Monday, October 31, 2016

Homemade Summer Sausage

Last Saturday Steve and one of his buddies
 were planning on making 
homemade summer sausage.
 As the day progressed it turned into a 
potluck dinner with us and three other couples.  
Six of our best friends. 

It was fun spending the afternoon together.

Steve wanted me to storybook the process,
so I was the photographer.

It started with grinding the pork.

 mixing it up with the hamburger and . . .


adding the cure and then . . .

the spices.

Mixing it together again . . .
 and then stuffing the sausage stuffer.

Next you put the casing onto the sausage stuffer 
and start turning the crank.

Tie them off.

 Refrigerate them over night to let the cure do it's magic.

 Then into the smoker at a low and slow 175 degrees.
When the meat reaches 156 degrees
 the sausage goes back to the refrigerator overnight.

 Before we were done just about everyone
had a part in it :)

I have to say that it is the best 
summer sausage that I have ever tasted.

They did an excellent job :) 

This was our first time to try doing this,
but it will definitively not be our last!

Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,
Connie :)
 
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44 comments:

  1. Teresa KasnerOctober 30, 2016 at 10:25 AM

    BooOOOoooOOOoooOOOoooOOOooo
    *H*A*P*P*Y* *H*A*L*L*O*W*E*E*N*!*
    BooOOOoooOOOoooOOOoooOOOooo

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 1:50 PM

      You can always spy a grandma with children in the house who are excited about trick or treating, LOL

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  2. cards4ubylouise and other treasuresOctober 30, 2016 at 12:12 PM

    Looks like lots of fun!!!

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  3. NanaDianaOctober 30, 2016 at 12:45 PM

    Summer sausage is a big thing around this area...along with cheese, of course. I have never made it- quite a process but it sure looks good. xo Diana

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  4. LizOctober 30, 2016 at 1:09 PM

    OMGosh! I feel so hungry reading your post. I'm sure the sausages tasted as good as they look. xx

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 1:53 PM

      We like summer sausage and buy in every fall, but this recipe was so good that we will be making our own from now on :)

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  5. mamasmercantileOctober 30, 2016 at 1:17 PM

    It looks amazing, something we have never done before. How lovely to have a gathering of friends to share in the process.

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 1:56 PM

      We had a fun day with friends and the end product is so delicious . This was our first time to make it ourselves but it will not be our last :)

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  6. BetsyOctober 30, 2016 at 1:41 PM

    It looks delicious! How fun!
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 1:57 PM

      Fun and Delicious . . . thanks so much for stopping by and for leaving a comment:)

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  7. Henny PennyOctober 30, 2016 at 2:20 PM

    You folks know how to do everything, and you make it look so easy, and fun! It looks delicious!

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 8:01 PM

      It is very good and leaner than what you buy in the stores. It's nice to have control of the ingredients and when you make it yourself it is so much fresher . . . besides being fun :)

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  8. AnnOctober 30, 2016 at 2:45 PM

    I haven't had summer sausage in ages. I imagine the homemade stuff is better than the store bought. Sounds like you all had a great time

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 8:02 PM

      It was a new experience for us, but one we intend on doing ourselves from now on :)

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  9. Lowcarb team memberOctober 30, 2016 at 3:13 PM

    So pleased you had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.
    Your photo's look so good.

    All the best Jan

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  10. RaewynOctober 30, 2016 at 5:05 PM

    Wow - very interesting, thanks for sharing this - the sausage look delicious and how nice that you got to spend time with your besties :-)

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 8:04 PM

      It was fun and so delicious . . . we will be making our own from now on.

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  11. Granny MarigoldOctober 30, 2016 at 6:10 PM

    Looks like a day of fun with some great sausage at the end of it.

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    1. ConnieOctober 30, 2016 at 8:06 PM

      I couldn't believe how much better it turned out from that of store bought. We will be doing this again and again :) Might make great Christmas gifts, too :)

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  12. GailOctober 30, 2016 at 8:55 PM

    I know this is labor intensive but it is soo good! Last two years we have made deer summer sausage.

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    1. ConnieOctober 31, 2016 at 8:13 AM

      Oh, that sounds like a great thing to do with venison. I'll bet it is yummy :)

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  13. OlaOctober 31, 2016 at 12:59 AM

    I am sure it was delicious and you had a lot of fun😀

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  14. MeggieOctober 31, 2016 at 3:21 AM

    Looks wonderful....did you buy a pre-made kit for making summer sausage ?

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    1. ConnieOctober 31, 2016 at 6:16 PM

      Yes we did . . . Hi Mountain Summer Sausage Seasoning Kit. It does 30 lbs of meat. The kit includes 2-4.2 oz cure packets, 2-10 oz seasoning packets, 10 Mahogany casings and instructions. We used half of it that day. If you are interested you can find it here: http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com

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  15. SummerOctober 31, 2016 at 12:41 PM

    Love the technique! They turned out lovely ♥

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  16. LL FarmOctober 31, 2016 at 1:43 PM

    Great job showing the process! It sounds delicious. My Dad used to make it, but I have not...yet ;-)

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    1. ConnieOctober 31, 2016 at 6:17 PM

      This was our first try at it and we will be doing it again and again :)

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  17. MelanieOctober 31, 2016 at 4:53 PM

    I bet that was a lot of fun making this sausage! Delicious, too. But did the cure for the sausage have nitrates in it, or were you able to find a nitrate and nitrite-free cure?

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    1. ConnieOctober 31, 2016 at 6:26 PM

      That's a good question, I'll have to check the box . . . Steve ordered the kit and did all the planning of this project.

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  18. Marilyn McLeod @ Pink Paper CottageOctober 31, 2016 at 5:35 PM

    Oh my you guys are SO ambitious! Lots of work but looks like it was a good time had by all! And you didn't even need to make dinner.... it was right there! (well... not really... until the next day). Does it harden up and slice like "normal" summer sausage? It is making me drool right now! What a wonderful thing to do in the Fall.. and enjoying it with friends even better. Do we all get a taste??? hee hee..... Marilyn

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    1. ConnieOctober 31, 2016 at 6:25 PM

      I wish that I could have added a tasting sample tray to my post, but technology has not gotten that far yet, LOL. It slices the same as what you buy, but it tastes much better. That could be because we made it leaner and we used good cuts of meat . . . you just don't know what cuts you are getting when you buy it. After this experience I doubt that we will want anything but homemade from now on. It was that good :)

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  19. ConniecrafterOctober 31, 2016 at 7:04 PM

    so neat, I have never seen that made at home before, so good to have fun with a group of friends!

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    1. ConnieNovember 4, 2016 at 7:54 AM

      This was our first time to make it. It turned out so good that we will certainly be making it again :)

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  20. HappyKNovember 1, 2016 at 7:29 AM

    Very impressive. Thanks for showing us the whole process. They are the nicest looking sausages I've ever seen. : )
    How nice that so many of you could take part in making it. Would have loved to have been there to help and have a taste!!!

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    1. ConnieNovember 4, 2016 at 7:55 AM

      Everyone that got a taste wants to come back and make more, LOL. It turned out wonderful, much better than store bought.

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  21. Far Side of FiftyNovember 2, 2016 at 1:21 PM

    I enjoyed seeing the process! Looks good to me! :)

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    1. ConnieNovember 4, 2016 at 7:56 AM

      It's always fun doing something new, and this project turn out so well that we will be doing it again and again :)

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  22. Bee LadyNovember 4, 2016 at 1:32 AM

    Well I am impressed. Be sure to let us know how it turned out.

    Cindy Bee

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    1. ConnieNovember 4, 2016 at 7:59 AM

      We couldn't believe how good it turned out. All that we had ever had before came from the super market. This was so much better. I'm sure that it had to do with the cuts of meat that we used.

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