Easter Kielbasa Recipes

HOMEMADE KIELBASA

Steps:

• The better and fresher the meat is, the better the taste of the kielbasa.
• They say it adds a little moisture and some additional flavor.
• Others want all lean meat in their sausage.
• The next step is to slice narrow strips of the pork and cut those strips into thirds.
• Then grind the pork using a medium size plate in the grinder.
• This grinds the meat coarse.
• When making traditional homemade kielbasa, the meat should be a little chunky.
• This is where commercial kielbasa with its smooth, mealy texture is inferior to hearty, substantial, homemade, traditional version.
• Once you grind the meat, it's time to add the spices.
• Mix the salt, Cure #1, sugar, black pepper, garlic, onion powder, mustard seed and water and mix thoroughly into the meat.
• When the meat mixture is prepared and you are ready to stuff it into the casing, you should make sure to soak the casing in warm water first.
• once the casing have been rehydrated and become flexible, you should rinse them three or four times to ensure you remove as much of the unwanted salt as possible.
• You can do this by putting one end of the casing on the faucet, letting the warm water run through the inside and flushing out the salt.
• The casings can then be cut it into 4 foot lengths to prepare them to be stuffed with the mixture of beef, pork and a variety of spices.
• To properly cook the kielbasa and add that delicious smoky flavor, your smoker must maintain a temperature of 165 degrees until the kielbasa's internal temperature gets to 155 degrees.
• It must also contain the right wood chips to impart the smoky flavor many people love in their kielbasa.
• The smoky flavor acts like a seasoning and there's no substitute for it.
• For people with charcoal or wood smokers, all it takes to create flavorful smoke is to add some cherry wood or apple wood chunks to the fire.
• The key to creating the most flavorful kielbasa sausage is a consistently low temperature.
• Smoking the kielbasa at between 160-165F is ideal.
• Once the temperature in the smoker has reached 165 degrees, put in the sausages and leave them for three to four hours.
• That gives the internal temperature of the sausages to reach 152 degrees and the smoky flavors to permeate the kielbasa.

KIELBASA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine pork, beef and garlic. In a separate bowl, stir together black pepper, salt, brown sugar, ground allspice, marjoram and liquid smoke. Combine mixtures and knead with hands to combine.
• Fill casings with meat mixture and refrigerate overnight. Boil or grill before serving.

POLSKA KIELBASA

Steps:

• Chill the meat and fat until they is almost frozen by putting it in the freezer for an hour or so. Take out some hog casings - you'll need about 3 to 4 standard lengths, about 10 feet - and set in a bowl of very warm water to rehydrate.
• Chop meat and fat into 1-inch pieces. Combine the salt, instacure, sugar, garlic, marjoram and pepper and mix it into the meat and fat with your hands. Let this rest in the fridge for about an hour.
• Grind through your meat grinder (you can use a food processor in a pinch, but you will not get a fine texture) using the fine die. If your room is warmer than 65°F, set the bowl for the ground meat into another bowl of ice to keep it cold. Put the meat mixture back in the freezer while you clean up.
• Add the ice water to the meat mix, then mix thoroughly either using a Kitchenaid on low for 90 seconds or with your (very clean) hands. This is important to get the sausage to bind properly. Once it is mixed well, put it back in the fridge while you clean up again.
• Stuff the sausage into the casings. Kielbasa is normally made into long links tied at both ends to form a loop. Stuff about 2 feet of sausage, then pinch off the trailing end and pull off at least 6 inches of casing from the stuffing tube. Cut the casing with a knife and immediately pull out another 6 inches or so of casing to form the loose end for the next long loop of sausage. This ensures that you will have enough casing to tie off the links. Leave the links untied for now.
• Check each long link of kielbasa for air pockets. You will probably have some. Use a sterilized needle (get the point glowing in the stove burner for a second or so to do this) and pierce the casing all around any air pockets. Gently compress the meat in the link from either end. Don't force it or the casing will burst. When you see no more air pockets, tie off the casings at either end.
• Hang the sausages in a cool place. If it is warm out, hang for one hour. If you have a place where the temperature will not go higher than 38°F, you can hang them as long as overnight.
• Get your smoker going. Smoke the links for at least 4 hours, and as many as 8. I prefer a lighter smoke, so you can still taste the meat and spices. You are looking to get the internal temperature of the links to 155°F. When the kielbasa is smoked, shock the links in ice water to cool quickly.
• Hang them to dry for at least 1 hour before eating, and if you have a cool place (55°F or cooler) you can hang for up to 4 days.

ROASTED KIELBASA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot filled three-quarters full with water to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer and add kielbasa; cook 15 minutes.
• Transfer kielbasa to 2 baking sheets. Pour 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid over each ring of kielbasa. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top. Roast until the skin is crackling and just beginning to brown, about 20 minutes.
• Slice kielbasa on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Serve with rye bread and horseradish.

MARTHA'S FAVORITE ROASTED KIELBASA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil; top with parchment. Poke holes all over kielbasa. Transfer to sheet, pulling sides of foil up to create a well. Add 1/2 cup water.
• Roast until skin is crackling and beginning to brown, about 20 minutes. Flip; continue to roast until dark golden brown, about 20 minutes more.
• Slice and serve, with horseradish and mustard.

EASTER KIELBASA

Steps:

• Boil the kielbasa for 45-60 minutes with one can of chicken broth, one can beef broth, and just enough water to cover. Pierce with a fork during cooking to let some of the fat out. Be careful not to pierce too much because then the kielbasa will be dry.
• Set it on a plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm until you're ready to eat.

KIELBASA CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. pour warm water in to bowl. Take the yeast from the roll mix and sprinkle in to water and mix well.
• 2. add the beaten egg and mix well.
• 3. blend in flour from roll mix,add Swiss cheese and Kielbasa.Mix well.When it forms a sticky dough ball put in a buttered bowl and cover in a warm place until doubled in size. It should take about 45 minutes.Work the dough on a floured surface.
• 4. make in to loaf shape,and put on a greased baking sheet. Brush top with melted butter
• 5. bake at 400 degree's for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. Slice loaf and serve. This is a cool bread for breakfast or dinner. Enjoy!!

KIELBASA

Steps:

• Pierce kielbasa 4 or 5 times on each side with tip of a sharp knife. Simmer kielbasa in water in a 12-inch heavy skillet, partially covered with lid, over moderately low heat until heated through, about 30 minutes (check after 15 minutes and add a little more water if skillet is almost dry).
• Transfer kielbasa with tongs to a cutting board and cut diagonally into 3/4-inch-thick slices. Serve warm or at room temperature.

POLISH KIEłBASA SAUSAGE (BIAłA KIELBASA) RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cold meat grinds more easily, so keep meat refrigerated until ready to grind. Grind strips of meat in a hand-cranked or electric grinder, using medium plate. Place meat in large bowl.
• In a small bowl, mix water, garlic, salt, pepper, and marjoram and combine with ground meat until thoroughly incorporated.
• To make sure seasonings are right, fry a small patty and taste. Store ground meat mixture in refrigerator for at least two hours or overnight before stuffing.
• Remove casings from refrigerator and knot one end. Lightly coat the stuffing funnel with cooking spray. Slip other end of casing over mouth of funnel, making sure it is not twisted, and opening is centered around funnel. Continue to push remainder of casing up onto funnel until you have reached the knot.
• Begin to force meat into stuffer with one hand, while using other hand to control the thickness of the sausage as it is extruded.
• Remember, sausage will shrink when it cooks, so you want a nice plump sausage. But be careful you don't overstuff, or the casing will burst.
• Keep extruding until casing is used up. Tie a knot in that end. You can either leave sausage in a large coil or twist it at 5- to 6-inch intervals to make links. Store refrigerated and covered up to two days until ready to cook.
• Before cooking, prick sausage along length of link to allow air bubbles to escape. Otherwise, it will explode in cooking water.
• Place sausage in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 F.
• You can then brown sausage in a 350 F oven, in a pan for 15 to 20 minutes, or grill it for 4 to 6 minutes per side if desired.
• Remove to a serving platter and enjoy with homemade horseradish known as chrzan . When horseradish is flavored with beets, it's called cwikła .

MY POLISH(EASTER) KIELBASA SOUP

Steps:

• Boil kielbasa link in 3 quarts of water, occasionally piercing it to release juices, for 30-45 minutes.
• While kielbasa is cooking, peel and dice potatoes and boil eggs to hard-boiled stage.
• Keep potatoes in cold water in bowl after rinsing them well.
• Cool eggs in cold water before peeling.
• Remove kielbasa from water.
• Drain and add cut up potatoes to the water in which you cooked the kielbasa.
• Add salt and cook.
• When potatoes are done, add pepper and vinegar to taste.
• *Don't use balsamic vinegar.
• To thicken soup, add flour to cold water in a jar with lid or shaker.
• Shake vigorously to combine.
• Add to simmering soup through a fine strainer to remove any lumps.
• Stir to incorporate.
• Simmer a few minutes to slightly thicken soup.
• Adjust seasonings at this point. More vinegar? More thickening?.
• When ready to serve, slice kielbasa, approx 1/4-inch slices.
• Add some to each soup bowl with one chopped egg.
• Ladle in broth with potatoes.
• Serve with a good thick-crusted bread like Polish sisel bread.
• At Easter when there is baked ham we add pieces of chopped ham, and, of course, a dollop of horseradish(white)!