Smoked Sausage Pockets Recipes

POTATO-SAUSAGE FOIL PACKS

Steps:

• Cut peppers into 1-in. pieces; place in a large bowl. Toss with the next 7 ingredients. Divide mixture among 4 double thicknesses of heavy-duty foil (about 18x12 in.). Fold foil around mixture, sealing tightly., Grill, covered, over medium heat until potatoes are tender, 30-35 minutes. Open foil carefully to allow steam to escape. If desired, serve with lemon wedges.

SAUSAGE POTATO FOIL PACKETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Layout 4 sheets of aluminum foil.
• Slice sausage lengthwise. Cut potatoes into bite-size pieces. If using petite yukon gold potatoes, halve or quarter potatoes. Slice onion. Sprinkle potatoes with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Divide sausage, potatoes, and onions and place on the sheets of foil. Place 1 Tablespoon of Butter on top of each foil packet. Tightly wrap up the foil so it is completely sealed.
• Place in oven on baking sheet and let bake for 34-40 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Optional: If you want a little char on the sausage after it is fully cooked, set the oven to broil setting and place on the top rack. Open foil packet and let cook on broil for 2-3 minutes.
• Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve warm.

SMOKED SAUSAGE POCKETS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, parsley, seasoned salt and pepper until blended. Stir in cheddar cheese; set aside. In a large skillet,heat butter until hot. Add eggs; cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are completely set., Separate biscuits into eight pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a 5-in. circle. On each circle, spread about 2 tablespoons of cream cheese mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges., In a small bowl, beat egg white and water; lightly brush over edges of dough. Top with scrambled eggs and two sausage links. Fold dough over; seal edges and press together with a fork. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with remaining egg white mixture. Bake at 375° for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.

SMOKED JALAPENO CHEDDAR SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Clean your meat of any silver skin, sinew, arteries and cut into small strips or cubes. Place the meat and fat in the freezer for an hour or until the temp reaches 32f - 34F.
• Prepare all of your seasonings. Clean and rehydrate your casings
• Grind your very chilled meat and fat on a medium plate (6mm)
• Add all of the seasonings, the cream, and the peppers to your mince meat then mix till it becomes very tacky. If you grab a small handful it will stick to your hand if you hold your hand upside down.
• Once your meat has become tacky add the cheddar cheese and mix to incorporate the cheese.
• Stuff your mince meat into the casings, link, and prick out any air pockets.
• If you used Sodium Erythorbate in your recipe you can cook immediately. If you didn't then you need to let the sausages rest in your refrigerator overnight to allow the cure to work.

METTWURST

Steps:

• Clean your meat of any silver skin, sinew, arteries and cut into small strips or cubes. Place in the freezer for an hour or until the temp reaches 32f - 34F.
• Prepare all of your seasonings, clean and rehydrate your casings, and if you plan on using a starter culture go ahead and rehydrate your starter culture at this point.
• Add your seasonings to the meat and toss to combine. Then grind your very chilled meat on a 4.5mm plate. Rechill your meat after grinding.
• If you plan on using a starter culture add it now to your ground meat then mix till it becomes very tacky. If you grab a small handful it will stick to your hand if you hold your hand upside down.
• Stuff your mince meat into the casings, link, and prick out any air pockets.

SMOKED VENISON SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cut the venison and pork belly into grinderappropriate sized pieces. Place on a tray and in the freezer for 15-20 minutes while you set up the grinder.
• Assemble the grinder with a 3/8" plate to start and grind the meat once through the 3/8" plate.
• Gently combine the Butter Garlic Sausage Seasoning with the once ground meat. Place back in the fridge while you reset the grinder.
• Replace the grinder plate with a 3/16" plate and grind seasoned meat through once. 
• Add the binder flour and pink salt to the meat block and combine well with your hands or a meat mixer.
• Add water and mix until protein extraction starts. Prep sausage stuffer with a ¾" horn. Load stuffer with meat block, avoiding any air pockets when loading.
• Thread sausage casings onto horn and gently begin stuffing into casings, leaving just enough give to twist them. 
• Link off sausages and use a sausage pricker or sharop knife to remove any air pockets. 
• Place on a rack lined sheet tray and place in the fridge overnight to dry and to develop flavors.
• Preheat smoker to 130 degrees F. Hang sausages on smoke sticks, allowing at least 2" between sausages. Place in the smoker for 30 minutes.
• Place ¼ pan of moistened sawdust on the heating element and increase the house temperature to 150 degrees. Smoke for 45 minutes.
• Remove the sawdust and increase the house temperature to 170 degrees and cook for 2-3 hours, or until an internal temperature of the sausage reaches 155 degrees F. 
• Take the sausages out of the smokehouse and place in an ice bath for 15-20 minutes to rapidly chill.
• Store in vacuum packed bags for future use or grill up right away and enjoy!