Andouille

Ingredients

• 4 poundsPork (2 lb fat -- 2 lb lean)[usually Boston butt]
• 1 pound Inner lining of pork stomach Or largest intestine
• 2 each Cloves of garlic
• 3 each Bay leaves
• 2 each Large onions
• 1 tablespoon Salt (not iodized)
• 1 tablespoon Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon Chili pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground mace
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon Minced thyme
• 1 tablespoon Minced marjoram
• 1 tablespoon Minced parsley

Directions

(You can use an extra pound of pork instead of the tripe.) -Chop, do not grind the meat. Mix with seasonings. Stuff into casings. Age at least overnight and then smoke several hours using hickory, hackberry or ash. (Do not use pine.) Throw anything sweet, such as cane sugar or syrup, raw sugar, molassess, sugar cane or brown sugar on the wood before lighting.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Chile-Heads Recipe Collection
Submitted By: Karen Bradley
bradley@lindsley.net
Andouille