Easter Kielbasa

[m hawley]

A tradition in our family for over one hundred years is smoked and fresh Easter kielbasa along with freshly ground horse radish. Unfortunately the horse radish is frozen in the ground this year. Oak and black cherry wood is the media for the smoke. Four hours in the smoke house with a thin smoke is about right.

 

[CaseDC3]

Same tradition here in my family. Comes from my mothers side. Easter basket filled with kielbasa and horseradish and bread carried to church to be blessed then home to be cooked for supper.
Love the left over smoked, sliced in half long ways and fries up the next day on good rye with horseradish!!

 

[tomturkey]

Just what does the temperature get to inside the smoke house. Do you wet the wood to make it smoke? I've seen the "smokers" at bass pro, shields and others just don't know much about it. Thanks for the pics. gobble

 

[Agri King]

Looks delicious! My inlaws have this Bohemian Sausage at Christmas. Can't remember what it is called, made with pork heart,snout, liver.