Gourmet Sicilian Sausage

u’re against buying processed meat, or areof salt to each kilo of meat, is recommended. Or, you
tired of using the same old ready-made sausages, thatcan use a ready-made sausage mix, which already
often don’t yield the flavor you desire, youhave salt added.
should consider making your own Gourmet SausagesYou can stick to using a known family recipe, or you
for grilling.can experiment. Try adding fennel seeds and
Contrary to what you might think, making Gourmetrosemary to your mixture or make your sausages
Sausages is not a very difficult or expensive processspicy by adding coriander, chili powder.
at all. The ingredients and equipment you’ll needAfter you have got the basics right, you can go ahead
for this are quite easily available. Some of theand make your recipe a lot more interesting, and give it
specialized appliances necessary for this can also beyour own personal tough, by experimenting with
bought low-priced, on the internet.different combinations and quantities of condiments,
One of the first things that you will need, in order toand ingredients.
make Gourmet Sausages, is a meat mincer, if buyingChoose your casings carefully, since the can add to or
one proves to be too expensive an option, you cantake away from, the taste and quality of your
simply ask your butcher to mince the meat, as perGourmet Sausages. You have various options,
your requirement. Make sure that your meatincluding collagen casings, sheep casings and hog
isn’t sliced too finely, since sausages need tocasings.
be quite meaty. If you do buy a meat mincer, confirmAnother important thing you must keep in mind, is the
that it has the right measure of blade for mincing meatmeat and fat consistency in your mixture, try frying
for sausages.some of the mixture and tasting it, before stuffing the
Another appliance you will require is a sausage stuffer,sausages.
which is a simple mechanism that works like a plunger.Gourmet Sausages are also a much healthier option,
It is called a screw-thread stuffer.since they contain a much lower amount of fat,
This sausage stuffing equipment can be made tocompared to their mass-produced counterparts. You
function by attaching it to your food processor;can also be sure about the quality of meat that goes
however, a better option might be, to use a manuallyinto the sausages, whereas you have no way of
operated sausage stuffer, since you will be producingknowing what kind of meat is put into the ready-made
your sausages on a rather small scale, and avariety.
mechanical sausage stuffer is entirely unnecessary,Once you have tried making your own Gourmet
unless you plan to make a large number of sausages.Sausages, you will never want to revert to using the
Pick a sausage recipe based on your taste, you mayfactory-produced sausages available in stores again.
want to stick to a simple recipe - adding 10 - 15 grams