GREEK LOUKANIKO SAUSAGE
Many loukaniko recipes call for smoking the links, or at least drying them for a couple days. If you do this, add a pinch of Instacure No. 1, a nitrite that helps the flavor and protects the sausage from bacterial issues while it smokes at low temperatures: Typically I smoke several pounds of these links for several hours to an internal temperature of about 155ºF before finishing them with a kiss from the grill.
Provided by Hank Shaw
Categories Cured Meat
Time 5h
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Chop your pork and lamb into rough chunks. Mix in the salt, curing salt (if using) and sugar and grind through a coarse die on your grinder. Put this in the fridge overnight if possible or for at least an hour. The step helps the sausage bind to itself when you stuff it.
- Set aside 1/2 of the coriander, black pepper and fennel seeds in a small bowl. Soak your hog casings in warm water. Put the wine in the fridge. Make sure all your grinding gear is cold.
- Mix the remaining spices with the meat and fat and grind the meat a second time into a bowl. You can grind coarse again or go fine. Your choice. I do half-and-half. Set the bowl for the meat into another bowl full of ice if your room is warmer than 70ºF. Once it's ground, put the meat in the freezer and clean up.
- Get out your stand mixer and find the heavy paddle to it (not the dough hook). If you don't have one, put the meat mixture in a large bin so you can mix it by hand. Add the orange zest, reserved spices and the wine and mix the sausage well for 2 minutes, or until it forms a sticky, cohesive paste. If you are doing this with your hands, they should ache from the cold.
- Get out your sausage stuffer, which if you've been smart has been living in your fridge or freezer for the past few hours. Fit it with the appropriate tube and stuff the sausage. Do it all at once before you twist it into links.
- To twist into links, start at one end and compress the meat into the casing, then tie off the casing. Measure out a good-sized link, then pinch with your fingers. Do the same another good-sized link down the coil. Once you have them both pinched, twist several times to tighten the link well. Repeat on down the line of the coil, then tie off the final link after compressing it, too. (Here is a quick video on twisting sausage links.)
- Once you've finished, hang the links so your twisting does not come undone, or tie off each link with string. Use the needle to prick any air pockets, and compress the meat in the casing to fill those pockets; be careful or you can rupture the casing if you do this too roughly.
- Hang your sausages to dry for about 2 hours in a normal room, only 1 hour if the room is warmer than 75ºF. Ideally, you hang the links overnight at about 40ºF.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 20 g, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Cholesterol 78 mg, Sodium 674 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
LOUKANIKO AND KEFALOTYRI
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Using a sharp knife carefully cut a lengthwise slit in each loukaniko, being careful not to cut all the way through to the bottom, and keeping the ends intact.
- Cut your cheese into slices that can be tucked all along the slits you have made.
- Wrap each loukaniko in parchment paper and then aluminum foil and bake in a baking pan in the bottom rack of your oven for 30 - 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before unwrapping them.
- Serve with lemon wedges and crusty bread. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 10 g, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 53 mg, Sodium 549 mg, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
GREEK SAUSAGE AND PEPPERS
This Greek sausage and peppers recipe is an old family favorite. My grandmother, mother and I make this every year for Christmas Eve. Just toss all the ingredients in your slow cooker and let the meal cook all day on low. It makes the house smell amazing and is wonderful comfort food for a chilly holiday. You can double the recipe and freeze the other portion for a hot meal in a pinch. -Debbie Vair, Wake Forest, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 6h
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a 7- or 8-qt. slow cooker, combine sausage, sweet peppers, onion, stock, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook, covered, on low until vegetables are tender, 5-6 hours. Add tomatoes; cook until wilted, about 30 minutes longer. If desired, serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504 calories, Fat 41g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 101mg cholesterol, Sodium 1958mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 23g protein.
GREEK PORK SAUSAGE WITH ORANGE PEEL (LOUKANIKA)
Make and share this Greek Pork Sausage With Orange Peel (Loukanika) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine pork shoulder, fat back, and remaining ingredients, except casings, in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate several hours.
- Rinse casings thoroughly in lukewarm water. Tie one end of a casing and stuff by pushing meat through a funnel inserted in the untied end; tie other end. Continue until all the meat and casings have been used.
- Poach sausages in boiling water for 1 hour. Cool. Cut into slices and fry in a skillet until browned.
- Note: If desired, omit casing, form sausage into patties, and fry until cooked.
- Culinary Arts Institute Greek Cookbook.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1058.5, Fat 98, SaturatedFat 42.5, Cholesterol 223, Sodium 1312, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 0.6, Protein 39.4
GREEK SAUSAGE OR LOUKANIKO
Sausage flavor is very different but Delicious and can be served with a Tomato Sauce or BBQ Sauce on them or on the side.
Provided by Donna Luckadoo
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients.
- Roll meat mixture into quarter size balls, and bake or broil for 15 - 20 minutes depending on your oven.
- Drain meat balls on a paper towel before serving or adding them to your favorite sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.4, Fat 22.6, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 100.5, Sodium 340.4, Carbohydrate 1.8, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.5, Protein 28.1
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