re: Favorite smoked sausage for red beans and rice

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My favorite is Double D hot but I also like Conecuh

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The FDB shits on Conecuh because it's not made at same road side shack in Acadiana.

I ordered some sausage and Tasso from Teet's a few years back to see what the fuss was about. It was good, but Conecuh clears

I don't use hocks on a regular basis, but without a doubt the best beans are when we have a ham bone leftover from Christmas or Easter.

I usually add a little cubed ham and a couple pieces of bacon to a pot of beans in addition to the sausage, when I don't have a ham bone. I can't stand salt pork or pickled pork in beans, turns to mush. Red, white, pinto, black-eyed peas, purple hull peas, pretty much all get cooked the same way.

I eat beans because I and my family enjoy them, not save money, but making meaty beans is still way cheaper than eating out.

Conecuh is "country" smoked sausage not "cajun" smoked sausage, which is essentially mild sausage. It's pretty easy to adjust for, it has some sugar in it, but so does Manda (coarse grind, not the hot dog sausage).

Personally, I'd rather add hot sauce to get the heat where I like it, with the added benefit of getting some acid from the vinegar, than to have the red pepper in the sausage be the driving factor on heat, but I guess if you don't know how to season to taste, then you're better off buying sausage that's twice as much per pound to put into a pot of beans.

Veron’s supermarket in Lutcher. Buy 4 five lb bags of sausage and get $10 off. Works out to $5 a lb. Best sausage I’ve ever used at a great price. 20 lbs of sausage for $100. Freeze and always have on hand when needed. Pick up some fresh sausage while there and make a mean pot of smothered fresh sausage and gravy. Fixing a pot on my next day off!

It’s by the butcher and the middle section in front of the butcher. It was NOT in the sausage section.

Bergerons in Port Allen, I’ll be picking up some Green Onion Pork Sausage, Andouille and Tasso in the morning.

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The FDB shits on Conecuh because it's not made at same road side shack in Acadiana.

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The primary complaint is that it tends to be too greasy for most of the classic Cajun dishes. I'm not a food snob so I can't comment on that.

Conecuh is a well-done smoked sausage. Very good smoke flavor. And it's widely available - have seen it in stores from Pinellas Co., FL to Katy, TX.

But back to Teets. Have only had it 2X and most recently about 5Y ago (picked-up some while detouring I-10 due to hurricane evacuation traffic). IMO, it's a decidedly better smoked sausage than Conecuh.

Finally, New Orleans Smoked Sausage is a top-notch, mass-produced smoked sausage but have only seen it in Rouses around NOLA.

I recently switched to Kartchner’s sausage for dishes like red beans.

Country Meat Block in Opelousas

Especially since you're in Carencro....short drive

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You talking about Chisesi's Pride Hogs for the Cause sausage, that's a good one.

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Yep.

Couldn't think of their name but they do a good job.