Chicken sausage w/pistachio and dried cranberry

[teesquare]

This is a great tasting sausage that is made with chicken thighs, or thighs and breast meat if you prefer:

5-lbs of chicken meat - ground

3-4 tsp of sea salt

1 Tbs granulated garlic

1 tsp cracked black pepper

1 tsp coriander  ( more if you like - but be careful - powerful!)

1-tsp of red pepper flake ( more if you want heat )

1- cup of coarse chopped salted roasted pistachios

1-cup of dried cranberries

I stuffed these into hog casings, and hot smoked for about 2 hours until the IT reached 170F


And - here they are:

[sparky]

those look really good T.  i like that is was made w/ chicken.  how did you get the little knots in the end of the sausage? 

[teesquare]

It was in the 20's and a light wind. My hands were not working real good - so I would cut the casing and tie a knot - because I did not have enough practice or experience with stuffing a whole gut of casing, then pinching, and twisting, etc.

SO, I just would fill one, cut and tie. I have since learned how to do it tho- These are some Italian sausages I did later:

[squirtthecat]

Cranberries?

[nepas]

T

Nice job on them.

[Keymaster]

Those look outstanding T, I  have a sausage at home a coworker got me from the farmers market with cranberries in it. I almost cooked it last night but had a german pretzel and mustard instead.

[ACW3]

Looks really good.  Save me some.  I'll trade some elk SS for some.

Art

[teesquare]

Thanks guys! I am honored - because all of you make such great stuff.

Cranberries?

Yep...it is an interesting way to add a sweet/tart note - I like it. Give cranberries a try in some BBQ sauce, or even in a marinade for pork or ...?

[squirtthecat]

Thanks guys! I am honored - because all of you make such great stuff.

Cranberries?

Yep...it is an interesting way to add a sweet/tart note - I like it. Give cranberries a try in some BBQ sauce, or even in a marinade for pork or ...?

How much did you use?   

[teesquare]

Gee...I am sorry - I left that out of the recipe...fixed it. I put 1 cup for 5 lbs. of meat in this batch.

[squirtthecat]

10-4.   Thanks!

Might try this with some ground turkey for 'Thanksgiving on a bun'..

[teesquare]

Funny you say that - I was thinking about mixing in a damp "dressing" or stuffing with the other ingredients, and stuffing a Thanksgiving sausage...

[squirtthecat]

Fried onions!  (a la green been casserole)   They might hold up in a sausage..