Homemade BRATWURST

Wampus · 12-11-2012, 08:41 PM

Made these up some time ago along with some italian sausages and maple breakfast sausages.

Last night was the first time we've tried the brats.

Smoked on the LBGE at about 400 with some cherry wood until the IT was 160. Saute'd up some yellow peppers and onions and made some steak fries too. Turned out great. I don't think I'm gonna change a THING with that recipe. It's a keeper!

Thanks for lookin!

gtr · 12-11-2012, 08:45 PM

Yeah man!

Looking good!

and the recipe you wouldn't change is....?

Foxfire · 12-11-2012, 08:47 PM

I'm a native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin and I, sir, am jealous. Prontastic.

Boshizzle · 12-11-2012, 08:54 PM

Wow, they look great!

cowgirl · 12-11-2012, 08:56 PM

Looks mighty fine from here too!!

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 12-11-2012, 09:00 PM

Very inspiring. Thanks for the post.

superdan · 12-11-2012, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtr

yeah man!

Looking good!

And the recipe you wouldn't change is....?

x2..

Wampus · 12-11-2012, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gtr

Yeah man!

Looking good!

and the recipe you wouldn't change is....?

Man, I cannot remember where I got it. I think it was from one of the websites you sent me, but I can't recall. I just wrote it down on a piece of paper and threw it in my recipe stash.

Anyway, here it is....

5 lb pork butt
2 tbs sugar
3 tbs kosher salt
1-1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp ground celery seed
2 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp ground marjoram
1-1/2 tsp dried ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
1/8 tsp ground mace
1/2 tsp granulated garlic
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tsp accent (optional, but I added it)

Course grind through the big holes
Mix in spices
DO NOT overmix
Stuff

The only thing I thought about adjusting at all was the salt. I thought they were a bit salty, but everyone else disagreed and thought they were fine. Brats are usually a bit salty anyway so I don't think I'm gonna change anything. I MAY try it without the Accent next time and see what that does, but I really hate to mess with it.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 12-11-2012, 09:20 PM

OK, this thread does it. I'm gonna pull the trigger on the grinder.

Foxfire · 12-11-2012, 09:44 PM

Yeah we got an awesome Black Friday deal on a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and I'm thinking the sausage stuffer is attachment #1.

JonM106 · 12-11-2012, 10:00 PM

I will echo Foxfire's comments, this time from Milwaukee. Looks awesome!

gtr · 12-11-2012, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foxfire

Yeah we got an awesome Black Friday deal on a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and I'm thinking the sausage stuffer is attachment #1.

The grinder is cool (stuffer comes as part of that), but after a couple stuffing sessions you'll most likely get a dedicated stuffer. It happened to me, and I've seen it over and over - but don't get me wrong - the grinder is fine, esp. if your mainly doing 5 or 10# batches - it's just stuffing with that thing can be a biatch.

But by all means - MAKE SAUSAGE! You won't go back!

landarc · 12-11-2012, 10:46 PM

Nice sausage you got there Wampus

Grabnabber · 12-12-2012, 06:53 AM

Regarding KitchenAid:

Grinder good.
Stuffer bad. Really bad.

Bluebird · 12-12-2012, 07:10 AM

Man those look good!

12-11-2012, 08:45 PM	#2
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12-11-2012, 08:47 PM	#3
Foxfire Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-28-12 Location: San Jose, CA	I'm a native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin and I, sir, am jealous. Prontastic. __________________ ~ [I]Scott[/I] ~ [COLOR="Blue"]Blue [/COLOR]Weber Performer + Craycort CI • [COLOR="red"]Brick Red[/COLOR] Weber One-Touch Platinum • Weber 26.75 Kettle • Akorn Kamado • ET 732 • Record-crushing [COLOR="Orange"][B]ORANGE[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen • UDS In Progress

12-11-2012, 08:54 PM	#4
Boshizzle somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-26-10 Location: Virginia	Wow, they look great! __________________ Operation BBQ Relief Founding Member - I am Obsessive Compulsive about BBQ. Google it.

12-11-2012, 08:56 PM	#5
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	Looks mighty fine from here too!! __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

12-11-2012, 09:00 PM	#6
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	Very inspiring. Thanks for the post. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

12-11-2012, 08:41 PM	#1
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN	Homemade BRATWURST Made these up some time ago along with some italian sausages and maple breakfast sausages. Last night was the first time we've tried the brats. Smoked on the LBGE at about 400 with some cherry wood until the IT was 160. Saute'd up some yellow peppers and onions and made some steak fries too. Turned out great. I don't think I'm gonna change a THING with that recipe. It's a keeper! Thanks for lookin! __________________ [COLOR="Blue"][B]"Oh, I don’t reject Christ. I love Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike Christ." -Mahatma Gandhi[/B][/COLOR]

12-11-2012, 09:20 PM	#9
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	OK, this thread does it. I'm gonna pull the trigger on the grinder. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

12-11-2012, 09:44 PM	#10
Foxfire Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-28-12 Location: San Jose, CA	Yeah we got an awesome Black Friday deal on a Kitchen Aid stand mixer and I'm thinking the sausage stuffer is attachment #1. __________________ ~ [I]Scott[/I] ~ [COLOR="Blue"]Blue [/COLOR]Weber Performer + Craycort CI • [COLOR="red"]Brick Red[/COLOR] Weber One-Touch Platinum • Weber 26.75 Kettle • Akorn Kamado • ET 732 • Record-crushing [COLOR="Orange"][B]ORANGE[/B][/COLOR] Thermapen • UDS In Progress

12-11-2012, 10:00 PM	#11
JonM106 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 09-24-12 Location: Milwaukee	I will echo Foxfire's comments, this time from Milwaukee. Looks awesome!

12-11-2012, 10:46 PM	#13
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: sAn leAnDRo, CA	Nice sausage you got there Wampus __________________ [COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=DarkRed][SIZE=1]me: I don't drink anymore Yelonutz: me either, but, then again, I don't drink any less [/SIZE][/COLOR][/COLOR][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkRed] [COLOR=Pink]SSS[/COLOR] [/COLOR][/SIZE]

12-12-2012, 06:53 AM	#14
Grabnabber Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-25-10 Location: In the gutter.	Regarding KitchenAid: Grinder good. Stuffer bad. Really bad. __________________ Tom

12-12-2012, 07:10 AM	#15
Bluebird is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-11-12 Location: Floyd Va	Man those look good! __________________ Weber 18.5"OTS, Weber SS Performer, 18.5" WSM, Chargriller Akorn, Weber Genesis, LBGE.