Homemade Smoked Kielbasa Recipe!

Homemade kielbasa made two ways, stuffed into natural pork casings and in a loaf. (Recipe Below)
In this video I will show you how to blend the spices, cure the meat and stuff the natural casings, and then smoke them on an offset smoker.
Kielbasa Recipe

Mix together until dissolved:
2 cups cold water
1 tsp instacure #1
7 tsp kosher salt

Sausage Mixture

Mix together by hand:
4 lbs ground pork shoulder
1 lb ground 80/20 chuck
Once mixed add:
1 tbs sugar
1 tbs garlic powder
1 tbs ground black pepper
1/2 tbs onion powder
2 1/2 tsp mustard powder
1 cup powdered non-fat milk

Once mixed, add cold salt, instacure and water mixture and continue mixing by hand.

Chill mixture, then stuff casings, or make into loafs.

Allow sausage casings to dry out uncovered in the refrigerator over night.

Place in smoker set at 160ºF and smoke until internal temperature of links reach 153ºF and 165ºF on the loaf.

[rickbrown]

Just tried this recipe for the first time.. Just want to say that this sausage is outstanding. The only thing I did different was to cold smoke the seasoning ingredients for a couple of hours then mixed with the meat. It was off the chart.!!!. Thanks for a great recipe and video to help me make this. Its on my list of must haves

[TheMguer]

Thank you for the recipie, very good step by step instructions. I followed them and got the product everybody enjoyed in my family. Great camera job too!

[Anonymoose]

I'm amazed! I love kielbasa to the point of addiction, but I've never dreamed of making it myself. You make it look actually doable!

[jeffreyfwagner]

This kielbasa is excellent! I made a batch and did it as 4.5 ounce burgers. They spent 90 minutes in an electric smoker (220 degrees F) and turned out really well. Friends gave the burgers rave reviews. Thank you for doing this video.

[CrabOfDoom]

I'm a squeamish sort who could handle kneading the meat, but not the pig casings, so the loaf idea is genius. It certainly looks worth learning to smoke for.

[justincase]

Made this in stuffed links! Crazy good!!! Whole family loved it. Gonna make again.

[justincase]

This is my go to for kielbasa! Everyone who tries it wants me to make a batch for them. I tell them to make themselves and send your video!

[aucozo]

Just made this today and have to say it's 10 times better then store brought. Will definitely be making it again
Thanks

[rossdelomel]

Finally, a smoker video!! I missed seeing that Gator Pit in action.

[rafalichtenberg]

Loaf looks amazing. If you would like to repeat kielbasa recipe you would want to grind it more roughly, in Poland we tend to have a bite to it than grinded to franks consistency. What else, we use minced fresh garlic same with onion. You can try it with juniper friuts/seeds as well (we use it whlie making venison kielbasa) and personally I am using less water to bind it :) Nonetheless each household that makes kielbasa has its own receipe. Would try yours for sure :)

[richardm]

wow! tried the recipe and it is indeed a WINNER. made a loaf and links. thanks greg

[BigMeatSunday]

never tried to make sausage before, but it looks pretty easy. being the crazy polock that i am, this looks right up my ally, great stuff brother, and thanks to the really nice guy that gave you his recipe !

[bobflynn]

That was great. I did the sausage. Used a big green egg and smoked w/ hickory. Will definitely do it again. One hint, if you use the egg, use the water pan and diffuser. Use cold water in the pan and turn the sausage about 1/2 way through to get good color.

[timconnors]

you make it look easy and delicious... I'm going to give it a try with my conventional gas grill. thanks for posting

[SmokeyGoodness]

I *knew* there was something that I missed last night. All I saw was a "private video" notification. Sure glad I decided to re-check. This was without a doubt, worth the wait, Greg.

[TheBarbecueShow]

Awesome video.
I learned a few things and have always wanted to try this.

[SmokedReb]

Awesome job with that recipe Greg, I love seeing that gator pit getting fired up.

[zed]

wow Polska Kiełbasa. Looks delicious! Great job Greg.

[MrMegaFredZeppelin]

An Extra "BIG" thumbs up Greg :-) Ballistic BBQ ROCK

[AussieAngeS]

Kielbasa sausage is delicious Greg I remember eating it as a kid. Looks wonderful, that is a great recipe. My parents make Italian sausages every year and your right about the casings being heavily packed in salt, my job was to wash them thoroughly. Great video as always my friend.