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I made some sausage for the first time yesterday and turned out great. I deboned two of the butts I bought last weekend at $.99/lb. and made breakfast sausage out of one and Italian sausage out of the other. I had 14#'s of sausage when I was all done. For the breakfast sausage I had a jar of seasoning my uncle had given my mother a couple of years ago. It was his own mixture for which he was famous for among family and friends. Having never made sausage before I did the logical thing and gave him a call for a few tips, mainly to find out how much of this stuff I was suppose to use. He told me to cut the pork into chunks then spread 1 heaping teaspoon per pound of pork, mix it up then grind it up. Once I figured out I had the blades to the grinder on backwards making sausage was a snap. It will be a long time before I buy breakfast sausage again. As for the Italian sausage, I just guessed at what to use and fortunately I guessed right on both the spices and herbs and the amounts. Both sausages turned out great. I called my uncle to tell him and thank him for his help and for the seasoning and he was pleased that his godson/nephew was going to carry on a family tradition. He also informed me he sent me the recipie for the seasoning and that I was not to let anyone including my brother and sisters know the secret.:biggrin:

Not wanting to let anything go to waste, I then made a big pot of marinara sauce and added the butt bones for a lilttle extra flavoring.
 
good deal- you mean you didn't add all the other stuff the "big boys" use- mice droppings, sawdust ,e coli and anything else that they need to get rid of?:evil: homemade is not that hard, as you found out, and you get to contol what goes into it-higher quality all around
Send me the recipe, I won't tell your brother or sister :biggrin:
 
Making sausage is so easy and the end product is so good I can't believe I ever bought a chub. If you can find it try some Legg's hot sausage seasoning. Darn good stuff.
 
Making sausage is a lot of fun. I've got Andouille and Chaurice sitting in the fridge overnight to hit the grinder today along with some Boudin. Get to try out my new stuffer, woo hoo!
 
Can't beat homemade breakfast sausage. My wife won't eat anything else since I started making it. Italian sausage is my second favorite.

What I can't figure out is what is some guy in Minnesota doing making Chaurice and boudin?
 
Jack2u2 said:
Can't beat homemade breakfast sausage. My wife won't eat anything else since I started making it. Italian sausage is my second favorite.

What I can't figure out is what is some guy in Minnesota doing making Chaurice and boudin?
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Coon ass wanna be?
 
While I wish you could share that 'secret' recipe, I understand if it's a family thing... Maybe since it's so good you could send me a sample to try???

I just started making my own sausage around Christmas time... It's addictive I tell ya!

Congrats on the new hobby!

James.
 
How about just listing the ingredients but not the quantities?? Im just curious about the flavorings you use.
 
How about bottling and selling it or even better making the sausage and selling it? Do what you love and the money will follow.:cool:
 
Made some Italian sausage fri for the first time. used a chef buddies recipe turned out great. Used pasrt of it in a spaggetti sauce yesterday for Mondays dinner all the flavors should be married well. Love making this stuff made a 3 lb test batch only have 3/4 lb left:eek: Breakfast sausage is next on my list:icon_bigsmil
 
Bigdog said:
How about bottling and selling it or even better making the sausage and selling it? Do what you love and the money will follow.:cool:
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"Sausage in a bottle". Now that would be a novelty, first everyone talks about it, then they eat it.:biggrin:
 

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My daughter ans I made 6lbs of breakfast sausage last night. Afriend wanted Breakfast links. I hope she makes it last a long time. Brats are easy but those little casings suck!! That and for me there was just too much waste.
 
smooookin said:
My daughter ans I made 6lbs of breakfast sausage last night. Afriend wanted Breakfast links. I hope she makes it last a long time. Brats are easy but those little casings suck!! That and for me there was just too much waste.
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That's kind of what I thought those little casings would be like. I bought a cast iron pattie press at Gander Mountain for $10. Used it yesterday and it was a breeze. Lay the patties on waxed paper, freeze on baking sheets, and then vaccu suck.
 
I just use the one pound packages. It works out well with this tribe.
 
smooookin said:
My daughter ans I made 6lbs of breakfast sausage last night. Afriend wanted Breakfast links. I hope she makes it last a long time. Brats are easy but those little casings suck!! That and for me there was just too much waste.
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Fark those little casings. :eek:Just run the sausage thru the small tube cut them off in the lengths you like on a pan put in the freezer to freeze then package fry them up and you got links. If farmer john can do it so can we:icon_bigsmil
 
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