Cecil Deans Pure Pork Sausages Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the pork, pork fatback, sugar, garlic, fennel seeds and 1 tablespoon salt in a large bowl. Transfer to a large plastic zip-top bag and refrigerate overnight.
• At least 30 minutes before grinding the meat, place all of your tools (including the meat grinder parts, stand mixer bowl, stand mixer paddle attachment and sausage stuffer parts) in the freezer to chill.
• Using your meat grinder, grind the marinated meat mixture through the small die plate into the chilled bowl of the stand mixer. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes, then return the mixture to the mixer and beat on medium speed using the chilled paddle attachment, 1 to 2 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Stuff the sausages and, for best results, refrigerate overnight. Before cooking, pierce each sausage several times with a pin. Grill over medium heat until the center registers 150 degrees F, 10 to 12 minutes. (You can also pan-fry or broil the sausages.) Serve with coleslaw.

Steps:

• Mince the pork and pork fat twice, and then mix very well and season.
• (Fry a teaspoon or so each time to check the flavour until you get it the way you like it.) Add the herbs and breadcrumbs and any spices used.
• Fill sausage casings with the mixture or shape into patties.
• I often make bigger batches and freeze them.

Steps:

• Combine bread and buttermilk in small bowl, mashing occasionally with fork, until smooth paste forms, about 10 minutes then combine with the rest of the ingredients.
• Form into balls (don't overcompact). Brown on all sides in a medium-high skillet - oil sizzling but not smoking - about 10 minutes. If adding to sauce, undercook slightly then, pour off oil but leave brown bits in pan, build sauce, and add back for last 15-30 minutes of simmering.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble sausage over mixture and mix well. Shape into six patties. , In a large skillet, cook patties over medium heat for 6 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink, turning occasionally. Freeze option: Prepare uncooked patties and freeze, covered, on a plastic wrap-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer patties to a resealable plastic bag; return to freezer. To use, cook frozen patties as directed, increasing time as necessary for a thermometer to read 160°.

Steps:

• To make the sausage base, in a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients until well-combined and as smooth as possible. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours in the fridge, or overnight.
• Portion out the sausage into rounds and pat out into thick patties. Set a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the sausage in batches, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
• To make sage sausage, add in the chopped sage to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.
• To make hot sausage, add in the cayenne pepper, chili pepper, and red pepper flakes to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.
• To make maple sausage, add in the maple syrup and maple extract (if using) to the sausage base from above and cook as directed.