Recipe courtesy of Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly

Chicken and Apple Sausage

Name: Chicken and Apple Sausage
Yield: seven or eight 1/2-pound porti
Ingredients: 1 cup apple cider; 3 1/2 pounds boned chicken thighs with skin (about 4 1/2 pounds with bones) or 3 1/2 pounds ground chicken; 3 ounces dried apples; 4 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons dried sage; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 2 tablespoons boiling water; 8 to 10 feet medium sausage casings (optional)

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Level: Easy

Yield: seven or eight 1/2-pound porti

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Ingredients

1 cup apple cider

3 1/2 pounds boned chicken thighs with skin (about 4 1/2 pounds with bones) or 3 1/2 pounds ground chicken

3 ounces dried apples

4 teaspoons kosher salt

2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons dried sage

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1 chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 2 tablespoons boiling water

8 to 10 feet medium sausage casings (optional)

Directions

In a small nonreactive saucepan, boil down the cider almost to a syrup, about 2 to 3 tablespoons. Cool and reserve.
If using chicken thighs, coarsely grind the boned chicken and skin or chop coarsely in batches in a food processor. Add the apple cider and the remaining ingredients to the ground chicken in a large bowl or plastic tub and blend thoroughly with your hands. Fry a small patty until done and taste for salt, pepper, and other seasonings.
Divide sausage into 7 or 8 portions (each about 1/2 pound), wrap tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, and refrigerate or freeze for later use. Or, if desired, stuff the sausage into casings.

Recipe courtesy of "Flying Sausages" by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly, published by Chronicle