American Summer Sausage aka Cervelat. 1001 greatest sausage recipes.

pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner and lower in fat, while chicken is often less expensive.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: paprika

White pepper offers a different flavor profile, while paprika can be more budget-friendly.

Grind the pork trim through a coarse plate.

Grind the lean beef through a coarse plate, then through a fine plate.

Weigh out 120 grams of back fat and cube it into half inch cubes.

Mix the ground pork and beef together with the cubed fat.

Add spices and a little water to the mixture and blend together.

Add bacteria culture to the mix and distribute it evenly.

Stuff the mixture into soaked beef middles using a sausage stuffer.

Tie the ends of the sausage and place it in the refrigerator for four days.

Cold smoke the sausage for two days, checking every four hours.

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