Homemade chicken sausages

Sunday, March 15, 2009

I'm still experimenting, but I don't think I can go wrong with these homemade sausages! They are amazing! Here are some ideas and photos from my first three attempts.

Our favorite so far:

• 5 bonesless thighs
• 3 handfuls spinach
• 2 garlic cloves
• parsley
• tyhme

Next best:

• 5 boneless thighs
• lemon rind from 1 lemon
• bunch of thyme
• 1 leek chopped
• handful of spinach
• 2 garlic cloves

Okay but too many mushrooms in the batch I made:

• 5 boneless chicken thighs chopped
• 2 bunches cilantro
• 2 garlic cloves
• 5 small portabellow mushrooms

how to
For all of them, I used pork intestine casings (living in the UK it's easier for me to buy pork intestine casings than a can of coke... butchers are everywhere and my closest is a three minute walk from my house... can of coke is about 3.5 minute walk!). I cut everything up first and mix it together in a bowl in the fridge. Then run it through the hand mixer to grind it. Then place the casing on and pump it all into there to make the sausages. So far I've only tried grilling them, but should be fine boiled or baked. YUM!!!!

Italian White Beans (with sausage)

Sunday, September 16, 2007

this is a great and healthy recipe! influenced by jamie oliver again, i think i'll have a lot of this italian beauty in the winter. a real tummy warmer and makes the house smell lovely! i can't believe how simple it is too. about 5 minutes actual work in total!

to make it healthier, omit the sausage and either have it on it's own or add some fish at the end.

serves a hungry 2

ingredients

• 2 cups white beans (not sure what kind i used)
• potato
• tomato
• celerey stick
• bundle of fresh herbs-- rosemary, thyme, parsley, anything goes!
• 2 cloves garlic
• optional-- 4 sausage links
• s & p
• 4 handfuls fresh spinach leaves
• parmasean

to do

1. soak beans night before
2. put beans in pot and add enough water so the beans come up half of water level
3. boil the following until beans are soft (about 1.5 hr): beans, potato (maybe cut in half), tomato, garlic (skinned and whole), herb bundle, celery, sausages cut into thick slices
4. discard herbs and celery; may need to remove some water, depending on how liquidy you want it (we ate it on plates, but would be lovely as stew in bowls)
5. remove tomato, garlic and potato and mash with fork; return puree to beans and boil down the remaining liquid until nice consistancy
6. add s & p and spinach leaves until slightly wilted, remove from heat and serve!
7. parmasean would be great on top!