I like sausage. But… K doesn’t. We really should have gone over that before the nuptuals, but it’s a little too late now. So, a couple months ago when K started planning a girls weekend out of town, I decided that I would buy a food grinder, invite over a couple friends, and have a sausage weekend. Like you wouldn’t.
So, what is sausage fest? It’s a bunch of guys hanging out, playing Xbox, drinking beer, and making sausage from scratch. For a good sausage fest, you need a few tools. A food grinder, sausage stuffer, and a book on how to make sausage (we used Charcuterie by Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn):
Then, you need meat. Lots of meat. Pork butt to be specific.
Cut up that meat…
and add in some other ingredients. Yes, he is using a power drill to help grind the pepper.
Then, put it in the fridge and let it sit. What can do you do while you’re waiting? Oh, I know. Play Guitar Hero!
When you’re ready to go with the sausage, start by grinding the meat:
Then, ya gotta stuff it in the casings.
When you’re done, this is what you get:
Hmmm.. Now what? Ah, yes. More Guitar Hero:
Then, more sausage:
When you’re all out of meat, twist the casings, and this is what you get:
You’re looking at a nice batch of Mexican Chorizo, Spicy Italian, and Marjoram Kielbasa just waiting to be devoured. We didn’t get a picture of it, but we used some of the Italian to make a Chicago style deep dish pizza with an awesome solid layer of sausage. Very tasty.
In all, I’d say it was a very successful sausage fest. Maybe next year we’ll add in some bratwurst!