Homemade Lamb and Mint Sausage Recipe

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Homemade Lamb and Mint Sausage Recipe

A simple recipe for homemade lamb or goat sausages made with fresh mint. Yield: 8 4oz sausages.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Resting Time12

Total Time12 10

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Goat, Lamb, Mint, Sausage

Servings: servings

Calories: 152kcal

Cost: 10

Equipment

Stand Mixer (optional)

Ingredients

2 lbs ground lamb or goat shoulder see note

Seasonings

10 grams or 1 Tablespoon finely grated or pressed ginger
5 teaspoons fresh ground cumin
1 oz or 1 cup shredded fresh mint, loosely packed
¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
9 grams 2.5 teaspoons kosher salt
5 ft pork sausage casings or lamb casings

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly on low speed for 3-4 minutes, or until the mixture is tacky and forms a ball around the paddle.
Remove the sausage and refrigerate overnight before cooking, then pack into casings using a sausage stuffer or form into patties or hand-rolled sausages.
Try your best to not overcook the sausages as they will dry out quickly compared to other sausages, like pork.

Notes

Shoulder is best, but ground can work

You can substitute ground lamb or goat but it won't be quite as good. If you make it with ground lamb or goat instead of shoulder, you can add 2 egg yolks to the mixture to help increase the fat content.

Refrigerate overnight for the best texture

For the best texture, the sausage should be refrigerated overnight so the salt can react with the myocin in the meat, which helps form the tight bond, and juicy set everyone loves in a good sausage.

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