Southside Market Hot Beef Sausage

       Founded in 1882, this is the oldest BBQ joint in Texas.  Started out primarily as a meat market it evolved into a successful operation, both restaurant and market with several locations throughout Texas.  We have been there many times.  The BBQ is very good, but our primary purpose is to stock up on our favorite sausage.  SSM offers several very good sausage products, but our favorite is the 1882 Hot Beef Sausage. 

 

      Old-timers will tell you that Southside’s original sausage recipe was spicier, with more cayenne and cracked black pepper.  In tribute to them, and their own spicy history, they brought that hotter recipe back and named it for the year of Southside’s birth – 1882.  This is a premium all beef sausage, coarsely ground in a natural pork casing, made fresh, in-house daily just as it has been done for over 139 years.  Delicious beef with large cracked black pepper.  A little heat, but not HOT.  

      Available at all their locations, it is also available for order online.  1882 Hot Beef Smoked Sausage | Southside Market & Barbeque

      You can use this in practically any recipe calling for beef sausage.  You can even simply grill and eat it.  Some recommended recipes include:  

1882 Hot Beef Sausage & Hatch Green Chile Cheese Dip 

This spicy, gooey dip is a popular appetizer. The recipe involves combining diced and sliced 1882 Hot Beef Sausage with cream cheese, sour cream, hatch green chiles, and Mexican blend cheese. This mixture is then baked at 375°F until bubbly and served warm with chips.

 

Southside Sausage & Shrimp Cajun Foil Packets

This versatile dish can be cooked in the oven or on the grill. The recipe includes Southside 1882 Hot Beef Smoked Sausage cut into circles, corn, shrimp, red potatoes, white onion, and green bell pepper. These ingredients are combined with butter and Creole seasoning, sealed in foil packets, and cooked until the potatoes are tender, and the shrimp are done. Garnish with parsley and lemon. 

Southside Smoked Sausage & Hash Brown Breakfast Bake

This is a hearty breakfast option suitable for feeding a crowd. The recipe uses diced Southside Smoked Sausage (Hot Beef is recommended), thawed hash brown potatoes, diced bell peppers, and onion. These are mixed with a whisked mixture of eggs, milk, cheddar cheese, and seasoning, then baked at 350°F in a greased dish until golden brown and set. 

      You can Google any of the above recipes to get the exact recipe.  Obviously with this sausage you are only limited by your own imagination.  We picked up 4 more pounds during our Texas trip in December.  

"Love and sausage are alike. Can never have enough of either."

Dean Koontz