Name: Homemade Linguica Portuguese Mild Sausage
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 5 lbs
Ingredients: 5 pounds pork butt (, cut into 1/2-inch pieces OR 5 pounds ground pork); 2 tablespoon minced garlic; 2 tablespoon salt; 2 tablespoons liquid smoke - optional ((I use this for the portion I package as loose sausage).); 2/3 cup sweet red wine (, preferably Madeira Portuguese Sweet Red Wine. [See Note 1]); 4 tablespoons sweet paprika; 2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper; 2 teaspoon dried oregano or marjoram; 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper ((optional for chourico spicy sausage version)); 1 teaspoon piri piri pepper or cayenne pepper powder ((optional for chourico spicy sausage version) [See Note 2]); 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 1 cup wood chips (, soaked - your favorite flavor)