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Veal and Mushroom Sausage

A fine-textured veal sausage emulsified with jowl fat and ice, then studded with sweated carrot, celery, onion and mushroom. Poaching and an ice bath keep it juicy and pale, ready for the grill or a hot pan.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on2 h 15 min
  • Total4 h 2 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Forcemeat

  • 200 glean veal, cut into 3 cm cubes
  • 6 gkosher salt
  • 1½ gdextrose
  • 2 gground white pepper
  • ½ gground dried thyme
  • ½ gpoultry seasoning
  • 55 gpork jowl fat, cleaned, cut into 3 cm cubes
  • 85 gcrushed ice
  • 10 gnonfat dry milk

Vegetable garnish

  • 15 gcarrots, cut into fine brunoise
  • 15 gcelery, cut into fine brunoise
  • 30 gyellow onions, finely minced
  • ½ tspvegetable oil
  • 55 gbutton or chanterelle mushrooms, diced small
  • 15 mlwhite wine
  • ½ tspfresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • to tasteprepared sheep casings, about 3.7 m, or as needed

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Corn (maize)
  • Grapes
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Marjoram
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Food processor
  • Probe thermometer
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • Over 90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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