Saucisse de Pommes de Terre (French Potato Sausage)

French potato sausage made from ground meat and potatoes, carrots and leeks are often included. This sausage is popular in Northern Alsace (l’Alsace du Nord), the region famous for its wines and beers. Including potatoes in a sausage is practiced in many countries, for example Swedish Potato Sausage (Potatis Korv) or Spanish Papatera.

Calories: 140

Servings: 10

Prep time: 1 hour

Cook time: 35 minutes

Nutritional information

Materials	Metric	US
Pork, butt	600 g	1.32 lb
Potatoes	300 g	0.66 lb
Carrots	50 g	1.76 lb
Leeks	50 g	1.76 lb

Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of materials

Salt	18 g	3 tsp
White pepper	2.0 g	1 tsp
Allspice	0.5 g	1.4 tsp
Nutmeg	0.5 g	¼ tsp

Instructions

Boil potatoes until semi-cooked. Cool them.
Clean carrots and leeks and cook in water until softer. Cool.
Grind pork through 8 mm (3/8”) plate.
Grind potatoes through 8 mm (3/8”) plate.
Dice carrots and cut leeks into smaller pieces.
Mix ground pork, potatoes, carrots, leeks and spices together.
Stuff into 36 mm pork casings.
Cook in water at 80° C (176° F) for 35 minutes.
Cool and refrigerate.

Notes

Reheat in butter and serve with salad.

Cooked potato sausage

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