Portuguese Linguica Sausage Recipe 415

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 STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the beans out thoroughly and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and sauté the onions, stirring occasionally, until they just begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Add the white wine and cook this down by half.
• Add the collard greens, bay leaves, red pepper flakes and water. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Add salt to taste. Cover, turn the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and add the sausage and beans. Cook for another 10 minutes. Serve with ground black pepper.

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.