Baked Summer Sausage With Apricot Mustard Glaze Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix beef, curing mixture, mustard seed, garlic powder, cayenne, red pepper flakes, salt, and liquid smoke. Cover with plastic, and refrigerate for three days, mixing well once a day.
• On the fourth day, preheat oven to 200 degrees F (100 degrees C).
• Shape the mixture into five logs, and place on a wire rack over a large drip pan. Bake for eight hours, then remove to cool on paper towels. Let cool, then wrap logs individually in plastic wrap. Chill completely before slicing. They also freeze well.

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook and stir sausage until browned. Remove from pan; discard drippings., Add remaining ingredients to skillet; cook and stir over low heat until heated through, 2-3 minutes. Stir in sausage; heat through.

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Combine brown sugar and mustard; rub over surface of ham. Insert a clove in the center of each diamond. , Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1 hour. Spoon preserves over ham. Bake 15-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. , Freeze option: Freeze cooled sliced ham in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Microwave, covered, on high in a microwave-safe dish until heated through.

Steps:

• HEAT broiler or outdoor grill. Combine preserves and mustard in small bowl; set aside. Cut pork sausage into two-inch pieces. Place sausage pieces on a tray under broiler or on grill.
• COOK 4 minutes; turn over and cook an additional 4 minutes. Remove from broiler or grill. Dip each piece in apricot mustard glaze; return to broiler or grill and cook an additional 2 minutes until lightly browned.
• SERVE with toothpicks and additional apricot mustard glaze for dipping.

Steps:

• Combine the apricot jam, mustard, vinegar and lots of black pepper in the jam jar or a mason jar. Shake until well blended.
• Use the glaze like you would a BBQ sauce. Brush on or pour over pieces of grilled or pan-seared chicken, pork chop or salmon just before it's done cooking and let cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a bowl, mix the apricot jam, Dijon mustard, and the brown sugar together. Slice the summer sausage three quarters of the way through (so the bottom is connected) into 1/8" slices. Place the summer sausage into a baking dish. Brush the sausage with half of the glaze, making sure that some of the glaze gets between the slices. Reserve remaining sauce. Bake the summer sausage for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush with the remaining glaze. Bake for 20 minutes more. (I do not always bake that long. Use your judgement so it is not dry). Serve warm. It may be reheated in the microwave if needed.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef and water until well blended. Season with garlic powder, curing mixture, liquid smoke and mustard seed, and mix thoroughly. It is best to use your hands for this - like meatloaf. Form the mixture into two rolls, and wrap with aluminum foil. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove foil from the beef, and poke holes in the bottom of the rolls. Place them on a roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan to catch the drippings.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Cool, then wrap in plastic or foil, and refrigerate until cold before slicing.

Steps:

• Whisk apricot preserves in saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth, about 1 minute.
• Add mustard and whisk until beginning to simmer, about 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in rosemary.
• Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead, and refrigerated. Stir over medium heat until warmed through.).
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add sausages and saute until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer to saucepan with glaze.
• Stir over medium heat until sausages are glazed, about 1 minute.
• Serve warm.