Original Beef Smoked Sausage

Known by locals and old-timers as Elgin Hot Sausage, Elgin Hot Guts, or simply Hot Guts, this is the sausage that started it all. All beef, coarsely ground, in a natural pork casing, seasoned with cracked black pepper. It is what they are best known for and is the most popular seller. On any given Saturday, they sell around 1400 lbs.! All of the sausage is made fresh, in-house, daily for a level of quality, taste, and enjoyment you can’t find anywhere else. Since 1882.

Back in 1882, when the first cuts of meat were sold from Southside Market’s founder William Moon’s wagon, his mantra was “Butcher today, deliver tomorrow.” Without refrigeration, the unsold fresh cuts of meat were preserved by smoking and spiced to make sausages. It wasn’t long before these “hot guts” became famous, with people all over coming to Elgin, Texas, to sample their smoked sausages. While Southside Market’s owners have changed in the past 135 years, their dedication to crafting the best sausages in Texas has not, which is why nearly a century and a half since that first cut of meat was sold, Elgin is known as the Sausage Capital of Texas.

MORE DETAILS

This package includes your choice of 6 or 12 packs of Original Beef Smoked Sausage

• Each pack serves 2-4 people and includes 4 sausage links

INSTRUCTIONS / STORAGE

• Southside Market ships Monday-Thursday of each week
• No deliveries Saturday, Sunday or Monday
• Orders cannot be shipped to P.O. Boxes
• Orders shipped to Alaska and Hawaii will incur an additional $35 charge for Overnight Shipping. Sorry guys!

• Sausage ships fully cooked & vacuum-sealed with ice packs, may thaw during transit.
• Upon arrival, store in the refrigerator or freezer.
• Sausage can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

To Serve

Smoked

• If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator overnight or until fully defrosted.
• Create a wood fire in a BBQ pit.
• Maintain a cooking temperature of 200-250°F, and turn the sausage several times to ensure even smoking.
• Heat sausages for 30-45 minutes, turning once halfway through. Cook until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
• Serve and enjoy!

Grilled

• If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator overnight or until fully defrosted.
• Preheat grill to 300° – 350° F.
• Grill sausages for 15-20 minutes, turning once halfway through. Cook until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
• Serve and enjoy!

Sauteé

• If frozen, thaw in the refrigerator overnight or until fully defrosted.
• Heat sausage links with 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Grill sausages for 15-20 minutes, turning several times to ensure even cooking. Cook until the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
• Serve and enjoy!

Ingredients

• Original Beef Smoked Sausage – Beef, Water, Sodium Lactate, Spice, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Nitrite, Pork Casing