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New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2023 10:41 pm
by GrapeApe
25# batch of summer sausage, (approx 19# ground venison, 5# beef fat) seasoned with Waltons "H Summer Sausage Seasoning"
https://waltons.com/h-summer-sausage-seasoning/

"Smooth Salt" as a cure accelerator, so it won't have as much "twang" as it would have if I'd used encapsulated citric acid.
https://waltons.com/smooth-acid/

and 2.5# of hot pepper high temp cheese
https://waltons.com/high-temp-hot-pepper-cheese/

Here's all the equipment out
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Motorized stuffer is barely visible behind the mixing tub

And here they are ready to go in the smoker
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I didn't take any pics of the rest of the process because: 1) Had meat, fat etc on my hands for most of the time. and 2) You know what they say about it being best not to watch them making bologna ;)
Next pics will be after they come out of the smoker sometime in the wee hours of the morning

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:12 am
by Japhy
Grape those look great! The recipe sound good as well.
Takes
Me back to my Midwest deer hunting days, always had some summer sausage made up.

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 5:01 am
by GrapeApe
Thanks!
Need the room in the freezer for any deer we kill this season (opens11/18)
Making a 5# batch of jerky tomorrow

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:05 am
by sakodude
Oh that sounds good! Too early for my Christmas order :D

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 6:24 am
by GrapeApe
hopefully it will be, considering I'm probably going to be up most of the night waiting for them to get 25° hotter

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 3:01 pm
by Wambli Ska
Damn that’s making me hungry!!!

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:09 am
by Jayhawker
Looks good...one of my favorite snacks

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:41 am
by GrapeApe
Made 5# of ground venison Jerky today

Re: New batch of Summer Sausage is cooking

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 3:56 pm
by bullsi1911
Nice. I love summer sausage. One of the favorite treats now is to cut a bunch of summer sausage and toss them on a flat-top, griddle or cast iron to heat up and fry a bit. Makes a really good appetizer as you are getting the grill ready.

They curl up into little cups you can fill with cheese or whatever.
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Here you can see a few in the cast iron on the grill