Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

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Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

Postby vagreys » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:27 pm

Once upon a time, many years ago, Chip and Donal would stop at the "Spic and Span Diner" at a truckstop in Las Vegas, New Mexico, about 20 miles from Kirtland Air Force Base, where they would have the diner's sausage, which they really liked. About 20 years ago, the family running the diner sold out or retired, and the Spic and Span Diner is no more. Last year, Chip asked me if I could reproduce the diner's sausage, of fond memory. After a couple of tries, I gave Chip a few pounds of my most recent effort, back at the end of May. A week later, Chip called and Donal was with him, and they were both so excited. Apparently, I nailed it - at least close enough to the one of fond memory - such that Chip and Donal were transported back to the diner of their youth.

Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

1 kg 85/15 pork shoulder
180 g fresh pork back fat
65 ml water
18.5 g Kosher Salt
9.8 g fine turbinado sugar (or dextrose)
3.1 g ground sage
3.0 g ground cumin
2.8 g freshly ground black pepper
2.5 g ground thyme
2.0 g dried parsley
2.0 g crushed red pepper
1.6 g ground coriander

Cube and freeze the back fat. Cube and par-freeze the pork shoulder. Dissolve the salt and sugar in the water. Measure out and set aside the dried parsley. Measure out and combine the remaining herbs and spices in a bowl. Mix the pork and fat, and grind through your primary grind plate (I use a 1/2" plate for the primary grind). Place the primary grind in a meat tub or bowl, add the parsley and other dry seasonings, then add the water/salt/sugar mixture, and thoroughly mix. If necessary, chill/par-freeze the sausage mixture, then grind through a 1/4" plate. Use as a bulk sausage, stuff into sheep casing for a breakfast link, or stuff into small hog casing for a dinner sausage. Makes a nice milk gravy.
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Re: Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

Postby quietwatersfarm » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:54 pm

That is a fine sausage right there!
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Re: Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

Postby wheels » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:28 pm

There's no better feeling than when someone asks you to do something like this - and you succeed.

Congratulations, it's not easy to clone a recipe.

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Re: Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

Postby NCPaul » Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:30 pm

I'll make this when I finish off the last breakfast sausage I made. :D
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Re: Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

Postby NCPaul » Mon Oct 06, 2014 5:39 pm

Made these this weekend and they make a fine breakfast sausage. I formed them into 2.5 ounce patties and froze them. The sage and the cumin work well together, a perfect balance. No wonder your friends were so happy. :D

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Re: Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

Postby DiggingDogFarm » Mon Oct 06, 2014 6:27 pm

I put this on my list to try.
I bet the cumin makes in very interesting.



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Re: Chip's Spic and Span Diner Sausage

Postby vagreys » Mon Oct 06, 2014 8:03 pm

They look great! Glad you like them! They are pretty good as big, juicy links with eggs and southwest hash browns or home fries, too.
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