Cajun Venison Sausage

Cajun venison sausage is a great sausage to make not only because it’s ridiculously good but its a great way to use up some deer meat. This sausage can be made with any part of the deer and all you have to do is add some pork fat to it. Pork fat adds a lot of flavor, texture, and will yield a juicy bite.

If you don’t have a lot of venison and want to get the most out it, add pork shoulder, pork belly, or even beef to the recipe. This will still give you a nice venison flavor with a bigger yield.

Dan (a fellow You Tuber: Home in the Sticks) shares with us some cool tips and techniques in the video demonstration of this sausage. The spices that Dan used for this Cajun Venison sausage come from Targil Seasonings (out of Opelousas, La.). Targil Seasonings make a wide variety of Cajun spice blends that are all very tasty. I know this because they are practically in my back yard.

If you want to take a crack at making your own Cajun spice blend for this sausage check out the recipe below. You can adjust the heat level as you see fit.

Follow basic fresh sausage preparation practices when making this sausage.

1. Clean and Sanitize all of your equipment.
2. Keep your meat and grinder parts super cold (below 34F)
3. Any liquid that is added to the mince needs to be ice cold
4. Mix your very chilled meat and seasonings till the mince becomes very tacky
5. Stuff the mince into sausage casings and prick out any air pockets
6. Cook till the internal temperature reaches 155F

Here are a few things you might find useful when making sausage

• High Quality Natural Casings (AA Grade)
• Iodophor Sanitizer
• MK4 Thermapen (Accurate Thermometer)
• Chef Knife – KOTAI
• Boning Knife
• Sausage Pricker
• Iwatani Professional Chef Torch
• Insta Cure #1
• Non Fat Dry Milk Powder
• Meat Grinders
• Meat Mixers
• Sausage Stuffers
• Smokers
• Bella’s Cold Smoke Generator

Enjoy the video and the recipe. If you have any questions feel free to ask away. If you make this at home I’d love to hear about how it came out!!

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Cajun Venison Smoked Sausage

A hunters dream come true!!

Prep Time30 minutes mins

smoking6 hours hrs

How much do you want to make? 2270 grams

Ingredients

Metric – US Customary

• 1362 g venison
• 908 g pork fat
• 36 g kosher salt
• 5.7 g Insta Cure #1
• 19 g cracked black pepper
• 45 g minced garlic
• 28 g smoked paprika
• 5 g cayenne powder
• 1.6 g crushed red pepper
• 12 g onion powder
• 4 g brown sugar
• 5 g thyme
• 3 g mustard powder
• 45 g nonfat dry milk powder
• 1/2 cup ice cold water
• hog casings

Instructions

• Clean your meat of any silver skin, sinew, arteries and cut into small strips or cubes. Place the meat and fat in the freezer for an hour or until the temp reaches 32f – 34F.
• Prepare all of your seasonings and clean and rehydrate your casings
• Grind your very chilled meat and fat on a course plate (10mm)
• Add your seasonings and ice cold water to your mince meat and mix till it becomes very tacky. If you grab a small handful it will stick to your hand if you hold your hand upside down.
• Stuff your mince meat into the casings, link, and prick out any air pockets and let rest in the fridge overnight.

Smoking Schedule (optional)

• Start at 110F for 1 hour with your baffles fully opened. This will help dry out your sausage

  Increase to 125F for 1 hour and begin to apply smoke

  increase to 135F for 1 hour, then 155F for 1.5 hours, then increase to 175F till the internal temp reaches 145F.
• Once finished place in ice cold water to cool down and allow to bloom for several hours at room temperature.
• Enjoy!

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