Kielbasa...

[drano]

Mike,
That looks great!
Now that my summer sausage and beef sticks are done, I need to get either kielbasa or smoked sausage on the schedule.  This stuff is just too good . . .
get smokin
drano

[West Coast Sausage Maker]

Wow! mr walleye.

I know how much work went into those sausages, well done.
From the pics, looks like perfect color on those bad boys. A nice mahogany color.


Are those hog rounds or beef cassings?


Nice smoker BTW.

Mike

[Tenpoint5]

I don't know how I missed this one. The kielbasa turned out great Mike. I'm thinking I need to build a bigger unit myself just for sausage.

[Mr Walleye]

Wow! mr walleye.

I know how much work went into those sausages, well done.
From the pics, looks like perfect color on those bad boys. A nice mahogany color.


Are those hog rounds or beef cassings?


Nice smoker BTW.

Mike

Thanks TBS

I was using up some 40/42 hog casings and there is a few 36/38 hog casings mixed in there as well.

Mike

[smokeitall]

Well Mike I think you are now the Kielbasa King.  That looks great and it makes me want to leave work right now and go start working on my big smoker project.....can't wait

Have you ever tried a pickled kielbasa?

[Mr Walleye]

Well Mike I think you are now the Kielbasa King.  That looks great and it makes me want to leave work right now and go start working on my big smoker project.....can't wait

Have you ever tried a pickled kielbasa?

No I haven't but it certainly is on my to do list... my to do list is getting big!  :D

I'd be interested any recipes anybody has as well.

Mike

[sherlock]

Looks awesome.

But I am curious. Do you make sausage commercially (60 pounds at once)?

[Mr Walleye]

Looks awesome.

But I am curious. Do you make sausage commercially (60 pounds at once)?

Nope... Just for this little piggy and all my piggy friends and family!

:D  :D  :D  ;D

Mike

[Tenpoint5]

Well Mike I think you are now the Kielbasa King.  That looks great and it makes me want to leave work right now and go start working on my big smoker project.....can't wait

Have you ever tried a pickled kielbasa?

No I haven't but it certainly is on my to do list... my to do list is getting big!  :D

I'd be interested any recipes anybody has as well.

Mike

Mike,

If I remember right LPoli has a couple on his site.

[Mr Walleye]

Thanks 10.5, I'll have a look.

Mike

[Tenpoint5]

Mike I found this one in my files as well.

Pickled Sausage

1/2-cup water
1-cup vinegar
1/4-cup onion, diced
2-garlic cloves, minced
1-tbsp Kosher salt
1/2-tbsp sugar
1-tbsp pickling spice
4-cooked sausage links (cold), each cut into 3 pieces

   
In a clean 1 quart jar, add the sausage
Pour in the 1 cup of cider vinegar
Add the onion, garlic, salt, sugar and pickling spice to 1/2-cup water
Bring to a boil and then let cool
Add to jar, topping up with extra cider vinegar if needed
Seal and shake to spread around the seasonings
Eat after 4-5 days, will only keep for 7-10 days in fridge from start of process

Makes 1 quart jar

[smokeitall]

That recipe is almost the same as the one I have.  I haven't tried it yet but it is on the to do list.  Only problem is when I look at my to do list its so long that when I open it, it un-rolls all the way across the room...

Hey Mike if you try it let us know how it turns out!

[Mr Walleye]

Thanks again 10.5. I also found this one that looks interesting over on Poli's site.
http://lpoli.50webs.com/index_files/Pickled%20Sausage.pdf

Smokeitall, when I do them I will definitely let you guys know how they turn out. I here ya on the to do list... it just keeps gettin' bigger!  :D

Mike

[Smokin Soon]

Wow I forgot all about pickled kielbasa! It's been 30 years since I have had any. It was very popular in the bars in Northern Michigan back then. I have to look into this.

[smokeitall]

Hey Smoking Soon I go up to upper WI to hunt with family and they still have it at the bars there, I love it.