Follow basic sausage preparation practices when making this sausage.
- Clean and Sanitize all of your equipment.
- Chill your meat to below 35F
- Keep your meat and grinder parts very cold while grinding
- Any liquid that is added to the mince needs to be ice cold
- Mix your very chilled meat and seasonings till the mince becomes very tacky
- Stuff the mince into sausage casings and prick out any air pockets
- Cook till the internal temperature reaches 155F (68c)
Here are a few things you might find useful when making sausage
- High Quality Natural Casings (AA Grade)
- Iodophor Sanitizer
- MK4 Thermapen (Accurate Thermometer)
- Chef Knife – KOTAI
- Boning Knife
- Sausage Pricker
- Iwatani Professional Chef Torch
- Insta Cure #1
- Non Fat Dry Milk Powder
- Meat Grinders
- Meat Mixers
- Sausage Stuffers
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Shiitake Mushroom Sausage
A savory umami packed sausage
How much do you want to make? 1000 grams
Ingredients
- 1000 g fatty pork butt 70/30
- 150 g fresh shiitake mushrooms chopped
- 15 g kosher salt
- 6 g black pepper
- 3 g garlic powder
- 3 g onion powder
- 2.5 g coriander
- 1 g mustard powder
- 60 ml ice cold water
- hog casings
Instructions
- Clean your meat of any silver skin, sinew, arteries and cut into small strips or cubes. Place in the freezer for an hour or until the temp reaches 32f – 34F.
- sauté the chopped shiitake with a pinch of salt till they take on a golden brown color. Set to the side to cool.
- Grind your very chilled meat on a #6 medium plate
- Add the sautéed mushrooms, seasonings, and water to your meat and mix till it becomes very tacky. If you grab a small handful it will stick to your hand if you hold your hand upside down.
- Stuff the sausage meat into the hog casings, link, and prick out any air pockets.
- Refrigerate on a wire rack overnight.
- Cook the sausages on a low heat till you reach an internal temp of 155f (68c)
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