Andouille Sausage
rating:0. 00
soakthecasingaboutanhourincoldwatertosoftenitandtoloosenthe
saltinwhichitispacked. Cutinto3yardlengths,thenplacethenarrow
endofthesausagestufferinoneendofthecasing. Placethewideendof
thestufferupagainstthesinkfaucetandruncoldwaterthroughtheinside
ofthecasingtoremoveanysalt.
(rollupthecasingyoudonotintendtouse; putabout2inchesofcoarse
saltinalargejar,placetherolledupcasingonit,thenfilltherestof
thejarwithsalt. Closetightlyandrefrigerateforlateruse. )
cutthemeatandfatintochunksabout1/2inchacrossandpassoncethrough
thecoarsebladeofthemeatgrinder. Combinetheporkwiththeremaining
ingredientsinalargebowlandmixwellwithawoodenspoon. Cutthe
casingsinto26inchlengthsandstuffasfollows:tieaknotineachpiece
ofcasingabout2inchesfromoneend. Fittheopenendoverthetipofthe
sausagestufferandslideittoabout1inchfromthewideend. Pushthe
restofthecasingontothestufferuntilthetoptouchestheknot.
(thecasingwilllooklikeaccordianfoldsonthestuffer. )
fitthestufferontothemeatgrinderasdirectedontheinstructionsthat
comewiththemachine,orholdthewideendofthestufferagainstorover
theopeoningbyhand. Fillthehopperwithstuffing. Turnthemachineonif
itiselectricandfeedthestuffinggraduallyintothehopper; foramanual
machine,pushthestuffingthroughwithawoodenpestle. Thesausagecasingwillfillandinflategradually. Stopfillingabout11/4inchesfromthe
funnelendandslipthecasingoffthefunnel,smoothingoutanybumps
carefullywithyourfingersandbeingcarefulnottopushthestuffingout
ofthecasing. Tieofftheopenendofthesausagetightlywithapieceof
stringormakeaknotinthecasingitself. Repeatuntilallthestuffingis
usedup.
tocook,slicetheandouille1/2inchthickandgrillinahotskilletwith
nowaterforabout12minutesoneachside,untilbrownandcrispatthe
edges.
contributor:n/a
1− 1/2yardslargesausagecasing,approximately(about2− 3incheswide)
4poundleanfreshpork
2poundporkfat
31/3tablespoonfinelymincedgarlic
2tablespoonsalt
1/2teaspoonfreshlygroundblackpepper
1/8teaspooncayenne
1/8teaspoonchilipowder
1/8teaspoonmace
1/8teaspoonallspice
1/2teaspoondriedthyme
1tablespoonpaprika
1/4teaspoongroundbayleaf
1/4teaspoonsage
5teaspooncolgin’sliquidhickorysmoke
