Homemade Linguica Portuguese Mild Sausage Recipes

LINGUICA PORTUGUESE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and mix well, if you can, leave for several hours so the flavors can develop.
• Stuff into hog casings or make into patties.
• You can omit the liquid smoke and smoke on home smoker until internal temperature reaches 160°.

PORTUGUESE LINGUICA SAUSAGE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Grind the meat and fat coarsely. With your hands (rubber gloves, if you will) mix the rest of the ingredients well into the ground meat. Refrigerate for two hours or overnight. Shape into patties or stuff into hog casing to make links. If links, spread on a tray and refrigerate for up to three days, turning daily to allow links to dry and cure. Makes about five pounds of sausage.

HOMEMADE LINGUICA PORTUGUESE MILD SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Combine the pork, garlic, salt, paprika, white pepper, oregano (or marjoram), sugar, black pepper and red pepper in a large bowl and mix well. If using cubed pork butt, pass through a food grinder fitted with a coarse die. (Alternately, transfer in 2 batches to a food processor and process until finely ground.) If using ground pork, mix the pork and spices together and proceede to step 2.
• Transfer to a large bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to allow the flavors to meld.
• The following day, add the wine and liquid smoke to the meat and stir well to combine.
• To test the seasoning, heat the oil in a small skillet, and cook about 2 teaspoons of the mixture. Adjust seasoning, to taste.
• Smoking the Links:
• Preheat a home smoker to 175 °F.Load the wood chips. I use applewood or cherry. You may use whichever flavor you prefer the best.
• Smoke the sausage for about 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 165 °F. We use an internal thermometer for this which we place inside a link in the smoker. [See Note 3]
• Remove the links from the smoker and use as desired.
• We serve ours with Baked Beans & Brown bread.