Homemade Spicy Turkey Sausage
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 1:52am

Ingredients




2 1/2 pounds turkey meat diced
1/2 cup chopped garlic
6 teaspoons chili powder
4 tablespoons paprika
2 teaspoons cayenne
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
2 teaspoons onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Sausage casings - (1 1/2" dia) as needed

Preparation

1 In a large mixing bowl, add the turkey. In a small mixing bowl, combine the remaining ingredients together. Mix well. Toss the turkey with the seasoning blend and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. 2 Grind the meat twice in a meat grinder fitted with a 1/2-inch die. A food processor could also be used to grind the meat. Stuff half of the mixture into 1 1/2-inch casings, forming 6-inch links. Form the remaining into 3 (1/2 pound) patties. You can either use the sausage fresh or smoke the sausage. 3 For the smoked sausage: Prepare the smoker. Place the sausage in the smoker and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. 4 This recipe yields about 2 3/4 pounds. 5 Yield: 2 3/4 pounds