Emulsified Sausages

Emulsified sausages are made from meats and fat puréed together rather than ground. Thus, they have a smooth texture. Because all sausages are made from forcemeats, which are emulsions by definition, technically all could be called emulsified sausages. However, sausages made with puréed forcemeats are almost completely dependent on emulsion both for their smooth texture and to hold them together. That is why they are specially singled out as “emulsified.” (Standard-grind sausages are more dependent on protein development than on emulsification for their texture and structure.)