Next up: Chorizo & breakfast sausage

[Kevin A]

Having just completed my first smoke with the kielbasa this weekend, I still had about 17.5 lbs of pork butt to put to good use.

Chilled & cut for the grinder:


Mexican-style chorizo— a favorite for breakfast, but I can't abide the greasy orange stuff they sell in the super markets. The local Carnicería y Mercado sells some decent stuff & that's what I'm trying to match.

Ingredients lined up for a 10 pound batch


Coarse grind on the pork:


The dried guajillo peppers had to be lightly roasted then soaked in water for about 30 minutes. Then put into a blender with the 15 cloves of fresh garlic and 1.5 onions. End result resembles catsup, but with a noticeable kick!


All mixed with the other spices & ready for stuffing.


For this smaller amount of sausage, I opted to try stuffing with the stuffing attachment for my cabela grinder. It worked fairly well, but even for this size load (10lbs), the KC is so much more efficient & easy for one person to operate.


Ten pounds of 4-5" links finished:


The best way to have chorizo, IMO, is pan-fried & scrambled with eggs & topped with fresh cilantro. Throw in some good hot sauce & cold cervezas—now we're talkin'!


JimmyDean-style breakfast sausage next:

7.5lbs mixed with spices:


I stuffed some synthetic casing I had gotten as part of a sample pack. My plan is to chill these chubs well, slice them, & bag the slices in smaller servings.


That's enough for one weekend.....fridge is getting crowded!

Kevin

[squirtthecat]

Send some to me!!   I'll make room.....  ;D

[Tenpoint5]

that was a good weekend Kevin!!

[OU812]

Mmmmm Chorizoooooo.

That plate of breakfast food looks GREAT,,,,, my kinda breakfast.

[Kevin A]

Mmmmm Chorizoooooo.

That plate of breakfast food looks GREAT,,,,, my kinda breakfast.

My kinda breakfast too! Maybe lunch as well!

Two additions: toss some potatoes into the mix for huevos con papas y chorizo
and a basket full of warm tortillas de maíz!

[ronbeaux]

That looks fantastic!

[ghost9mm]

Kevin..great lookin stuff, and enjoy the pictures, you better start eatin or buyin something bigger to put all that sausage in...lol  :D

[Kevin A]

Kevin..great lookin stuff, and enjoy the pictures, you better start eatin or buyin something bigger to put all that sausage in...lol  :D

Funny that you should mention that.
Our church had a big yard sale this weekend & I'm now a proud new owner of a FREE 'relatively-new' frost-free refrigerator/freezer that no one claimed.
Got a perfect place for it in the garage..... :) :)

[OU812]

Now thats a great price on a ridge.  ;D

[NePaSmoKer]

Nice chorizo an fridge.

[pikeman_95]

Kevin
You are out of control. Like an addict with an inexhaustible supply. Next I expect to hear that a Hog truck flips over just down the road from you. Have fun my friend. What a good time you can have with your boys. Have you gotten your new smoker yet. When you do drop me a PM or give me a call.
Kirby

[ghost9mm]

WOW... Kevin you can stuff alot of sausage in that bad boy, hard to beat that price... :D

[Kevin A]

Kevin
You are out of control. Like an addict with an inexhaustible supply. Next I expect to hear that a Hog truck flips over just down the road from you.

Cant say that I see too many hog trucks rollin' through the bay area... ;D
A couple in our congregation from Africa can't abide 'supermarket meat' so go in with several other couples & purchase whole beef & hogs from ranches in the central valley. Says it taste nothing like the store-bought variety. She asked if i was interested. I'll have to investigate...

Have you gotten your new smoker yet. When you do drop me a PM or give me a call.
Kirby

Will do. I was hoping it would come in this week...... ???