Portabella Mushroom Swiss Cheese Brats

[Reinhard]

First recipe from the Kutas book.  Got it ground today and will stuff it tomorrow.  Even has milk  and eggs in it.  good luck.

[LPS]

RH that looks great! 

[delcecchi]

Out of curiosity, do you cook some of the water out of the shrooms, or put them in raw?

[mike89]

I'll send ya my address so ya can ship me some!!!     

[Rebel SS]

Get in line, Scooter! I'm #1 on the list!   

[Reinhard]

Del, I put them in raw.  I do wash them first and let them dry before putting them in the mix.  I normally grind them through along with the meat but I forgot to this time.  That is  why you see the ground mushrooms on top of the mix that I ground separately.  Not a good idea to wash them and then put them in the mix that way for the mushrooms will add some liquid.  To  adjust for that in this 10 pound batch I added 2 cups of dry powdered milk.  That absorbs liquid from the mushrooms and the fat from the pork.  This is a recipe from Rytek Kutas book.  good luck.

[LPS]

So in this 10 lb batch how many mushrooms? 

[Reinhard]

One pound of mushrooms and one pound of high temp Swiss cheese.  good luck.

[LPS]

 

[Reinhard]

This recipe also has milk and eggs in it.  good luck.

[Bobberineyes]

Interesting,  but I bet they are tasty on a toasted bun!! 

[Reinhard]

Interesting spice also.  Mace, white pepper, nutmeg was part of it.  Tasted a test patty and I liked it.  They are cooking now in the oven.  good luck.

[Reinhard]

Finished the brats off today in the oven.  225 till they hit 165 internal.  good luck.

[Rebel SS]

O nummers! I can see a couple sizzling on the grill now........

[Bobberineyes]

Any ground beef in this recipe or is it all pork?

[mike89]

did ya get my mailing address???  they look and sound great Rh!!!  enjoy!!!   

[Rebel SS]

Yes, he has yer Rochester address. 

[mike89]

Yes, he has yer Rochester address. 

 

[Reinhard]

Bobber Kutas had veal and beef also but in this recipe but I went with all pork.  Didn't have any beef and not spending the bucks for veal for sure.  Next time I will do it with some beef [when chucks are on sale] but just pork butts was pretty good by itself.  I use some beef in a lot of the stuff I make.  good luck.

[glenn57]

So Reiny, how many hours a day, week you spend making or cooking up good? I'm beginning to think it's a good thing your mostly retired!!

[Reinhard]

Glenn,  I do all the cooking so it's every day.  Sometimes it's hard to think about the next meal though.  Always looking.  And the sausage comes in between.  good luck.

[LPS]

Have you eaten any of this yet RH?

[Reinhard]

We ate a couple links for a taste test yesterday[didn't want to eat too many for I was making left over pot roast].  Me my wife and mother in law said it was a keeper.  Nice texture and the cheese was oosing out of the links.  This morning we are having some patties from it.  Had over a pound left in the stuffer at the end that I saved.  Good stuff.  good luck.