summer sausage

[sting75ray]

9 lbs ground deer meat
9 lbs pork sausage [2lbs was the jimmy dean spicy]
1/2 cup of Morton Tender
3 tablespoons of mustard seed
3 tablespoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons black pepper
2 tablespoons of peppercorns
2 tablespoons of liquid smoke

mix it all together in large mixing bowl
cover with foil and put in fridge for 3 days
take it out every day and mix it good all the way through

OVEN
make it into 1 pound logs and place on roaster pan
cover with foil and cook at 200 degrees for 5 to 6 hours and 165 inside temp
let cool and place in fridge overnight

SMOKER
Place 1 pound logs on top rack of smoker
fill water pan with 4 qts hot water, 2 beers, minced onion, garlic salt, cayenne pepper, onion salt, and black pepper
smoke for 7 hours or until meat is 165 degrees
let cool and place in fridge overnight

We did one batch in the oven and another on the smoker. The batch from the oven was good but the batch off the smoker was GREAT. I have another batch on the smoker now and we added 2 cans of chopped green chilis to it. I will let you know how it turns out.

[1LoneWolf75]

Just fer fun heres mine
VENISON SUMMER SAUSAGE
2 lb. venison hamburger
2 tbsp. Morton Tender Quick Salt
1/2 tsp. mustard seed
1/2 tsp. marjoram
1/4 tsp. sage
1 tsp. sugar
1 c. cold water
1 tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Combine and mix water and seasonings. Pour over venison hamburger and mix thoroughly. Form in rolls on foil. Wrap tight and twist ends. Boil in foil for 1 hour. Split bottom of foil and drain juices on rack. Cool. Can be frozen after cooked.
I smoked it for about 8 hrs, was ok.
Had to modify. The girls(Nicki and Cricket said was better)
Here is my modifications
VENISON SUMMER SAUSAGE
2 lb. venison hamburger
1 lb. 70/30 ground beef
2 tbsp. Morton Tender Quick Salt
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. marjoram
1/2 tsp. sage
2 tsp. sugar
11/2 c. cold water
2 tsp. ground black pepper
2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. mustard powder
Combine and mix water and seasonings. Pour over venison hamburger and mix thoroughly. Allow to sit in fridge overnight. Form in rolls on foil. Wrap tight. Smoked from 9a.m. till 5 p.m. Removed foil after 1 hr. Cool. Can be frozen after cooked.
Girls said it smelled like summer sausage. Tasted good. longer it sat more smoke flavor I could taste.
Am trying it with 2 lbs ground pork and 1 lb. ground beef 85/15. Will let you know how it turns out

Dad had some deer gave to him so I'm waitin as I haven't had any luck.