For a year now, been avoiding pork products due to health reasons. One of my old favorite breakfast sausage was the longanisa (from its Spanish origin) due to it's sweet, salty and spicy nature compared to the regular sausage. The original longanisa is made with pork and its fat encased in skin (intestines). This recipe, you will find out is skinless and I've used ground turkey but feel free to use ground chicken is just as good. Mix in a large bow: 1lb Butterball fresh ground turkey 1/4 c Dark brown sugar 1T sea salt 1 1/2 T Worcestshire sauce (this one is a must) 1t smoke flavoring (optional) 3T low sodium soy sauce 1T minced garlic 1tsp garlic powder 1t black powder 1/8 t cayenne pepper for extra kick 1/2 t annato coloring to make it red (optional) 1 egg, mix with the rest of the ingredients as binder. Fry 1tsp of mixture in oil and taste. Adjust your seasoning (sugar if you want it sweeter , etc) I find that tasting the food in the process is the only way to make it taste g...
Filipino/American recipes over the years.