I tried to make some breakfast sausage and i made dog food or at least that's what it tasted like here is what i used
5 pounds of pork butt
2TBS ground sage
1 TBS of the following
salt
pepper
garlic powder
onion powder
then 1/2 TSP of
nutmeg
cayenne
then stuffed into 21mm casing and it was horrible any help would welcomed thanks
Did you test taste the sausage before you stuffed it?
How old was the butt and what did it smell like right outta the package?
SL
Looks like a spin off of Rytek's sage breakfast sausage.
been there and still have some in the freezer.......it's not dog food, but i promise you i will
cut way back on the sage on the next run.
Yep....I was going to say the sage might the be the thing. I did a Jimmy Dean Knock off a while back and it really turned out good. I just adjusted it for 5 lbs as the recipe is for 1 lb.
Sage
• 16 ounces ground pork
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage (or more)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme (or more)
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander
yes i did taste after mixing it was ok and to my liking i let it rest one night then i stuffed it the morning pork was fresh only a couple days from the butcher shop i used the same pork with my sticks i think that UP IN SMOKE is right on the sage
Wow thats weird.
Gotta look in my receipt locker ;D
the only thing that forgot to say was the sage was a couple years old but was sealed dont know if that matters or not
Was trying to keep with what every one thinks of breakfast sausage with the sage, but I DONT LIKE IT!
Try it without the sage.
Keep us posted.
Cut the sage to 1 Tbs and the onion powder to 1/2 Tbs. Mix and taste, re season if you need more.
Last year before know about this forum a buddy and I made sausage meat. The recipe that came with the pork shoulder called for 2 TBLS of sage for 10 pounds. Wow did the sage ever take center stage. Very over powering. Not sure if this would contribute to a pet food taste but it sure did effect the quality of the flavor of sausage meat.
One thing I can say is the sage flavor in our sausage meat had mellowed since being frozen and actually the sausage ended up being quite good after a couple of months. I would still cut back on it though.
Well thanks for the advice everyone its in the freezer now i will let ride for a couple months if i still dont care for the taste i will just feed it to my mother-in law ;D ;D ;D