Since I've got the smoker running again, and at the same time have a bunch of ground venison in the freezer, I figured I needed to try my hand as summer sausage.
I used about a 60/40 mix of venison and pork shoulder and a spice recipe I got from my sister. Ground the pork through some old grinder with a odd plate with large holes.
Then I mixed the two together and added the spices and reground them through a 3/16 plate in an old Enterprise grinder. Does this look like about the right texture, etc?
Packed it into the ancient stuffer
And stuffed into some muslin tubes I ran up this morning on the old sewing machine.
I need some practice on both my stuffing and my knot tying. Or one of those hog ring pliers. It's in the fridge now for a couple of days of fermenting. Fried up a burger from the blow by and leavings.
Very tasty and very much a summer sausage texture to it. I hope it has the same texture when it comes out of the smoker.
Have a great day,
Michael
I used about a 60/40 mix of venison and pork shoulder and a spice recipe I got from my sister. Ground the pork through some old grinder with a odd plate with large holes.
Then I mixed the two together and added the spices and reground them through a 3/16 plate in an old Enterprise grinder. Does this look like about the right texture, etc?
Packed it into the ancient stuffer
And stuffed into some muslin tubes I ran up this morning on the old sewing machine.
I need some practice on both my stuffing and my knot tying. Or one of those hog ring pliers. It's in the fridge now for a couple of days of fermenting. Fried up a burger from the blow by and leavings.
Very tasty and very much a summer sausage texture to it. I hope it has the same texture when it comes out of the smoker.
Have a great day,
Michael