homemade summer sausage

Beef Summer Sausage is really easy to make and once you try it you&#x27;ll never want to buy it from the store again! You don&#x27;t need any special equipment to make it. It&#x27;s a perfect healthy party appetizer, snack, or lunch. It&#x27;s also gluten free, keto, sugar free, and no carb.

Homemade Beef Summer Sausage Recipe

beef

Morten's Tender Quick Home Meat Cure

Tbsp Liquid Smoke

tsp Black Pepper (course)

Salt

Mix 4 pounds of ground beef with Morten&#39;s Tender Quick Home Meat Cure. Cover and refrigerate overnight.  If you don’t have one, set a cooling rack in a baking sheet.

Add garlic salt, cracked black pepper, and liquid smoke. Mix together until combined.

Divide the meat mixture into four equal parts. Shape meat into four sticks, or logs.

Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil for easier cleanup. Set sausages on a roasting pan with a wire rack.

Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Bake sausage for 4 hours.

Remove from the oven and cool. Refrigerate summer sausage for up to three weeks, or freeze for up to three months.

Slice and serve with sliced cheese and crackers.

This savory homemade smoked wild hog summer sausage is flavored with jalapeño and cheddar cheese and smoked right on the pellet grill!

Smoked Wild Hog Summer Sausage

wild hog meat,

pork belly,

1/4” cubed aged white cheddar cheese

jalapeño pepper, chopped into 1/4” pieces

salt

dextrose

curing salt

mustard seeds

dry mustard

garlic powder

onion powder

black pepper

ginger

Fermento

water

sausage

Place the game meat, pork belly, steak and...

Place the game meat, pork belly, steak and all of the other ingredients except for the Fermento, water, cheese, jalapeños and casings in a large bowl.

Mix all of the ingredients in the bowl...

Mix all of the ingredients in the bowl completely. You can use your hands or a spoon, just be sure to mix them thoroughly.

If you notice the temperature having gone up...

If you notice the temperature having gone up at all during the mixing process, just put it back into the refrigerator for an hour or so. Everything needs to stay as cold as possible throughout the whole process.

Using the 1/4-inch plate on your grinder, grind...

Using the 1/4-inch plate on your grinder, grind the meat mixture into a bowl. I placed my bowl into a larger bowl with ice at the bottom to ensure my meat stayed cold.

Add in your cheese and jalapeños to the...

Add in your cheese and jalapeños to the ground meat and mix it together thoroughly by hand.

Change out your 1/4” grinder plate for your 3/16”...

Change out your 1/4” grinder plate for your 3/16” grinder plate and pass your mixture through the grinder again.

Stir the Fermento into the water, and then...

Stir the Fermento into the water, and then mix it into your meat by hand.

Pat your mixture down into your bowl. Make...

Pat your mixture down into your bowl. Make sure to get any trapped air out. Cover the top of your mixture with plastic wrap, making sure that there isn’t any air underneath, and place into your refrigerator for 48 hours.

Make a small one or two ounce patty...

Make a small one or two ounce patty of the mixture and sauté it in a pan to taste the mixture. If you need to adjust your seasonings, this is your last chance.

Stuff your casings tightly with your meat mixture...

Stuff your casings tightly with your meat mixture and tie the ends off with butchers string.

Preheat your smoker to 180 degrees and place...

Preheat your smoker to 180 degrees and place your cased meat directly onto the rack, or hang them from the top if you have a vertical smoker.

Let smoke until your internal temperature reaches 165...

Let smoke until your internal temperature reaches 165 degrees and then remove.

Place your summer sausage sticks directly into an...

Place your summer sausage sticks directly into an ice bath for 20 minutes to stop the cooking process.

Remove from the ice bath and place them...

Remove from the ice bath and place them in your refrigerator for several hours to finish cooling down.

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