Lamb Chorizo Sausage Mix

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground lamb (pick a fatty piece of lamb and ask your butcher to grind it for you)
• 2 small hot red peppers (minced ( or 1/2 teaspoon crushed hot peppers)
• 1 ounce chipotle-flavored marinade (1/2 package of mccormick grill mates chipotle pepper marinade)
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

Recipe

• 1 important note:.
• 2 please make sure to choose a fatty piece of lamb and ask your butcher to grind it for you. if you use the lean ground lamb ready-to-go in the supermarket then your sausage will be dry with an almost gritty consistency. i find the boneless country ribs have a great fat to meat ratio.
• 3 directions:.
• 4 combine ingredients with lamb. use your blender or food processor to grind mix until smooth -- you will have to stop it and stir frequently.
• 5 if you want to make links:.
• 6 you will need 1 yard sausage casing.
• 7 stuff the mixture through the sausage stuffer into the casings and twist into links.
• 8 dry the sausages by hanging them in a cool place, it may then be kept for several weeks.