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Homemade Potato Sausage

Potato Sausage

Course: dinner, Main Course, Sausage
Cuisine: Eastern European
Keyword: homemade potato sausage, potato sausage, potato sausage recipe
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 222kcal
Author: Victor
Eastern European potato sausage made with diced potatoes, bacon bits, fresh herbs and spices.
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs potatoes peeled and diced about 3/8"
  • 1/2 lb bacon cooked and chopped or diced
  • 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt or to taste
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 medium onions peeled and diced about 1/4"
  • 3 cloves garlic peeled and pressed
  • 1 cup chopped fresh herbs any one or a combination of parsley, dill, green onion or chives, basil, and cilantro.
  • 1 lb ground or diced meat optional; add 1 tsp of kosher salt if adding the meat; you may use chuck, chicken thighs, pork butt, etc.

For stuffing

  • 5-6 feet hog casings

Instructions

  • Soak and rinse the hog casings.
  • Place the diced potatoes and the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
  • Stuff the potato mix into the hog casings, not too tightly, and tie them into two links of equal size. Prickle the top with a needle. Stuffing loosely and prickling will help prevent splitting during cooking.
    Homemade chicken and potato sausage
  • Shape each link into a spiral.
    Homemade potato sausage in a spiral.
  • Preheat the steamer. Steam both sausages if the size of the steamer allows, or one by one, for 60 minutes.
    Potato sausage on a steamer
  • Remove the cooked sausages from the steamer and set them aside.
    Potato-sausage-frying-on-pan
  • Preheat a skillet with a mix of 1 Tbsp butter and 1 Tbsp cooking oil. Sear the sausages over medium to medium-high heat until well-browned on each side, about a few minutes per side.
  • Enjoy hot from the pan, with your favorite side dish or a salad.

Notes

Any leftovers can be refrigerated and consumed cold the next day or re-heated.
When planning to consume cold, chill the cooked sausage to room temperature and immediately refrigerate in a clean container.

Nutrition

Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 636mg | Potassium: 624mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 647IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg