Poll: Sausage

[texashaze]

Speaking of Food TV, last night they had a show on a sausage festival in Missouri. My mouth has been watering ever since. So, I thought I'd throw out a poll question to everyone.

What is your favorite sausage and how do you cook it?

-homemade smoked (share your methods/recipies)
-homemade grilled (method/recipie?)
-homemade boiled/poached (method/recipie?)
-store bought smoked (what brand?)
-store bought grilled (brand?)
-store bought boiled/poached (beer?)
-store bought fried
-anything else I missed


I don't have the time or gear for homemade. And I've had no luck in finding a sausage butcher in North Dallas so we buy and grill Aedell's sausage at Costco. The chicken & apple or mango is pretty tasty, so is the habanero. Lets share some knowledge here... anyone?

texashaze

[Jorge]

What is your favorite sausage and how do you cook it?

-homemade smoked (share your methods/recipies)
-homemade grilled (method/recipie?)
-homemade boiled/poached (method/recipie?)
-store bought smoked (what brand?)
-store bought grilled (brand?)
-store bought boiled/poached (beer?)
-store bought fried
-anything else I missed


All of the above.

Favorite store bought includes:Meyers Elgin, Earl Cambell Hot Links, Johnsonville Brats, Opa's, Aidell.

Homemade: I posted a recipe once before that I use as a base recipe. After it is mixed I fry some up in a skillet and sample and then adjust the seasoning for the flavor I'm looking for.

For a local source of sausage check Rudolph's Market & Sausage Factory: 2924 Elm St.; 214-741-1874. It is central Dallas but not too far off 75 if that would be convenient.

[brdbbq]

Central Market 190 And Coit makes there own sausage...soso
The Ultimate

Hirsch's Speciality Meats and Sausage
North East Corner of Parker and Custer
1929 W. Parker Road
Suite 109
Plano, TX 75023
972-964-5593
Daily 10a-6p Daily
Closed Sunday Monday

Try there Jolly Peno sausage Good stuff mattter of fact all there meat is good. Makes the stuff you buy in the local stores taste like $hit.

[Jorge]

Added Hirsch's to the Palm Pilot. Stop in the next time I'm there.

Same opinion of Central Market.

[jpfeifer]

I make my own sausage so I can control what goes in- venison and lean pork shoulder.For those interested in making homemade sausage, I recommend spices from The Sausage Maker- www.sausagemaker.com. They have pre-mixed spices for just about any type of sausage, along with all the gear you would need to make it. Also, www.penzeys.com is great for pre-mix and fresh spices-beats the stuff that has been sitting on the shelf for months (or years) in the supermarket.
My favorite way to cook Italian sausage is over a medium-hot fire with some chunks of hickory. A little crispy and smoky on the outside is the way to go. I prefer brats boiled in beer with onions and garlic, then finished on the grill to get some color.

JP

[kcquer]

Earl Cambell Hot Links, Johnsonville Brats,

Jorge, got some of each of these at the store yesterday, OL likes the brats, EC's are for me. Do you smokem' or grillem'? If you smokem' about how long? thanks

[txhoosier]

glad to see a dfw thread on this.

i'm over on the other side of town, in keller. can anybody recommend a butcher on the ft worth side where we can get raw sausage?

[Jorge]

glad to see a dfw thread on this.

i'm over on the other side of town, in keller. can anybody recommend a butcher on the ft worth side where we can get raw sausage?

I don't but know someone that might have an idea. I'll ask and post any info I get.

[BigAl]

Bolder Hot Italian links, no preseratives. Wal-Mart foods section.

I grill'em while waiting on Smooked stuff. Tried Smoking them, but they were to dry and lost most of their zip..

"Grillemifyougotem"

[frognot]

Haven't used Hirsch's for game processing but a friend has & it was some fine venison sausage.

Been smoking mostly Manda brand sausage from Baton Rouge. usually get it at Brookshire's but sometimes find it at Albertson's.

[kcquer]

Jorge, good call on the links. Little over 2 hrs down low where its a little hotter, nice and juicy, good smoke. Thanks

[rusold]

My wife loves Chappell Hill (from Chappel Hill just past Brenham) but it is expensive. She wants to do a run out there to get cheapie "broken" pieces

R

[Jorge]

Jorge, good call on the links. Little over 2 hrs down low where its a little hotter, nice and juicy, good smoke. Thanks

Glad it worked out for you. I love those in a hoagie roll. Sam's makes a decent roll and sells them 12 for about $2.50. I like to slice a roll, add some mustard (Woeber's hot and spicy, some flavor of whole grain mustard, or Southwest Specialty Habanero Mustard From Hell). Slice up a couple of links and toss them in and top with chopped onion, shredded cheese of just about any flavor, chopped jalapenos if needed.

I do something similar with Andouille, except I use mayo instead of mustard, add some shredded lettuce, always use jalapeno, and sprinkle the sausage with a little black pepper before adding the condiments.