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Category Archives: Sausages

Andouille Sausage by Chef Folse ToTry

Posted on May 25, 2018 by TomMay 25, 2018

Comment paragraphs below and inspiration for the recipe is from Chef John Folse here. Andouille Sausage PREP TIME: 6 Hours SERVES: 5 (12-inch) links COMMENT: Andouille is the nationally famous Cajun smoked sausage of Louisiana. Made with pork butt, shank … Continue reading →

Posted in Pork, Sausages | Tagged Cajun/Creole, ToTry

Chaurice Sausage – 1st try

Posted on May 23, 2018 by TomAugust 13, 2018

05/23/2018 – This was our first ever batch of Chaurice (pronounced shore-EESE) sausage and it was great. Far more flavorful than andouille although need to try John Folse’s andouille as this followed fairly closely John’s recipe for chaurice here. Be … Continue reading →

Posted in Pork, Sausages | Tagged Cajun/Creole, Journal

Cajun Andouille Sausage – 1st time

Posted on January 28, 2018 by TomFebruary 5, 2018

1/27/2018 – First attempt at making andouille sausage as what we buy often is tasteless compared to how articles about say it tastes. This has many of the traditional Cajun spices used in sausage.

Posted in Curing, Pork, Sausages | Tagged Cajun/Creole, Curing

Andouille Sausage Recipes ToTry

Posted on January 19, 2018 by TomMay 25, 2018

Chef John Folse’s recipe here. Inspired by http://www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/andouille/ Ingredients 1 onion, finely diced 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground mace [substituted is Nutmeg and/or All Spice] 1/2 teaspoon freshly dried thyme (hang up a bunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Pork, Sausages | Tagged BBQ-Pork, Cajun/Creole, Sausage, ToTry

Jimmy Dean Sausage Clones ToTry

Posted on July 20, 2017 by TomJuly 21, 2017

From a post at SMF – “…this set of three recipes from Top Secret Recipes posted by Todd Wilbur on FB: Jimmy Dean Sausage clone recipe This clone recipe re-creates three varieties of the famous roll sausage that you form into patties … Continue reading →

Posted in Pork, Sausages | Tagged ToTry

Pop’s Breakfast Sausage

Posted on March 5, 2016 by TomMarch 28, 2016

Below extracted from here. “Now, the one recipe I can share is my dad’s from his grocery store for his pan sausage (breakfast sausage). He sold tons of this, it’s an old-fashioned recipe from the family farm and is quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Sausages

Smoked Cabbage, Potatoes, Sausage & More ToTry

Posted on February 27, 2016 by TomSeptember 25, 2016

Cabbage, red potatoes, large sweet Texas onion, bacon and a great country sausage. http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/242143/lightbox/post/1524381/id/452237″> Cover it loosely with foil. Smoked it at 275 for about 3 hours covered loosely with foil. Also I added about a 1\2 in of water to … Continue reading →

Posted in Pork, Sausages, Vegetables | Tagged ToTry, Veggie

Our First Link Sausage

Posted on April 13, 2013 by TomApril 14, 2013

Yesterday the Enterprise #10 I won on Ebay for $9.99 arrived and cleaned up nicely. This morning we made our first shopping trip to Allied Kenco Sales in Houston and have found another true “toy” store. Bought a 1/4″ and … Continue reading →

Posted in Sausages | Tagged Diary

Our first home ground/seasoned sausage

Posted on April 7, 2013 by TomApril 7, 2013

We brought from the farm Dad’s two meat grinders and have been reading about grinders and uses. Admittedly I have spent more time looking at larger grinders on ebay and even bought a Griswold 1110 that has not yet arrived. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sausages

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