowl and dust over course ground...
You got to hate this, I am producing 200kg + bacon a week and have been trying to sell the ribs at $3.00 a pound (Canadian) but have had no takers ........ so they go in the bin
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