[Sca-cooks] Sausage question?

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

THANKS!
> >
> > Ok. Thank you. That's a big help.
> > I don't suppose someone on the list can describe how to stuff sausage
> > with a KitchenAid sausagestuffing attachment? Or how to stuff sausage
> > period? I know I've made polish sausage but I was less than 12 at the time
> > and I think we did it by hand. There is, as the prospective sausage-making
> > person/assistant said, always the 'try it and see if it works' method but
> > the potential for messy comedy is a bit much for me. :)
> >
> > -- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
>
> Well, you use the grinder attachment only without the plate with the holes
> in it, and without the blade. Attach the plastic sausage horn securely
> (it's at home, so I can't help with specifics here). We greased ours with
> Crisco, although many people on the list insist you don't need it. Take a
> length of sausage casing that's been soaking, rinse it out (thread a bit
> of it on the faucet and let the water run), then thread it onto the
> sausage horn. Tie a knot in the end and make sure the knot is right up
> against the mouth of the horn.
>
> Then start the motor on a low speed ("Stir" works pretty well) and start
> mashing the ground-up meat/fat/spice mixture into the hopper. This is
> really a two-person job, with one person feeding the hopper and the other
> handling the sausages as they come out. You'll want to give the casing a
> twist or two every sausage-length--this takes a little practice to get
> good at, but not a lot of practice.
>
> You'll have to stop the motor to add more casing, when you reach the end
> of the filled casing. You may have to squish some of the filling out to
> have enough slack to tie a knot in the end.
>
> Then we boil them and freeze them. Poke holes in any air bubbles. We also
> fry up a bit and taste, as we are seasoning the mix, to make sure it's the
> right balance of flavors.
>
> You may want to lock any cats or dogs out of the kitchen.
>
> Margaret (who now wants to make sausage again as well as apple dumplings)
>
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-- Jadwiga Zajaczkowa
jenne at fiedlerfamily.net OR jenne at tulgey.browser.net OR jahb at lehigh.edu
"Are you finished? If you're finished, you'll have to put down the spoon."