Book excerpt: The complete guide to making your own sausage from Nashville’s Porter Road Butcher—includes tips, techniques, and a wide variety of recipes! In Homemade Sausage, James Peisker and Chris Carter of Nashville’s Porter Road Butcher guide you through the sausage-making process—from gathering the equipment and grinding techniques to sourcing the highest quality meats and spices. Along the way, they reveal the tips and tricks that have made their sausages legendary. Learn to season your sausage to create deep flavor profiles while controlling the spices, and the sodium. Then discover how to stuff and smoke your sausage (if you choose) to create classic links, patties, brats, keilbasas, chorizos, andouilles, and more! Finally, discover endless culinary possibilities with sausage-based recipes, like: Breakfast Pinwheels Bangers and Mash Bratwurst with Sauerkraut and Mustard Jambalaya with Andouille Hot Chicken Sausage Sandwich Chorizo Torta Merguez with Couscous Boudin Balls Grilled Kielbasa with Roasted Potatoes and Chimichurri Sauce And many more!