Potato Sausage Making Day.

[TMR]

Hadn't heard of it before this (and spent a lot of time in norway). Sounds really good though!

May be more Swedish than Norwegian...not sure as I had Swedish on both sides of my family...along with some Norwegian on one side . We also had homemade root beer with the potato sausage growing up and continue that today...but not home made...along with Swedish rye bread and fruit salad...with pickle herring as part of mid-day pre-meal snack. I don't get too many "takers" on the pickle herring from the 2nd and 3rd generations but I am still working on them. TMR

 

[TMR]

That's interesting, I've never heard of potato sausage before. What kind of seasonings go into it? How much fat do you usually add, if any? I'd be interested in trying to make some.

Hi Nick...no fat added but my wife reminds me that she buys "lean" ground beef and is careful NOT to by the "extra lean"...and the regular ground pork...and that provides enough fat. Maybe since it is boiled and not fried makes it unnecessary to add additional fat? TMR

 

[Lou66]

I also make a potato sausage but I cook my potatoes first then favor them with several spices/herbs,, more a Mexican taste,, then I add ground beef and ground pork, mix, I leave the fat on the pork,, stuff it and will smoke it for several hours with live oak and a little mesquite wood,, or hickory and apple wood,, I make about ten pounds at a time, 5#potatoes, 2#beef and 3#of pork, well it starts out at ten pounds.. It'll all be gone within a days..
Family and friends do like it with cheese, crackers, wine, beer or a soft drink, I do mine anytime of the year when we plan on getting together and having a bbq at the land, between our kids, grand-kids and great grand-kids and friends (their and our) it keep them busy till the rest of the food is ready.. I do get a lot of good compliments on it . Lou

 

[imgone52]

I have to agree with your 2nd. generation on the herring. We dropped that item some time back. We do the Swedish Rye (home baked) and Swedish meatballs according to Grandma's recipe. Root beer is our drink as well and desert is rice pudding cooked with a stick of cinnimon in it. This meal was tradition for Christmas eve but we since moved it to Christmas due to dual family tradition (my wife's family are Finish and they too celebrated on Christmas eve.)

 

[RobertN]

Sounds like it would go well with Æbleskiver's although that is more Danish.

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

Never had it but it sure sounds good! :thumbsup:

 

[Nick D]

Thanks for that info.

 

[Jstpssng]

I've never heard of it; but that looks like something I would enjoy. :licking:

 

[Jim in ICT]

My former MIL was half Swedish and served potato sausage & pickeled herring every Christmas dinner. I made the mistake of making the comment of how I liked the sausage on our first Christmas together. From then on, she made it a point that she prepared it especially for me. After 3-4 years, I became less impressed with the tast of the sausage (and the big deal she made about it). Glad I had the good sense to stay away from the herring.