Truffle and Pistachio Sausage Recipe

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Truffle and Pistachio Sausage
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  1. Put the ground pork into a large bowl. Add the wine, garlic, pepper, curing salt, pistachios, and truffles, if using. Mix well with your hands. Divide the mixture in half. Form and press each half into a sausage about 8-inches long and 2-inches in diameter. Take care to press the mixture firmly enough to eliminate air bubbles, which would result in unsightly holes in the sausages. Wrap individually in plastic wrap, twisting the ends to enclose the sausages, and then roll each of them in aluminum foil, twisting the ends of the foil. Refrigerate for at least 3 days to cure. (Freeze 1 of the sausages, if desired, and thaw it slowly in the refrigerator before cooking.)
  2. The very important part of poaching these sausages is to do it at a low temperature for a long time. This makes a big difference in the taste and juiciness of the meat. Bring a pot of water to between 150 and 160 degrees F. Lower the wrapped sausages into the pot, and place a heavy lid that is a little smaller than the top of the pot on top of the sausages to weigh them down in the pot and keep them immersed in the water. Cook in the same temperature range, checking the pot occasionally, for about 1 hour, or until the internal temperature of the sausages is close to the same temperature as the water, about 150 degrees F. To keep warm, let the sausages sit in the 150 to 160 degrees F water until serving time.
  3. Note: Morton Tender Quick Curing Salt is a curing agent composed of 99 percent salt, 1/2 percent sodium nitrate, and 1/2 percent sodium nitrite. If you use regular salt the sausages will be fine to eat but will be gray in color rather than the appealing pink color achieved with the curing agent.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3548.82 Kcal (14858 kJ)
Calories from fat 445.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49.51g 76%
Cholesterol 334.97mg 112%
Sodium 584.08mg 24%
Potassium 1816.51mg 39%
Total Carbs 38.23g 13%
Sugars 1.65g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.35g 9%
Protein 98.23g 196%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 11%
Vitamin A 1.5mg 49%
Iron 6.7mg 37%
Calcium 113.1mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 84.44 Kcal (354 kJ)
Calories from fat 10.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.18g 76%
Cholesterol 7.97mg 112%
Sodium 13.9mg 24%
Potassium 43.22mg 39%
Total Carbs 0.91g 13%
Sugars 0.04g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.06g 9%
Protein 2.34g 196%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 11%
Iron 0.2mg 37%
Calcium 2.7mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 74.6
    Points
  • 26
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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