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Krakowska Sausage contains visible chunks of meat (¾") in it. This is due to lean pork (class I) being ground with a ¾ " plate. Krakowska sausage has been always one of the top sellers in Poland. One of the top 5 Polish sausages, derives its name from the old previous Polish capital city of Kraków (Crakow). In 1348 Polish King Kazimir the Great (Kazimierz Wielki) received permission from the Pope for establishing a university in Poland. That was the second oldest university in Central Europe - the first one was established in 1348 in Prague. The University has become known world wide as the Jagellonian University and continues today, as well eas ever.

The story goes that the King was particularly fond of this sausage which is not suprising as Queen Victoria of England had her own very strict rules about making her sausages:

  • The meat had to be chopped, not ground to prevent natural juices from leaking out

  • The casings had to be filled by hand, the mixture pressed down through a funnel with the thumbs

It seems that both, the King of Poland and the Queen of England had figured out that the sausages made with the chopped by hand meat taste the best.

 

 1. meat selection

Pork Grade I     (cured) - 4,5 kg (9.9 lb).

(lean butt or ham)

Pork Grade III  (cured)-0.5 kg (1.1 lb)

(fat pork)

Meat total : 5 kg (11 lb).

salt

pepper

nutmeg

sugar

Cure #1

100g

6g

2g

7.5g

14g

3.5oz

0.21oz

0.07oz

0.26oz

½ oz

 

5 Tbs.

2 ½ tsp.

1tsp.

1½ tsp.

2 tsp.

ingredients
 2. curing Original recipe calls for chopping meat into 1.5" - 2" diameter pieces. As this may create problems during stuffing using home grinders with 1¼ " outer diameter tube, cut meat pieces to 1" diameter pieces. Add 2 tsp Cure #1, 1½ tsp sugar and 5 Tbs of salt. Mix well together, pack tightly in a container leaving some space on top and cover. Place in refrigerator for 72 hrs.
 3. grinding Grind fat pork with "" plate at least twice. Add 25-30 % cold water(125-150 mg,       (4.4-5.3 oz), add nutmeg and pepper and mix together until all water is absorbed by the meat.
 4. mixing Start mixing cured pieces of meat until gluey. Add previously mixed with spices ground meat and mix everything well together.
 5. stuffing Stuff mixture hard into 75 mm fibrous casings, 40-45 cm (16"-18") long. Prick any visible air pockets with a needle. Another person holding casing will be of great help. At one end make a 4"-5" (10-12 cm) long loop for hanging.
 6. drying Leave it hanging on smoke sticks in a cool place at 35-42º F (2-6ºC) for 2-4 hours. It is permissible to dry it at  room temperature for 30-60 min and then to smoke it.
 7. smoking Smoking is performed in 3 stages:
  1. Smoking/drying with thin smoke at 113º-122º F (45º-50º C) for 20 min.
  2. Proper smoking with heavy smoke at 113º-122º F (45º-50º C) for 150 min.
  3. Smoking/baking with thin smoke at 167º-194º F (75º-90º C) for 20-30 min.

Total smoking time about 3 hours until 154º -158 F (68º-70º C) internal meat temperature is achieved. The color of the sausage should be dark brown. Re-arrange smoke sticks during smoking unless your smoker is capable of even smoke distribution.

 

 8. cooking see smoking
 9. cooling Cool to below 64º F (18º C).
10. storing In refrigerator
  notes This is a large sausage that will be sliced like a ham and if you want to hide pepper, use white variety.

 

 

Meat chunks cut by hand are highly visible.

 

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