First Effort Smoked Sausage

[JRAiona]

I made a version of Texas Hill Country style sausage.
I ground up some pork butt and chuck roast


Cured overnight in the fridge, stuffed and hund to dry for a bit




Smoked them over oak wood.


They turned out pretty good and I was pleased for a first effort.

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

Those sausages look perfect!

 

[Brad Olson]

Those look good! How spicy did you make them? You should post a shot of one that's been sliced...

 

[JRAiona]

Thanks Dustin. I think they could have used a bit more fat but the flavor was spot on what I was looking for. They did have a little heat Brad but not over the top. The dark color came from the paprika and from a long slow smoke. They smoked for about 10 hours.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Very nice! got to give sausage making a try.

 

[Barb D]

WOW!!! That sausage looks awesome great job for sure.

 

[JRAiona]

Thanks a Rich and Barb.

 

[PeteBow]

awesome. thats next on my list of things to cook. thanks for posting!

 

[Dwain Pannell]

Excellent job. I'd like to get the recipe. My Hill Country Sausage recipe is not what I recall as a kid.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Outstanding looking sausage! Great looking cook.

 

[Craig Alumbaugh]

Those are some mighty fine looking sausages

 

[Robert-R]

You have inspired me to try that.
The sausage looks terrific!

 

[Dale Nichols]

I think you did real good and nobody would have know it's your first attempt.

 

[JRAiona]

Thanks guys. I really appreciate everyone's insights and encouragement.

 

[Bob Correll]

Lip smackin' looking links JR!

 

[JRAiona]

Thank you Bob.

 

[russ olin]

Looks like you nailed the sausage. Have the last of my elk meat waiting for me to make some sausage.

 

[JRAiona]

Thanks Russ. They need a little tweaking but I was happy with the result.

 

[Luke P]

I'd eat it 3 times a day.

 

[JRAiona]

Thanks Luke.