List your favorite small town meat markets here

[zamboni]

Schmidts Meat Market

Nicollet MN

Yes agreed

[Jackpine Rob]

Zup's in Ely. The sausages are excellent, and they even went online for ordering several years back.

Their polish are a staple for ice-fishing!

[Quetico]

Hackenmueller's in Robbinsdale has some great stuff.

[Dave S]

I have to put a word in for the meat market thats right across the street from me. Ruck's meats in Belle Plaine has some really good garlic summer sausage especially if you like a more smokey flavor like I do. Their beef sticks and jerky are vey good and it's of course the only place I will buy my bacon. If you have ever had the pork burgers at the Scott County fair in the Scott County Pork Producers booth, this is where they come from and they are pig heaven in a bun!

I will second this. I've taken my venison to Ruck's for their sausage and hot dogs for the past several years.

[NEANGLER]

can't remember the name but there was a great meat market in Park Rapids, MN that had wonderful brats, wild rice was my favorite. If you are in Milwaukee, Glorioso's Market has an awesome peppers and cheese italian sausage.

[wahoohendoo]

freds in goodland

[thehawk]

osseo meat market...in Osseo, MN...best jerky and beef sticks I have eaten. I know people who drive a long ways to buy meat here...great customer service doesn't hurt.

[icehousebob]

Mackinthun's in St. Bonifacis isn't too bad. Itel's of Howard Lake makes world famous beef jerky. but the best all around is Schroeder's Meat Mrket in New Germany. Their brats are killers and their garlic summer sausage is the best ever. I gave samples of my venison sausage made by them to a few friends who now haul their grinding meat a long way to have it made into sausage.

Have you noticed how many great meat markets have German names??

[T.O.W]

Knaus's Sausage House in Kimball. Right on HWY 15.

[merkman]

St Joe Meat Market

[Archerysniper]

Isanti coustom meats and Isanti retail meats kinda biased my buddy owns it.

But I know every time I'm working out by saint boni I stop in at mackinthun's and buy all thier german sausage they have in the case.

[RussC]

Everytime I go home to Maple Grove I hit up Osseo Meat Market for some sticks or a steak and some ribs, quality stuff. We used to stop at Meat on Mille Lacs on our way up north a lot before, always had awesome quality stuff.

[BlueLundFishrman]

Schmidt's Meat Market in Nicollet,MN

Tiefenthaler's in Holstein, IA (try their skinless brats!!!)

[dewey1]

F&D MEATS IN VIRGINIA FOR PORKETTA. YOU CAN ALSO BUY THEIR PORKETTA SEASONING TO MAKE YOUR OWN.

[TyGuy02]

Neil's meats in Mcintosh -- by far the largest small-town meat market in Northwestern MN

[MarkAlm]

Schmidts in Nicolett,Mn and for Itailian I will go into Mpls. to

Delmonicos . A-Meats in Maple Lake is very good for venison processing.

[eyemaster]

Freds in Goodland. If you are in the area it is a must

[ThunderLund78]

I will echo the few that have mentioned Schmidt's in Nicollett. Phenomenal!

But a little closer to home for me is Edel's in Montgomery. They make a venison breakfast sausage that is amazing. Great Summer Sausage and Brats to.

Hot Dogs from George's in Owatonna will be the best you've ever eaten.

[jeffreyd]

Dewey or anyone else, what is a porketta? dont know that i have ever heard of it.

[merkman]

Dewey or anyone else, what is a porketta? dont know that i have ever heard of it.

Great in the oven or on the BBQ

Ingredients

1 tablespoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon fennel seed

1 tablespoon anise seed

1 bay leaf, finely crumbled

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

1 tablespoon paprika

3/4 tablespoon onion powder

1/4-1/2 tablespoon crushed hot pepper flakes

2 1/2-3 lbs pork roast

2 tablespoons olive oil

6-8 cloves garlic, chopped

Directions

1Combine first 4 ingredients and coaresly crush with a mortar and pestle, combine with remaining seasoning ingredients.

2Rub pork roast all over with olive oil, place in a large plastic storage bag.

3Combine seasoning mix with garlic.

4Sprinkle over roast, rub into roast with fingers.

5Let the roast stand at room temp 1 hour or up to 12 hours in the refrigerator.

6Heat oven to 450F degrees.

7Place pork, fat-side up in a roasting pan.

8Top with any loose seasonings in the plastic bag.

9Roast uncovered for 10 minutes.

10Reduce temp to 300F and continue roasting until internal temp reaches 155F about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

11When done, remove from oven and tent loosely with foil.

12Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

[hoggs222]

Waskawood, Kramarczuk's in NE Mpls is AWESOME! They also do venison. We got some Italian and Polish from there and are the best we've ever had for venison. Their beer sticks are by far some of the best too.

[Jim Almquist]

Originally Posted By: jeffreyd

Dewey or anyone else, what is a porketta? dont know that i have ever heard of it.

Great in the oven or on the BBQ

Ingredients

1 tablespoon kosher salt

1 tablespoon fennel seed

1 tablespoon anise seed

1 bay leaf, finely crumbled

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

1 tablespoon paprika

3/4 tablespoon onion powder

1/4-1/2 tablespoon crushed hot pepper flakes

2 1/2-3 lbs pork roast

2 tablespoons olive oil

6-8 cloves garlic, chopped

Directions

1Combine first 4 ingredients and coaresly crush with a mortar and pestle, combine with remaining seasoning ingredients.

2Rub pork roast all over with olive oil, place in a large plastic storage bag.

3Combine seasoning mix with garlic.

4Sprinkle over roast, rub into roast with fingers.

5Let the roast stand at room temp 1 hour or up to 12 hours in the refrigerator.

6Heat oven to 450F degrees.

7Place pork, fat-side up in a roasting pan.

8Top with any loose seasonings in the plastic bag.

9Roast uncovered for 10 minutes.

10Reduce temp to 300F and continue roasting until internal temp reaches 155F about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

11When done, remove from oven and tent loosely with foil.

12Let stand 15 minutes before carving.

Looks great and thanks for posting the recipe. If you never have tried a porketta--Try it a least once and I am willing to bet it won't be the last.

[MountainJam]

+1 for Schmidts Meat Market

RJ's in Hudson, WI and Miltona Meats in Miltona, MN are also two of my favorites for just about anything.

[archerystud]

Schmidts Meat Market

Nicollet MN

Anything from the wall of summer sausage is awesome.

[jeffreyd]

what cut of meat do you use for that? loin? thanks, looks great will have to try the recipe out