SMOKED SAUSAGE RECIPIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Combine ground meat with all remaining ingredients(except casings)in a large mixing bowl,mix/knead thoroughly up to 2 minutes. (to prepare fibrous casings soak 15 min. in warm water prior to using.
• Taste test by frying a small amount(a size of a quarter or so) a patty to see if you approve the flavor. Make changes if needed.
• Stuff seasoned meat mixture into casings of your choice; refrigerate overnight to cure.
• SMOKER PROCESSING After sausage product has been seasoned,stuffed & cured overnight, hang the sausage product in smoker, carefully positioning so that it's not touching one another. 2. If you have a digital thermometer timer, push the probe into the center of one of the sausages, set the temperature alarm at 152 degrees F. 3. Begin the first hour by setting the temp. to 130-140 degrees; open the smoker damper wide open until the product is dry (tacky) to the touch 4.At beginning of second hr. close damper & adjust smoker temp. to 150-260 degrees & apply smoke for 1hr.and 20 min.Longer is optional if you prefer a heavy smoke. 5.At beginning of the 3rd hr. adjust smoker heat to 170 degrees. Maintain until internal temperature of the sausage product reaches 152 degrees internally at which time the sausage is fully cooked
• Cooling Down the product: Remove sausages from smoker & shower with cool water to stop the cooking process, shower(spray) product until the internal temp of product drops to 120 degreesF.
• Product is ready to eat. Remainder should be packaged & frozen until needed. Venison lovers can grind 9lbs. of trimmed venison and 1lb. beef fat for 10 lbs. of sausage sticks or summer/salami type sausages..enjoy

Steps:

• Place oil and potatoes in a large, deep non-stick skillet with a tight fitting lid on high heat; season with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• When the skillet gets hot and starts to sizzle, reduce heat to low and cook with a tight lid on for about 20-25 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally to prevent the potatoes from burning.
• Remove from heat and let them sit 5 minutes without removing the lid, then set the potatoes aside on a dish.
• Add the sausage to the skillet and saute on medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally until browned but not quite cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Season chopped vegetables with salt and pepper. Add onions, peppers, garlic and rosemary to the skillet and mix.
• Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until onions and peppers become slightly browned.
• Add zucchini and cook an additional 5 minutes, mixing as it cooks until cooked through.
• Return the potatoes back to the skillet and mix well. Adjust salt and pepper as needed; cover and cook 5 more minutes.