Deejay’s Fresh Hot Italian Sausage

[DeejayDebi]

Deejay’s Fresh Hot Italian Sausage
 
10 lbs ground Pork Butt 60% lean meat 40% fat
3 tablespoons Kosher or Sea Salt
2 tablespoons Black Pepper, coarsely ground
4 cloves Garlic finely minced 
5 tablespoons Fennel seed 
5 tablespoons Anise 
1 tablespoon Paprika 
2 tablespoon Crushed Red Pepper flakes 
2 tablespoons Corn Sugar
2 teaspoons Citric Acid
 
 
 
Chill meat to about 36°F.
 
Crush fennel, anise, red pepper together in a mortise and pestle. 
 
Combine all ingredients above mix together well, add water and mix well and add to meat. 
 
Stuff in 30 mm casings.
 
Note: Use Encapsulated Citric Acid and 2 teaspoons Prague Powder #1 to above recipe if you plan on smoking!

[Worlock]

Dogonnit, now I'm hungry!  lol

[DeejayDebi]

Good thing I didn't post any fried ones with onions and peppers on a nice grilled sub roll ... hehehe

Thanks hon!

[Worlock]

lol no problem.  Where do you get your casings from?  A local butcher or supermarket?

[DeejayDebi]

Naw we can't get anything local I order them from either:

http://www.sausagesource.com/

http://www.butcher-packer.com/

http://www.alliedkenco.com/catalog/

or

http://www.askthemeatman.com/

depending on what else I need at the time. I have purchased 4 and 6 inch casings for lunchmeats on eBay.

Alot of sportmans stores carry them too. Cabella's, Basspro Shops places like that. I have heard that even some WalMarts carry them in some states.

[Worlock]

lord have mercy the online community makes it a much different market.  Thanks for the links, I had no idea.... thank you very much.

[DeejayDebi]

I LOVE the Internet!

If you'd like to make sausage here's my sausage menu:
http://www.deejayssmokepit.net/SausageMenu.htm


My forum has a good bit of info on sausage as well:
http://deejaysworld.net/deejayssmokepit/yabb/YaBB.pl

or I have an eBook with 92 sausage recipes
http://www.deejayssmokepit.net/SausageDownloads.htm

any questions just ask - sausage is one of my passions!

[sawhett]

Try smoking it some time. I add 1 tsp. Instacure to my 10 lb. recipe and smoke....final internal temp. 152 deg. Makes a great snack!

[dthelmers]

What's the citric acid for? Just flavor, or does it perform another function? A couple of local Stop & Shops here in CT have started stocking casings this year. Found them in Bridgeport and Meriden.
Dave in CT

[hammerhead]

lord have mercy the online community makes it a much different market.  Thanks for the links, I had no idea.... thank you very much.

Thanks for the LINKS.....good one!!!   

[DeejayDebi]

What's the citric acid for? Just flavor, or does it perform another function? A couple of local Stop & Shops here in CT have started stocking casings this year. Found them in Bridgeport and Meriden.
Dave in CT

the citric acid gives it that little tingle and makes your mouth water. They call it sour salt - it works like a lemon make you mouth water and perks up your taste buds!

Someone on my forum just told me they bought casings in the frozen section of Shop Rite. I went to Cabela's yesterday and they were out. I used a full hank making my Christmas sausages all I have left are those tiny little teaser bags ...