Healthier Sausage Series

February 5th, 2012 by admin in Food
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Healthy Sausage

I’m starting a new series of posts.  I’m finishing up a round on HCG and a few days away from phase 3.  In phase 3, fats are allowed back in but no sugars  and starches.  This causes a huge issue with many food items that have sugar in them.  Even sausage is hit by this.

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Healthier Sienna Style Italian Sausage

February 5th, 2012 by admin in Food, Recipes, Sausage
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Healthy Sausage
This is based on the Italian Sausage Siena Style from Jack Ubaldi’s Meat Book which I have had for years.  It’s a very detailed book about all different types of meat and is worth having around for reference.   The original recipe calls for pork butt, pork belly, and veal.

Healthier Siena Style Italian Sausage
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Recipe type: Sausage
Author: Based on a Jack Ubaldi’s Meat Book
Ingredients
  • 3.5 pounds pork butt
  • 1 pound turkey breast
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 ounces coarse salt
  • 1.5 tbsp coarse pepper
  • .5 tsp marjoram
  • .5 tsp coriander
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • Casings
Instructions
  1. cube meat, grind, flavor, stuff

Update #1: Made this batch early this week.  Good flavor and texture.  The turkey and lower fat didn’t seem to have much effect on the end product.  After this is all consumed, I will probably increase the turkey to two pounds and reduce the pork by 1 pound.  I also adjusted the recipe as displayed above to correct the levels for the marjoram and coriander.

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Healthier Southwestern Pork Sausage

February 5th, 2012 by GuysGuideBook in Food, Recipes, Sausage
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Healthy Sausage
I’m looking to have a smokey warm sausage with this one.  Originally adapted from Home Sausage Making: How-To Techniques for Making and Enjoying 100 Sausages at Home page 66. Removing extra fat and using turkey breast in place of some of the pork.

Healthier Southwestern Pork Sausage
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Recipe type: Sausage
Author: Scott Alexander
Modified off a source recipe from Home Sausage Making by Susan Mahnke peery & Charles G Reavis. This will be a bit drier so cook carefully.
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds pork butt
  • 1 pound lean turkey breast
  • 5 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspon ground cumin
  • .5 teaspoons ancho chilli powder
  • 4 cloves garlic
Instructions
  1. Standard methods apply. Cook to 165.

Update #1:  Excellent recipe.  Due to sausage stuffer mishaps, I rolled the sausage in plastic wrap and then foil to give the correct shape and boiled to gently cook so they could be frozen and used later.  The flavor is very good and the heat is a followup after the flavor.  Very mild and slightly peppery.  Will try a 50/50 mix turkey/pork next time.

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Healthier Andouille

February 5th, 2012 by GuysGuideBook in Food, Recipes, Sausage
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Healthy Sausage
Andouille provides two major uses.  The first is as an appetizer.  The other great use is in Cajun food like gumbo and jambalaya.  Originally adapted from Home Sausage Making: How-To Techniques for Making and Enjoying 100 Sausages at Home page 66. Removing extra fat and using turkey breast in place of some of the pork.

Healthier Andouille
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Recipe type: Sausage
Author: Scott Alexander
Modified from a recipe in home sausage making. The spices stay the same but the fat is removed and turkey replaces significant amounts of the
Ingredients
  • 3 pounds pork butt
  • 3 pound ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup chopped garlic
  • 1/4 cup cracked black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons cayenne
  • 1 tablespoon thyme
Instructions
  1. Standard methods, cook to 165.

 

Update #0: I was planning on making this early this week however the sausage stuffer losing a part and the kitchen aid stuffer breaking meant that I couldn’t stuff so I’m saving this recipe for another day.

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Healthier Italian Sausage

February 5th, 2012 by GuysGuideBook in Food, Recipes, Sausage
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Healthy Sausage
The original version of this recipe from Alton Brown’s Good Eats show “Sausage A Beautiful Grind“.  As with the rest in this batch, no extra fat and turkey replaces some of the pork.

Healthier Italian Sausage
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Recipe type: Sausage
Author: Scott Alexander
Based on a recipe from Alton Brown’s Good Eats Show
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
  • 1 pound pork butt
  • 1 pound turkey
Instructions
  1. See the Good Eats recipe for details on the process. The fennel seed is roasted first. cook to 165.
Serving size: 4 ounces Calories: 197

Update#1: I originally posted with a 75/25% ration of pork to turkey.  When I made it, I switched to a 50/50 ration.  The recipe is updated.  The meat still tasted like it had more than enough fat in it

 

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