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Sausage and Offal Session 9. Today’s Agenda. Quiz Review - Lamb Offal Definition Varieties Classical Dishes Handling and Storage Fabrication Sausage and other meat emulsions Definition Grinding Equipment Stuffing Equipment Lab Overview. Definition: Offals.
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Today’s Agenda Quiz Review - Lamb Offal • Definition • Varieties • Classical Dishes • Handling and Storage • Fabrication Sausage and other meat emulsions • Definition • Grinding Equipment • Stuffing Equipment Lab Overview
Definition: Offals • Organ meats and Muscle Tissues other than those used for Skeletal movement
Heart Beef Heart Chicken Heart
Liver Duck Liver Calves Liver Chicken Liver
Kidney Veal Kidneys Beef Kidney Pork Kidney Lamb Kidney
Sweetbreads Veal Sweetbreads Chicken Heart
Chitterlings (Chittl’ns) Pig Intestines Chicken Heart
Blood Pig’s Blood
Brain Cow Brain
Testicle Turkey Testicle Bull Testicle Lamb Testicle
Tongue Cured Beef Tongue Beef Tongue
Tripe 1st=Blanket, 2nd=Honeycomb, 3rd=Bible, 4th=Garbage
4 Phases of Sausage Production • Grinding- reducing meat and fat to small particles • Mixing- emulsification, of protein and fat • Encasing – the process of stuffing forcemeat into the casing • Finishing – basic procedures cooking, baking or both and drying
Forcemeats Sausage and Other Meat Emulsions • Forcemeat • uncooked grounded meats, seasoned and emulsified with fat. • The proteins present combine with both fat and liquids. In forcemeat these proteins act as a stabilizer that allow the fat and liquid to bind
Forcemeats Sausage and Other Meat Emulsions Improperly emulsified forcemeats when cooked, lose their fat, shrink become dry and grainy. Proper emulsified forcemeat must have the ratio of fat to other ingredients precise Maintain temperatures below 41degree Ingredients must be mixed properly.
Grinding • Chill all ingredients and equipment. • Should always stay 41 degrees or lower • Cut meats and fat into appropriate size for processing • Grind over an ice bath • If needed pass thru a sieve • Fold in any garnishes by hand
Stuffing/Encasing • Chill all parts of sausage stuffer • Rinse and soak casing cut 4-6 ft lengths • Slide casing over end of nozzle. • Tie the end in a knot and pierce to prevent an air pocket • Twist or tie the sausage in to uniform links
Lab Overview:Fabrication Tips • Breakfast Sausage • Chorizo • Lamb Sausage • Chicken and Sundried tomatoes • Meatballs