I dont know what went wrong

[SL2010]

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

[FLBentRider]

Did you test taste the sausage before you stuffed it?

[OU812]

How old was the butt and what did it smell like right outta the package?

[Up In Smoke]

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.

[Sailor]

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

[SL2010]

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

[NePaSmoKer]

Wow thats weird.

Gotta look in my receipt locker  ;D

[SL2010]

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

[OU812]

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.

[NePaSmoKer]

Cut the sage to 1 Tbs and the onion powder to 1/2 Tbs. Mix and taste, re season if you need more.

[jiggerjams]

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.

[SL2010]

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