Homemade Sausage: Andouille
As fairly new to sausage making, we share how we make andouille--a German sausage with a French name. We show how we make it, stuff it, and smoke it, and then of course, eat it! It turned out delicious.
Products:
KitchenAid Metal Food Grinder Attachment https://amzn.to/4dSy5LK
Hakka 7Lb/3L Sausage Stuffers and Vertical Sausage Maker https://amzn.to/3Z06vbm
Recipe: Andouille Sausage
Pork shoulder or Boston butt of desired weight
Kosher salt—2% of the meat weight (multiply weight in grams by .02)
Cayenne pepper--0.8% of the meat weight (multiply by .008)
Pink Curing Salt--0.25% of the meat weight by .0025)
Dried thyme—1½ tsp per pound of meat
Black pepper—1 tbsp per pound of meat
Minced garlic—1 tbsp per pound of meat
Cut meat into 1-inch cubes, place on a baking sheet and freeze for 40-60 minutes. Meanwhile mix spices together in a small bowl. Remove meat from freezer and sprinkle with spice mix and with garlic. Run meat through a grinder a coarse disk so chunks of fat remain intact. Lightly mix meat mixture so spices and garlic are evenly distributed throughout. Place meat in the canister of a sausage stuffer. With hog casings threaded on the nozzle, press the meat through the nozzle and into the casing according to desired length, pinching off the casing between lengths. When finished, twist the casing between each length. Arrange links on a rack placed over a baking sheet and refrigerate for 12-15 hours so the meat can cure.
Remove links from refrigerator and snip between links. If air bubbles are present, prick with a clean needle or other sharp instrument. Smoke (pecan wood preferred) at 180°F for 3-4 hours until internal temperature is 165°F. Plunge links into ice water to stop further cooking so the fat does not melt or smear. Links are now fully cooked and can be refrigerated for several days or frozen for several months.
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