[USA] Dick's Knockwurst

Post Reply
User avatar
DLFL
Passionate
Passionate
Posts: 336
Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2011 21:10
Location: Florida

[USA] Dick's Knockwurst

Post by DLFL » Fri Feb 10, 2012 23:59

I found this recipe on lets-make-sausage .
I am going to make this a lot! Taste is great. One change I did was because not having mace on hand I used nutmeg. The texture is good, just what I wanted. I finished them by poaching instead of in the smoker. I used oak wood.

Knockwurst Recipe

3 1/2 lbs boneless beef
1 1/2 lbs 70-75% lean pork shoulder or pork trimmings
1 cup none-fat milk powder (as a binder)
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon paprika
3 tablespoons fine ground black or white pepper
1/2 teaspoon coriander
2 teaspoons mace
1/2 teaspoon allspice
6 large cloves fresh garlic, finely pressed
1 teaspoon Instacure or Prague powder #1
1 cup ice water

Trim the pork and beef, cut it into 1 inch cubes, and grind it several times (at lest twice) through the fine plate of your meat grinder.
Combine the spices and garlic in a 1 quart container and mix with the 1 cup of ice water.
Pour the spice and water combination into the ground pork and mix thoroughly for at least 2 minutes. Use your hands for mixing to assure even distribution.
Add the 1 cup of milk powder to the sausage and mix until it is well incorporated. At this time you can pass the sausage mixture one more time through the grinder if you want to.
Once the sausage is fully mixed, stuff it into 38-42 mm hog casings and ready the sausage for the smoker. Make short links, 3 to 4 inches in length.

Image

Image

Image
Last edited by DLFL on Tue Feb 14, 2012 23:50, edited 2 times in total.
Dick

Never quit learning!
User avatar
Chuckwagon
Veteran
Veteran
Posts: 4494
Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2010 04:51
Location: Rocky Mountains

Post by Chuckwagon » Sat Feb 11, 2012 02:21

Very nice indeed! Gorgeous work.

Best Wishes,
Chuckwagon
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it probably needs more time on the grill! :D
User avatar
DLFL
Passionate
Passionate
Posts: 336
Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2011 21:10
Location: Florida

Post by DLFL » Sat Feb 11, 2012 02:24

Thank you CW!
Dick

Never quit learning!
Keymaster
Passionate
Passionate
Posts: 201
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2011 20:11
Location: Washington State

Post by Keymaster » Sat Feb 11, 2012 03:10

Very nice, Thanks for sharing the recipe!!!
User avatar
NorCal Kid
Passionate
Passionate
Posts: 338
Joined: Thu Jun 02, 2011 23:43
Location: Sunny Northern California

Post by NorCal Kid » Sat Feb 11, 2012 03:40

Nice Knockwurst, Dick!
you've quite the knack for knocking out some nice knockwursts.
Nowadays no one seems to know nuthin' about nice knockwurst...
Thanks for the recipe, too.

I'd say you knocked those right outta the ballpark!

Great job!

Kevin
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. — Hebrews 13:8
Dutch
Beginner
Beginner
Posts: 20
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2011 16:36
Location: East of the Oquirrh Mountains

Post by Dutch » Tue Feb 14, 2012 17:54

Dick, That is a nice string of knockwurst. I noticed in you ingredients that there is a number missing from the pork. Is that 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 pounds of pork shoulder?
1 1/ lbs 70-75% lean pork shoulder or pork trimmings
Thanks for sharing-
I thought I had a handle on life until one day the handle fell off.
†
User avatar
DLFL
Passionate
Passionate
Posts: 336
Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2011 21:10
Location: Florida

Post by DLFL » Tue Feb 14, 2012 18:56

I used 1 1/2 lb pork
Dick

Never quit learning!
salsiccia re
Newbie
Newbie
Posts: 6
Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2012 15:29
Location: Pennsylvania

Post by salsiccia re » Wed Sep 26, 2012 02:53

DLFL
I tried making Knockwurst 3 time I ended up with a brown surface after poaching at 170 degrees F The interior was perfect color and taste. When you cut a link in half and look at it on the cut end you can see a brown outer ring. any ideas
Biago
ursula
Passionate
Passionate
Posts: 317
Joined: Sat Jul 28, 2012 04:38
Location: country victoria

Post by ursula » Wed Sep 26, 2012 08:56

Wow! Those look salivational!
What is the inside like - fine or coarse?
Ursula
HamnCheese
Frequent User
Frequent User
Posts: 123
Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2012 03:24
Location: PA

Post by HamnCheese » Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:53

Hey Dick,

In the last photo I see the USPS box that you used to send these gorgeous babies to me BUT they haven't arrived yet - any ideas where they are???????

Lynn
Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.
Stanislaw Lec
User avatar
DLFL
Passionate
Passionate
Posts: 336
Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2011 21:10
Location: Florida

Post by DLFL » Thu Sep 27, 2012 02:59

Lynn,
It came back for some reason! LOL


Dick
Dick

Never quit learning!
Post Reply