enough fat?

[ldrus]

Wanting to make some fresh Italian, went to Wal-Mart
Tonight and their pork butts (tyson) look to be well trimed I'm concerned as to not being enough
Fat . How can I make sure I have enough fat in the meat? My first try at fresh sausage resulted in dry sausage after I cooked it.

 

[jarhead]

You can add the fattest and cheapest bacon you can find. I usually grab one of those 10# boxes of ends and pieces for about $12 a box.

I won't buy WM for that reason, plus I get a better deal from my local grocery store and I can tell him what I want.
 

 

[roller]

Those butts at Walmart usually need a pound or so of fatback added...

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Yeah, add backfat if you can.

If you can't find backfat, you could cut the 'cottage ham" out of the neck end of the butt if you wish, cure that separately for ham......doing that will up the fat percentage in the rest of the meat, assuming the fat cap is't gone entirely.


~Martin.