Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings

from Taste of Home. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen Ingredients: 3 lbs chicken wings 1 1/2 cups ketchup 1 cup brown sugar packed 1 small onion finely chopped 1/4 cup sweet red pepper finely chopped 2 tbsp chili powder 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes 1 tsp ground mustard 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp black pepper Instructions: Cut wings into three sections; discard wing tip sections. Place chicken in a 4-qt. slow… Continue reading Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wings

Sugar Cookies

Ingredients: 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 egg large 1/2 tsp vanilla Instructions: In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder & salt. Whisk to mix well. In a small saucepan, melt butter and add sugar stirring until mixture thins. Add the butter and sugar mixture to the mixing bowl. Mix the dough with a fork. In… Continue reading Sugar Cookies

Snack Sticks

Ingredients: 5 lbs meat 12% fat 2.5 Tbsp pickling salt 1 tsp pink cure by weight 1 tsp ginger powder 1 tsp celery seed ground 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp liquid smoke 1.5 tsp dry mustard powder 1.5 Tbsp black pepper ground 2 Tbsp paprika 2 Tbsp corn syrup solids 1 cup soy protein concentrate 1 cup water ice cold Instructions: Chill meat to 34°F (1°C), grind one time through a 3/16” (5 mm) plate. combine ground meat with remaining ingredients, mix well until mixture… Continue reading Snack Sticks

Sausage – Hot Italian

Ingredients: 5 lbs pork shoulder 80% lean 1 tbsp fennel cracked 1/2 tbsp salt 1/2 tbsp black pepper ground 1/2 tbsp garlic granulated 1 1/2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 cups ice water 1/2 cups olive oil Instructions: Trim the pork, cut it into 1 inch cubes, and grind it through the coarse (1/4″) plate of your meat grinder. Combine the spices in a small container and mix with the of ice water. Pour… Continue reading Sausage – Hot Italian