Smoked cheesies

[Big Guy]

boneing out some butts



Grinding the meat



Grinding the spices



Flushing the cases



Stuffing



Linking



Into the smoker



More pics and the recipe, once they are finished this evening


There done



close up



the recipe

Garlic Sausage

15 lbs. Pork butts
4 Tbs. salt
2 Tbs. Black pepper
1- 1/2 Tbs. Ground caraway
1- 1/2 Tbs. Ground coriander
1- 1/2 Tbs. Garlic powder
1- 1/2 Tbs. Mace
1 1/2 cups ice water
1 Tbs. Special meat binder
1 Cup milk powder
1 lb. cheddar cheese chunks
3 tsp cure #1


Grind all meat through a Medium plate. Add ice water then spices, cheese mix. Stuff into natural hog casings. Smoke to an internalof 155 F

[Jogeephus]

Those look really good. What is the "special meat binder" and where can it be purchased? Made some sausage this weekend using swiss cheese. It was pretty good but a bit too strong on the cheese side. Was thinking either cheddar or mozzarella might be better for next go at it.

[grisell]

Looks great! I wonder if the Light Soda (or beer) makes any difference.

[Big Guy]

Those look really good. What is the "special meat binder" and where can it be purchased? Made some sausage this weekend using swiss cheese. It was pretty good but a bit too strong on the cheese side. Was thinking either cheddar or mozzarella might be better for next go at it.

I make several versions of these, Pepper jack cheese works well and gives it a little kick.

Special meat binder is a phosphate compound to aid in binding the water, fat and protien in a sausage/mix. You can do without it , but you will have to mix a lot. Its avalible from "Butcher Packer" in detroit I think their web site is "butcherpacker.com"

[Jogeephus]

Thanks I'll look closer at their wevsite. I something called amosphosphate or something like that. Probably about the same thing.

Do you ever pull the sausaged out a little early and give them a steam bath then shower will cold water? Been experimenting some with this and have really been pleased with the results. Seems to give the casing more snap.

[Big Guy]

I looked at my label is says item # 414 "Hunters Special meat binder" I think its from Butcher packer but it could be from The Sausage maker.com in Buffalo

I like to let them cool down in the smoker and let it smoke as it cools down. when it gets to 80F i remove them and put the in the fridge to chill out overnight. they have a slightly wrinkled skin with lots of snap. I have given some a cold water bath as soon as they hit my internal temp, they don't get as wrinkled but i didn't think they had as much snap. So Its easier to just let them decay in temp while still getting some smoldering smoke its the KISS principal LOL

[Big Guy]

They changed the name still model # 414 it is from Butcher Packer



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$5.85
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[Jogeephus]

Thanks, I'll give that a try. Soy protein and stuff gets expensive.