A few years ago, my wife and I sat down to a sausage dinner that she had cooked. The meal was fine but the sausages were bloody tasteless. No, they were not cheap value brand sausages from the local supermarket but an expensive well-known brand. "Well" she said. "I can make better sausages than these and cheaper too".

So here is her recipe for Home - Made Sausages. Please note that this recipe makes around 12/15 sausages, enough for a family meal. Adjust the ingredients for more or less.

Ingredients

1lb of lean minced pork or beef
12oz of grated suet
½ a grated rind of a lemon
½ a level teaspoon of sage
A pinch of mixed herbs
A good pinch of nutmeg
Salt and pepper
1 medium sized egg

What to Do

Into a suitable basin put the beef or pork, suet, lemon rind, sage, herbs, nutmeg, salt and pepper and stir until thoroughly mixed.
Next, lightly beat the egg and add to the mixture stirring all together.
Now mould the mix into sausage shapes by hand.
Lightly grease a frying pan and once it is hot, fry the sausages very gently for about 8 -10 minutes, turning often to unsure they're cooked right through. Serve hot.

Some important notes on Home - Made Sausages.

1. As these sausages apart from being skinless, do not contain bread, meal or any preservative, they must be made, cooked and eaten fresh. They are NOT suitable for home freezing.
2. The herbs may be varied to suit your own personal taste.
3. Cook slowly otherwise, the meat could be overdone on the outside and underdone on the inside.

What to serve with

We serve with mashed potatoes with just a hint of chopped chives, rich onion gravy and peas. Enjoy.