Good morning!
I saw a recipe on FB for an Old Bay seasoned sausage. I took it and ran with it with a few modifications.
Here is my take on the recipe:
5 pounds pork butt -
10mm plate first grind
4.5mm plate second grind
35 grams Old Bay seasoning
9 grams garlic powder
4 grams onion powder
4 grams celery seed
17 grams Kosher salt
7 grams black pepper
6 grams #1 pink salt (curing salt, aka Prague Powder)
140 grams non-fat powdered milk
2/3 cup lager style beer
After resting, I "hot smoked" a handful of them with a hickory/cherry blend pellet in my Yoder smoker.
Simply delicious! The moisture level was great - the meat was juicy, and nice and firm from the double grind. I've got a family member who is an Old Bay fanatic, so that's what got me to try this recipe. He loved... LOVED these sausages. I thought I would add a little extra Old Bay next time, but he said the spice level was perfect.
Also... A tip I saw somewhere... After grinding the meat, I ran a good sized handful of ice chips through the grinder. It got ALL of the meat out of the auger and blades. It worked like a charm!
I saw a recipe on FB for an Old Bay seasoned sausage. I took it and ran with it with a few modifications.
Here is my take on the recipe:
5 pounds pork butt -
10mm plate first grind
4.5mm plate second grind
35 grams Old Bay seasoning
9 grams garlic powder
4 grams onion powder
4 grams celery seed
17 grams Kosher salt
7 grams black pepper
6 grams #1 pink salt (curing salt, aka Prague Powder)
140 grams non-fat powdered milk
2/3 cup lager style beer
After resting, I "hot smoked" a handful of them with a hickory/cherry blend pellet in my Yoder smoker.
Simply delicious! The moisture level was great - the meat was juicy, and nice and firm from the double grind. I've got a family member who is an Old Bay fanatic, so that's what got me to try this recipe. He loved... LOVED these sausages. I thought I would add a little extra Old Bay next time, but he said the spice level was perfect.
Also... A tip I saw somewhere... After grinding the meat, I ran a good sized handful of ice chips through the grinder. It got ALL of the meat out of the auger and blades. It worked like a charm!