What makes kielbasa kielbasa?

What makes kielbasa kielbasa?

Kielbasa. Also known as Polish sausage, this meat is made of pork or a combination or pork and beef. It has a strong garlic flavor along with pimentos, cloves, marjoram and smoke. It's often paired with sauerkraut and is usually grilled, seared or smoked.

What is the difference between Polish sausage and kielbasa?

What sets kielbasa apart from other members of the sausage family is its coarse texture, heady garlic flavor and classic Polish preparation – it's traditionally not smoked or lightly smoked at best. Smoked sausage, on the other hand, is cooked and then smoked. … Polish kielbasa is traditionally made from ground pork.

How long do you smoke kielbasa?

The kielbasa needs to smoke in the smoker for four hours. Each hour increase the temperature 20F. So hour one is 130F, hour 2 is 150F, hour 3 is 170F and hour 4 is 190F. After they have been in the smoker for 4 hours take them out and put them in a hot water bath that has the water preheated at 165F.