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stephen Site Admin
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5069 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject: Today we've been wrestling with intestines... |
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The topic title sort of says it all, really...
Today we've had our first attempt at making English style sausages.
Take some good quality pork, with some fat in it, otherwise they'll be dry and horrible. Cube it and grind it with a course grind, add some rusk and seasonings...
Add force into hog casings (there are two grades here, one is salami or haggis grade, the finer one sausage grade) - amazingly we could get these from the Co Op Konsum in Hoor.
The result...
I think we surprised ourselves with how easy it actually was to make them. Tonight is the real test, though, when we eat some of them. |
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Heather Moderator
Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 3980 Location: West Sussex
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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Fantastic ! Well done you
Did you use a 'sausage maker' or funnel & wrong end of a wooden spoon jobbie ? |
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stephen Site Admin
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5069 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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An electric sausage maker - first it chops the pork, we added the spices and rusk, then put it in again with the stuffer attachment and had fun getting it into the sausages in decent amounts. The hardest bit was putting the casings onto the stuffer in all honesty - the actual stuffing was quite easy, providing you filled it one sausage at a time  |
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George
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, aint you clever boys, I hope it tastes fabulous  |
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stephen Site Admin
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5069 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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The sausages are fried, I'm now waiting for the oven to get hot enough for toads  |
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nigel Moderator
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2416 Location: Skåne, Sweden
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Wait till the pork is from our own pigs.. |
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CP Moderator
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 15426 Location: Hampshire
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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My mouth's watering - hope they tasted good!  |
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Spana
Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2128 Location: North Cornwall
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Cor, they look great, but what I really fancy is your lovely knife
I mean it, but I'd be well chuffed if I'd made the sausages  |
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stephen Site Admin
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5069 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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I think they were a success
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debcat Moderator
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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they look gorgeous  |
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mojo
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 10482 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| shut up about looks tell how they TASTE.............when you add your herbs or spice a big pinch of finely ground bouqui garne really helps and if you use home made toasted and crumbed breadcrumbs(brown or multigrain) instead of rusk you will overwhelmed by requests for the recipe.....well done lads.....pork pies next? |
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stephen Site Admin
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5069 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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The sausages were a great success.
I think they could be on the list of things to do.  |
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stephen Site Admin
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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stephen Site Admin
Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5069 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden.
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Jan wrote: | Cor, they look great, but what I really fancy is your lovely knife |
Worth every penny - when we didn't have them for 5 weeks whilst waiting to move here, every knife at Nigel's parents seemed incredibly blunt. |
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Heather Moderator
Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 3980 Location: West Sussex
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| stephen wrote: | | An electric sausage maker - first it chops the pork, we added the spices and rusk, then put it in again with the stuffer attachment and had fun getting it into the sausages in decent amounts. |
A seperate gadget - or can you get an attachment for the Kitchenaid ? I know you can for a kenwood chef which is similiar, just not so pretty (thinking in advance for when the Kitchen gets done, which is as soon as my car is sorted out I'm told! won't hold my breath though) |
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