How to Make Homemade Dry Sausage 

Making dry sausage and dry sausage at home is an art that combines tradition, patience, and passion. Starting with simple ingredients, like the Toulouse sausage recipe, you can create delicious and healthy sausages.

To get started, you will need quality ingredients: pork belly and shoulder, salt, pepper, and, most importantly, natural casings. Preparing the casings is a crucial step; after being desalted in cold water, they should be soaked in warm water to become supple.

Once you have chopped your meat and weighed your spices, stuff everything into the prepared casings. The stuffing should be very tight to avoid air pockets, but if you find any, pierce them gently with a sausage pricker.

The drying stage is influenced by your climate. If you live in a dry area, the process is straightforward. In more humid areas, pre-drying may be necessary to ensure optimal drying.

How to succeed in drying dry sausage? It's easy, just follow the guide!

Drying: Place the sausages in a warm and humid environment (ideally between 20°C and 22°C with a humidity of 80-90%) for 24 to 48 hours. This step promotes the development of a protective outer layer.

Drying: Transfer the sausages to a cool, well-ventilated place to dry for several weeks (3 to 10 weeks depending on the size of the casing).

Creating your own charcuterie offers incomparable satisfaction. By following these tips, even beginners can make delicious dry sausage and dry sausage, while controlling the ingredients for a healthier option.

For those who want to embark on the adventure of homemade charcuterie, our full mix pack is the ideal tool to get started. Designed to produce between 5 and 8 kg of dry sausage or dry sausage, this kit contains everything you need, except for the meat. You will find 9 meters of pork casings for dry sausage or 20 meters for dry sausage, as well as a 200g tub of our complete spice mix, specially prepared to ensure a rich and authentic flavor to your creations. Perfect for appetizers, this pack will allow you to savor the fruits of your labor with pride.