plain pork sausage

[shanew]

Im looking for a recipe for a plain pork sausage, like the kind the every shop sells as Pork sausage, linconshire and cumberlands are too spicy for my familys taste so i want something everyone will eat.

Cheers,
Shane

[BBQer]

Here's a simple breakfast sausage -

Fresh Breakfast Sausage
Ingredients for 10 lbs.

10 lbs boneless pork butts
4 TB salt
1 TB ground white pepper
2 TB rubbed sage
1 tsp ginger
1 TB nutmeg
1 TB thyme
1 TB ground hot red pepper (optional)
2 cups ice water

Grind meat through 3/16 plate. Stuff or keep bulk.

[johnc]

I saw a "Basic Pork Sausage" recipe in the FAQ here, it was my first go and turned out OK. Theres only 1/4 tsp of pepper per 2lb so shouldnt be too spicy. A bit bland for my taste but may suit your folks

http://forum.sausagemaking.org/viewtopic.php?t=728

[shanew]

cheers for the replies, BBQer you realy havent met anyone like my dad, theirs far too much pepper and sage in that for him!! he's a joke to cook for. I'll try the one fron Oddley that Johnc linked to.
BTW whats happened to Oddley, not seen him around for ages?

[saucisson]

Don't worry, Oddley will be back
You could try some of the stronger recipes and tone them down in proportion to suit, that's half the beauty of making your own. Oddley's "favourite sausage" is a cracking recipe but my children found it too spicy for them.

Dave

[BBQer]

Well, I had hope, in that the hot red pepper was listed as optional. The white pepper doesn't put a big flavor print on the whole profile, but then I don't know your Dad.

I'm sure you'll find a recipe that'll work, or modify one to suit.

[welsh wizard]

Hi Shanew

I made up a batch of bland sausages last Saturday for her indoors as she cant do a lot of spice either. Strangly enough I used a similar recipe that I use for pork pies i.e. a little sage, salt, pepper, anchovy essence (optional) and all spice, and added some chopped apricots. As I went along I fried a bit off and gave it to her to taste, 5lb of little fries later she declared it bland enough and I stuffed it.

Cheers WW

[shanew]

Apricots in a sausage? im not eating that foreign muck would be his reply!!
an insight into my dad anal approach to food, he wont eat anything with herbs in, he's tried pretty much every comercialy availiable sausage and complains their too spicy, he's sort of settle with the galleto sausages... these are the cheapes dirties muck going, it's an insult to even lable them sausages, i thing there about 52% pork but how much of that 52% is real meat is anyones guess! but what do you expect for 58p a pack from morrisons.

[saucisson]

I think you're onto a loser with your dad then, try no flavouring at all. Then when they are too bland you can move up.

dave

[welsh wizard]

Yep I agree

Mince some pork, put it into the skins and give them to your dad to eat.

Cheers WW

[shanew]

i was going to do that this weekend with 500g of pork and about 1/4 tsp white pepper and 1tsp salt to lightly season. He truly is a pain to feed

[welsh wizard]

Personally I think you are going way over the top with the white pepper and salt

Good luck WW

[shanew]

went with a kilo of pork, 12g salt and 2g white pepper, then rusk and water, made a plain sausage with just enought seasoning so it didnt taste like a mushy pork chop. tastes like cheap burger van sausages but he likes them so all's well