Green Chile Chicken Sausage Culinary Communion Recipes

GREEN CHILE CHICKEN SAUSAGE - CULINARY COMMUNION

Steps:

• Process: toss the cubed chicken and fatback with the combined seasonings. Chill well. Grind through the fine plate (1/8-inch) of a meat grinder into a mixing bowl over and ice bath.
• Combine: mix on low speed for 1 minute, gradually adding poblano chiles, jalapenos, and ice water. Mix on medium speed for 15-20 seconds, or until the sausage mixture is sticky to the touch.
• Test: panfry a test patty. Adjust seasons and consistency before filling the prepared casing and shaping into 4-inch links.
• Cooking: the sausages are now ready to prepare for eating by pan frying, baking, grilling, or broiling to an internal temperature of 150 degrees F, or hold under refrigeration for up to 7 days. (We usually vacuum pack and freeze ours.).
• Notes: we reduced the amount of sweet paprika a bit and added in sweet smoked Spanish paprika, which is a favorite spice of mine. :) We have also substituted Anaheim peppers for the poblanos when we couldn't get poblanos, and have omitted the jalapenos at times, as well. It all depends on who we're making the sausages for and their individual tastes.

GREEN CHILE-SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Split and seed green chilies and place in piecrust. Sprinkle cooked, crumbled sausage over chilies. In bowl combine eggs, cream, both cheeses, salt and pepper and pour over sausage.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until top is golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

LOW CARB GREEN CHILE SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• Brown sausage in a large skillet; drain fat.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, chives and green sauce.
• Stir in the chiles; add to sausage and simmer until hot and bubbly or microwave on MEDIUM about 8 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt.

SAUSAGE AND GREEN CHILE STRATA

Steps:

• Spray an 8-inch square pan baking dish with Crisco Cooking Spray.
• Brush bread slices with melted shortening.
• Place 4 slices in the prepared dish. Top with 1/2 the sausage, chiles and cheese.
• Top with 4 more slices of bread, then remaining sausage and chiles.
• Beat together eggs, milk, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Pour egg mixture over the layers; sprinkle with remaining cheese. (Can be prepared to this point up to 1 day ahead and refrigerated, covered, until ready to bake.).
• Preheat oven to 350. Bake strata until puffed and center is set, about 40 minutes.
• Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting into squares; serve warm.

SOUTHWEST GREEN CHILE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Grind the chicken using a Kitchen Aide grinder (can also use a food processor).
• Put into a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients.
• Blend thoroughly.
• Divide into 4 portions and put into freezer bags for later use.