Sausage making ???'s
 

I'll be making sausage out of deer for the first time. I have some recipes I think I'll like, (breakfast and linguisa!!!!!!!!) but what kind of sewit (sp?) ~fat~ should I use?

And how much?

RE: Sausage making ???'s
 

I use a 80/20 ground pork i get from the butcher, then a 50/50 venision/pork. Please post any brat/polish homemade recipes.

thanks

RE: Sausage making ???'s
 

Yes, please do. I had some moose brats this past weekend and they were to die for...

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We would buy a pork shoulder and bone it out to be ground with our venison, anywhere from 80/20 venison/pork to 50/50.
If you use real skins make sure you rince them out thoroughly, that brine they come in is salty!

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I'm just using recipes from http://www.stuffers.com/
Downloaded the whole recipe book. They have 4 Brat recipes!

Will try one for sure.

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Good luck!

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when making the breakfast sausage leave out the sage if you are going to freeze for an extended period of time.

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Why leave out the sage? Every recipe I've ever seen has sage in it and they say it is fine to freeze it.

Now you have me verycurious about why!!

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In my recipe book by the sausage maker it says it will give it a bitter taste. They don't say how long a long time is. I'm thinking over 6 months. I've made it without the sage and it came out just fine. I guess the nutmeg and ginger in the recipe is enough flavor.

RE: Sausage making ???'s
 

I'm partial to this recipe, made with natural casings:

4 pounds venison
4 pounds fat ground pork
1 tablespoon salt
1 bulb garlic peeled & chopped
5-10 hot peppers chopped fine
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons cider vinegar

Throw as many peppers as you think you'll need & then toss in a couple extra for good measure.

Enjoy!