...for too long and I've been promising to make it. So with the help of Eric
SmokinEdge
and his recipe...
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/andouille.328275/
I finally made andouille. We love it and just don't know why I took so long. So here we go...
I pretty much followed his recipe except I did a whole butt, about 8½ lbs. bone-in. De-boned it and ended up with 3653g or just over 8 lbs. Separated into 3 equal portions of about 1217g each...
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Ground the leanest portion through the kidney plate, the next through the 10mm, or ⅜", plate, and the rest through the fine, or ⅛", plate...
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Mixed by hand and added the seasonings from his recipe, mixed some more...
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Stuffed into 29mm-32mm hog casings and linked, as best I can. Ready for some hickory smoke...
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Smoked with hickory for about 6 hours starting at 130℉ cook temp and increasing gradually to about 170℉ until I.T. reached 145℉ or so. Poached in a 175℉ water bath until I.T. reached 165℉. Then into an ice water bath to chill and then just hanging out for a few. Got to keep Lucy out of here...
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Had to try some...
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This is really good, just enough heat to let you know, I just don't know why I waited so long. For those of you on the fence, give this a try or maybe you have another recipe that you'd like to try. Whatever it is, just do it. Now what do I cook with it? Hmmm
Thanks Eric for allowing me to aggravate you with all my questions...