How to Make Summer Sausage
How To Make Summer Sausage
MEAT BLOCK
50/50 mix of 80/20 Beef and Pork Trim (or pork butts if trim not available)
or
25 lb 80/20 beef trim
or
20 lb wild game and 5 lb pork fat or beef fat, though beef fat will have a different texture and taste
INGREDIENTS:
Required:
1 package Excalibur Summer Sausage Seasoning of your choice
1oz Sure Cure (packet included with seasoning)
2.4 in x 12 in Mahogany Fibrous Sausage Casings or other Summer Sausage Casings
Optional but recommended:
6oz Sure Gel Meat Binder
4oz Encapsulated Citric Acid1
2 to 3 lb High Temperature Cheese
2 Quarts Ice Cold Water
GRINDING
If particle definition in your finished product is important to you then you will want to trim the fat off of your meat. Then grind the meat separately, the fat should be ground twice through a 3/16th plate and the lean should be ground twice. First, through a 3/8 plate, and then through a 1/8 plate. The second grind can take a long time, keeping the meat extremely cold during this process will help immensely. Alternatively, you can use the Walton’s One Shot Grinder which will grind all the meat twice in one pass.
MEAT MIXING
A meat mixer is your best option for meat mixing when making summer sausage. We need to not only thoroughly mix the seasoning, spices, and additives into the meat, but we also need to achieve a good protein extraction. Protein extraction is visibly noticeable when the meat starts to get really sticky. What this does is allow the proteins in the meat to bind with water and fat giving your sausage a better consistency and mouth-feel when eating, plus it helps keep it from being crumbly in the final product. Hand mixing is possible, but difficult to achieve the same result as using an actual meat mixer. For the mixing time, we need to mix for a total of around 8 minutes. As soon as you start mixing, you can add all the ingredients except Encapsulated Citric Acid, which can be added in the last 45 to 60 seconds, or just long enough to evenly disperse. Over mixing Encapsulated Citric Acid can lead to breaking the encapsulation which will release the acid too early and denature your proteins. This will cause your meat to become dry and crumbly.
SAUSAGE STUFFING
Avoid creating air pockets when you load your sausage stuffer and begin stuffing until the casings are full with a smooth exterior. Remember to leave a little extra on the ends of the fibrous casings so you can twist them tight and clip them tightly closed with a pair of hog ring pliers.
NOTE
(If you do not use a cure accelerator like Encapsulated Citric Acid, Smoked Meat Stabilizer, orSmooth Acid then hold in a refrigerator for approximately 12 hours or overnight)
THERMAL PROCESSING
Either hang on smoke sticks or lay on racks in your smokehouse or oven. Just be sure to leave a slight gap between the Summer Sausages. A simple cooking schedule you can follow is here:
130°F for 1 hour with no smoke or humidity and dampers wide open (Drying phase)
140° F for 1 hour add smoke and humidity
150° F for 1 hour with smoke and humidity
(Optional drying phase here of 30 minutes at 150°F for a dryer product)
160° F for 1 hour with smoke and humidity
175° F until internal meat temp of 160F
If you want to speed up your process you can remove the sausage when the internal temperature reaches 130° and put it into a Sous Vide cooker set at either 172° or 179° F If you used Encapsulated Citric Acid then make sure the internal temperature of the sausage stays above 130°F for 60 minutes.
If your smoker does not start this low you can play around with propping the lid open of your smoker to bleed out some of the heat. If you do not do this (or the below option) you should load all of you sausage into the smoker before you turn it on, this way your sausage will come up to temperature as the smoker does.
Alternatively, if your smoker doesn’t start low enough, you could vacuum seal your summer sausage and then start it out at 90 °F until the temp hits about 90 and transfer it to your smoker at its lowest setting. An extended drying period would need to be run here, which we have not yet created.
COOLING
When your sausage has reached the target temperature it is important to get the sausage right into an ice bath, or a shower cycle in a commercial smokehouse. Dropping the temperature rapidly allows the casing to separate from the meat and helps prevent overcooking and wrinkling.
BLOOMING
We recommend you let the product hang on a rack for 1-2 hours at room temperature to allow for blooming. Then, move to a refrigerator or cooler overnight.
PACKAGING
Take your sausage out of the cooler and let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour before vacuum packing.
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Venison Summer Sausage: Start to Finish
Everything you need to know to make great summer sausage at home. #sausage #meat #hunting
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Recipe:
7lbs(3.2kg) venison or other lean meat
3lbs(1.4kg) pork or beef fat
115g(1/3 cup) plain salt
20g(1-1/2 Tbsp) sugar
10g(1 Tbsp) garlic powder
25g(2 Tbsp) black pepper
25g(2 Tbsp) mustard seed
2g (1 tsp) cayenne pepper
11g(2 tsp) pink cure #1
34g(9 tsp) encapsulated citric acid
120g(1-1/4 cups) nonfat powdered milk
250ml(1 cup) water
Music:
0:00 Intro
0:39 Spice blend
2:50 Meat
6:00 Encapsulated citric acid
7:40 Stuffing
9:36 Smoking
12:51 Taste test
HEALTHY SIMPLE HOMEMADE SUMMER SAUSAGE
One of our signature recipes! You will love this recipe for summer sausage and it will fast become a staple in your kitchen larder. It is so important to control your ingredients in your food and you won't believe how easy it is to make your own summer sausage. So many uses: cold cuts for charcuterie, sandwich meat, topping for pizza, add to soups and eggs. Keep in the freezer and you have quick on-the-go food.
Healthy Simple Homemade Summer Sausage Recipe
2 lb. Grass-fed ground beef
2 tsp. sea salt
2 tsp. ground pepper
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 tsp. sweet smoked paprika
1 tsp. fennel
2 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
4 cloves of garlic or 1 tsp. of powdered garlic
*Remember all spices are your personal preference
Mix ingredients and place covered bowl in refrigerator for 24-48 hours.
Shape into 2 logs and place on roasting pan or cookie sheet with rack.
Bake at 225 degrees for 4 hours.
Cool, then wrap sausage and store in refrigerator or freezer.
Super easy and delicious!
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The Ultimate Guide to Making Summer Sausage at Home
The Ultimate Guide to Making Summer Sausage at Home
In today's video we embark on a journey to discover the secrets behind creating the best homemade summer sausage that will tantalize your taste buds and elevate your summer dining experiences. From selecting the finest ingredients to mastering the art of stuffing and cooking, get ready to unlock the key to sausage perfection and become the star of every summer gathering. Get your taste buds ready, because we're about to embark on an unforgettable sausage adventure!
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