First I grind and mix in my spices, then I add cold water and mixed it again well. Then I let it marinate for 24 hours in my fridge. The next day I filled the hog casings with the meat mix and then let them cold smoke for an hour. After that I let them cook in my sous vide pot for an hour at 75°C. Then I covered them in ice water until they stopped cooking. Packed them away in my fridge for final baking and then until I will be devouring them!
OK, I had slightly over 2,3kg of meat in the stuffer ready to make the sausages. I made 16 sausages which would give me about 145g per sausage.
1. This recipe is for 1kg of pork shoulder
2. The black pepper should be crushed to give a stronger flavor, more black pepper can be added to taste
3. More garlic can be added to taste.
4, The pink salt MUST be the Cure #1 type and NOT Cure #2.
5. The time for marinating the minced meat could be from 2 hours to 8 hours (it gives the cure time to do its job) The cure gives it a better taste and a lovely light red color when cooked.
6. Using the sous vide method rather than the oven to cook them, you will then have to cook them again in the oven or in deep oil to get the lovely, desired color when enjoying them.
Prepared, tried, and tested by Edward from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes
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