Venison sausage is easy and delicious! Make your own! It has less fat and calories than pork, so you can eat it guilt free! It’s great in casseroles, stuffing or dressing mixes, breakfast sandwiches, any place you would use pork breakfast sausage! Substitute this Venison Sausage in a large variety of dishes. Also included are recipes for Venison Chorizo, Venison Italian Sausage and Venison Kielbasa.
It is that time of year again. The time of year I become a hunting widow! Anyone who has a spouse who is a hunting junkie can feel my pain! Honestly, I don’t mind because I love cooking with venison! It is soooo much healthier than beef or pork and it is cheaper than beef or pork (Now that he has all of his various accessories!). I never used to cook with venison. I never even tried venison until I met my husband. Learning to cook with venison was a means of self preservation. My husband, although a good cook in many other areas, is not great at venison. The only thing he knew how to make with venison that was good was chicken fried steak with the loins, Venison Jerky (which of course is supposed to be dried out) and an occasional leg roast (that wasn’t supposed to be dried out, but was!). The question becomes what to do with the other 70 pounds of meat? Making sausage with venison is a great way to stretch a buck (pun intended 🙂 ).
I use this book to base my sausage recipes on. I have had it since the early 1990’s and use it all the time! It is by Rytek Kutas. The front cover has a quote by famous chef Craig Claiborne, “It is one of the most definitive manuals on sausage making in the English language”. I guess that about says it all!
A lot of times I don’t bother casing, particularly with the chorizo and breakast sausage because I always take it out of the casing when I cook it. It seems like a wasted step. I usually refrigerate overnight and then mix again in the morning to give the spices a chance to mingle. Wrap in freezer paper or vacuum pack and freeze immediately thereafter. Enjoy!
Homemade sausage is so much healthier than store bought because you control the ingredients! You only use spices and you can control the sodium level too. There are no ingredients that you can’t even pronounce, let alone know what they are! The only other caution I have is don’t make too much! Frozen breakfast sausage is best if used within 1 month and the Italian, Chorizo and Polish are best if used with 3-4 months. Vacuum packing will lengthen the freezer life slightly but not indefinitely! Above pictured is an easy pan fried sausage Breakfast Sandwich with egg and cheese. Some other Venison recipes that may interest you are Slow Cooker Venison Carnitas and Venison, Corned!
I am entering this recipe in a fun game invented by All That’s Jas with this month’s guest host being, Grubbs n Critters! Check out both of their blogs! They are a wealth of information!
Homemade sausage is easy and you control the quality of the ingredients!
- 6 2/3 lbs ground venison
- 2 1/3 lbs ground pork ( I use whatever cut is on sale)
- 4 Tbsp kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp ground white pepper
- 2 Tbsp Rubbed Sage
- 1 1/2 tsp thyme
- 1 pint ice water
- hog casings if you choose to case them
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Grind meat through 3/8" grinder plate.
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Place meat in a container large enough to mix in, preferably with a lid.
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Chill meat thoroughly. (Recommended temperature is 32-35°F)
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Mix spices in a container with a lid and shake to combine.
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Add ice water to spices.
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Add spices to meat. Mix thoroughly using hands or a mixer.
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Return again to refrigerator and refrigerate overnight.
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Case sausage or wrap bulk sausage in freezer paper or vacuum pack.
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Best if used within 1 month.
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Originally Published 11/27/2015
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Thanks for the comment, Eddy! Have a great week!
Cindy Gordon
Sharing this with my uncle! He has made a goal to be cooking more now that he’s on his own and this is right up his alley! Thanks!
Binky
I hope that he enjoys it! It is so easy and delicious to make your own sausage! Thanks Cindy!
Eden | Sweet Tea and Thyme
These photos are awesome! Love that you used venison, I can’t wait to move up north so my hubby and son can bring some venison home!
Binky
Thank you so much Eden! I really appreciate that! Where are you moving to?
Michelle
You make sausage-making seems so easy! I’ll have to give it a try.
Binky
Thank you Michelle! It is really very easy! Give it a try!
Sonia
You have made it looks so easy! I have never made them at home.. will surely give it a try 🙂 Thanks
Binky
it really is very easy! Thank you for your comment, Sonia!
Patty
I love venison and making my own sausages too! You’re so right about knowing what’s in them, it seems even more important these days, right? I’m always looking for new venison recipes so thanks for sharing this one, can’t wait to try it, YUM!!
Binky
Thank you so much, my dear friend! I hope you enjoy it! Have a great weekend!
Nikole
I have never tried making my own sausages, but it doesn’t seem as intimidating as I thought! Thank you!
Binky
No, it’s really quite easy! Thanks for the comment, Nikole!
Amanda
Great step by step photos! Very helpful.
Binky
Thank you Amanda! I appreciate your comment!
Jacqui
I don’t think I have ever stumbled upon Rytek Kutas books before… But looking at your recipe now I realize that perhaps I should do something about that because the images look stunning!
Binky
Thank you Jacqui! It is one of my favorite books! It has a wealth of information!