Anybody got a tried and true bratwurst recipe?

[JamesB]

Itch'n go have another go at the making sausage thing... can't decide to try the same recipe I did last time (Bigwheel's hotlinks) with a beef addition of try something entirely new...

Thx,
James.

[bigwheel]

Sounds like you are in dire need of uncle bigwheel's Lonesome Yankee Brat recipe. I make it for all the transplanted yankees around here. I will step and fetch it for ya. Aint never been a yankee who say it aint much mo betta than anything they ever got in yankeeland. I think they eat mostly Johnsonvilles up there..yuck.

bigwheel

[JamesB]

K, I think I found it! Anything you've tweaked since this was written? Now, I'm itching to throw some beef in the mix.

Thx!

Lonesome Yankee Bratwurst (2003)

10 lbs. boston butt
3 T. salt
1 T. sugar
2 T. dry mustard
1 T. MSG (optional or use less if you want..if you skip it add another T. of salt)
1 T. ground coriander
1 T. ground sage
1 T. paprika
1 T. black pepper
1 T. ground rosemary
2 t. cayenne pepper
2 t. nutmeg
2 cups water or beer or a combo of the two*

Add all spices to liquid. blend and refrigerate. Cut meat to fit grinder. Add spiced liquid to meat and mix well. Grind through fine plate. mix well again. Stuff into medium hog guts. Twist into 5 inch links or therabouts. Refrigerate immediately and freeze any not used within a couple of days.*Beer seems to intensify the flavor of the spices. So if you like a little more pronounced spice flavor use beer.(Budwieser works well). If you like a little blander use water. To split the difference use a cup of each.

[bigwheel]

That one will work just fine too. If any tweaking going on it wasnt much.

bigwheel

[JamesB]

Thx!

Got about 10lbs of it waiting to be stuffed here in a few mins...

James.