We’re always looking for great new ways to cook up our Cranberry Orange Sausage. This recipe pairs with one of our good friends Good Love Foods. Good Love Foods celebrates the Gluten Free lifestyle by offering incredibly tasty gluten-free baked goods that you just have to pop in the oven. Try this recipe out when you are looking for a filling morning breakfast, or on Thanksgiving or Christmas morning! Sit back and enjoy our perfect winter breakfast with this mouth watering classic take on gluten-free biscuits & gravy!
This rich-tasting recipe combines delicious Boulder Sausage Italian sausage with cheese and a homemade pasta sauce for the ultimate spicy sausage lasagna.
Denver Channel 7’s Mike Nelson is turning up the heat in their new segment, Cooking with Mike! Mike’s admittedly terrible cooking skills make him the perfect host for this cooking series, which is sponsored by our friends at Specialty Appliance. On this episode of Cooking with Mike, Chef Dan and Mike are preparing these delectable Green Chile Meatballs – perfect for appetizers during your big game watch party or a side dish for any meal.
Recipe and video are provided courteous of Specialty Appliance and Denver Channel 7.
1 cup of mild to hot (based on preference) hatch green chiles, roasted
1 can of fire roasted tomatoes
Small onion diced
3 cloves of garlic diced
½ pound of ground pork
2 cups of chicken stock
To season – cumin, chili powder, coriander, salt and pepper
Craft it your way!
We used Hot Italian to give it a BOuLDER flavor. Boulder Sausage Hot Italian is authentically blended with peppers and all-natural spices, giving the dish excellent flavor without the need for additional seasoning. Although, for many, flavor preferences vary. Alternatively, use regular Italian Boulder Sausage for a milder flavor.
Preparation:
Meatballs:
Combine all ingredients
Ball and place on a sheet tray
Bake meatball in Jenn Air Convection Steam Oven on convection bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until cooked through
Green Chile:
Aggressively brown the meat and add onions, garlic and cook until translucent
Add cilantro, chilies, tomatoes, spices and chicken stock bring to a boil
Simmer on Jenn Air Induction module for at least ½ an hour to desired consistency
Cooking with Mike Nelson
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Learn more about our partnership with Specialty Appliance here.
We’re ecstatic to partner with specialty appliance, a like minded business that believes in crafting true value for our customers. Be sure to catch us on the road with them in their mobile showroom this summer.
Whether you’re gluten free or not, we can all agree that most gluten free dishes don’t frequently taste very good and it’s not fair to anyone! Why should you be punished just because you have Celiac, gluten intolerance, or avoid gluten? And even though you’ve probably found yourself sucking it up and powering through those awful gluten free meals, your friends and family (who LOVE gluten) aren’t. So once again, your stuck making and eating “special” dishes – that don’t even taste good. It’s just not fair! So we set out on a mission to craft a series of completely Gluten Free dishes that everyone will enjoy, gluten free or not. To do this, we partnered with Boulder based Pieno Pasta – a shelf stable gluten free pasta. Give it a try and be the talk of the neighborhood at your next potluck with this mouthwatering dish, that’ll have everyone questioning if it was even gluten free.
At last! An entirely Gluten Free pasta dish that tastes good and it’s even a little healthier too. Boulder Sausage believes food should be about bringing everyone together and providing real nutritional content, without sacrificing taste. If either you, relatives, or friends are affected by Gluten, you know how hard it can be to find products & recipes that everyone will truly enjoy, whether they are Gluten Free or not. So, we partnered with Boulder based Pieno Pasta to create truly Gluten Free recipes that are, as the Italians would say, delizioso. But don’t just take our word for it, invite the kin over and give them a try for yourself!
Finally! A 100% Gluten Free Carbonara that actually tastes good and it might even be a little healthier too. At Boulder Sausage, we believe food should be about bringing people together, without sacrificing taste. If either you, family members, or friends are affected by Gluten, you know how hard it can be to find products & recipes that everyone will truly enjoy, whether they are Gluten Free or not. So, we partnered with Pieno Pasta (details below) to create real Gluten Free recipes that everyone will enjoy.
We live in a fast-paced world, full of hustle, bustle and competition. People increasingly seek out food products that are fast, easy, and cheap. Most sausage products easily hit two out of the three. They can be prepared in very little time on the grill or on the stove and are very adaptable for a wide variety of cooking techniques. However, in the attempt to make sausages cheaper, many manufacturers sacrifice quality, texture, and flavor.
At Boulder Sausage, we NEVER add any Fillers or Water. It’s always simply premium lean pork and spice!
Food fillers help add weight to the food by using less expensive ingredients, like water, fat, and starch. This helps some sausage producers keep the cost down but comes at a sacrifice to quality. The meat processing industry is notorious for their use of fillers to increase the apparent size and weight. Processed meats like sausages and hamburger are the worst offenders for filler-stuffing. Believe it or not, this can lower the manufacturer’s costs by 10% to 30%, at the expense of the consumer.
Types of Fillers Used in Many Other Sausage Brands
Non-Meat Fillers
Most non-meat fillers are flours and starches. These add sweetness and gluten while making products lower in nutrition and high in carbohydrates. Cereal binder and maltodestrine are two of the most common non-meat fillers, composed of oatmeal, and flours, starch and breadcrumbs. Cheaply made sausages often also contain a dry biscuit powder called “Rusk,” and cheaply made hamburgers often use soy protein. All of this adds up to a grainy cereal texture and a bland or bready taste.
Meat Fillers
Mechanically Deboned Meat or MDM is another popular type of filler used in the meat processing industry. It is actually made of meat but doesn’t use the same lean cuts of pork shoulder that Boulder Sausage uses. MDM usually includes chicken and turkey meat and some lower cost alternatives, such as scrap parts, glands, organ meat, or “head meat.” In addition to being generally unappealing, MDM creates a mushy pre-chewed (fine grind) texture in the product.
Extenders
These types of fillers have a high amount of protein and are widely used to “stretch” the meat or to make it appear as though you’re getting more food. These usually have cereal blended with fat, meat, blood, and various internal organs. While widely used in processed meats like sausages and hot dogs, these can also be used to extend shelf life in frozen products.
Water
One of the most common fillers in any type of sausage is plain old water. Unlike most of the ingredients mentioned here, water doesn’t harm the flavor or texture of the sausage.
Why then does Boulder Sausage avoid adding water to our products? Because we want to be honest and open with our customers. When water is added in sausages, it bulks up the uncooked product. When the sausage is cooked, the water evaporates, leaving you with a smaller quantity even though you paid for a larger amount.
Why do we skip fillers altogether in our sausage?
Sausage without water and fillers mean a significant difference between value and price. Many companies focus on cheaply offering a larger amount of product in packages by adding to the gross weight. This way, the customer sees a larger package, a lower price, and thinks that they’re getting a better deal. What they don’t realize is that they are truly getting much less then what they have paid for, and its not nearly as healthy. Net weight shows true value after cooking the product.
When you buy Boulder Sausage, you can rest easy knowing that you truly get what you pay for! We strive to create a product that you can trust and be proud to serve to your valued family and friends. Everyday we follow the motto, if it isn’t good enough for our family – it isn’t good enough for yours! At Boulder Sausage you are apart of our family and we hope you enjoy our products as much as we enjoy making them!
