Fresh Smoked Kielbasa


 

Jim Lampe

TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
got dinner going earlier today...

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decided to add a ring of fresh kielbasa (polish sausage)

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Ninety minutes later...

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smoked at 250ºF, again, for 90 minutes with hickory wood for smoke. It tastes GREAT!
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Thank you for stoppin' by!
 
Very nice looking kiebasa Jim, love the stuff! Question, is that wood dowels you're using to raise that grate up, if so I would think they would burn?
 
Thanks Dustin!
What types of sausages are popular in Texas? What types do you smoke?
We have a local butcher who makes some really good ones. They are pork sausages. They make one they call "apple brats." I'm pretty sure there's no apple in it, but it seems to have some apple pie spices in there. It's one of my fave's and I'm not a big sweet and heat guy. There's also a local cow town call Windthorst nearby and they make great fresh sausages. No idea what's in 'em but they taste great. I just prefer smoking them to grilling them and I love the color you get smoking them.

As far as in the state that probably too big a question to answer but I LOVE the central texas beef sausages and everntually I wanna try making them.
 
Great lookin sausage Jim!

Thanks Dustin!
What types of sausages are popular in Texas? What types do you smoke?

I know you're speaking to Dustin but if I may, sausage has kinda been on my mind A LOT lately. I taste very carefully the sausages I get at the BBQ joints when I go back home to TX a few times a year. I am tying to replicate them and I think I've gotten close a cpl times. Each place has it's own secret recipe. Some are Czech, some German, some Poles. Maybe even some Huns - I'm not sure. TX Monthly has several articles about the various places and styles. I've read them all. I do not care for the sausage at Kreuz's or Black's (best brisket in the universe IMHO) ...but I LOVE Rudy's sausage. It seems to be a Polish style maybe with a little more black pepper. Of course, there's always the controversy about all beef, pork/beef mixture, all pork, or other mixtures.

Anyway - I know you didn't ask but it's kind of an obsession with me. As always - great lookin cookin!
 
Jim - great looking meal. Perfect color on that kielbasa. Do you make it yourself or buy it locally? I wish we had a local source for good Polish down here...

Regards,

John
 

 

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