Venison recipes.

[viper125]

Looking for some new venison recipes. Being so dry one can't just exchange venison for beef. I have been using a 30-40 ratio pork to venison. But a lot of guys want a straight venison with maybe just a little fat added mainly because of cost not taste. My neighbor makes a summer sausage straight but its dry and crumbly. Figured a person could add 30-40 percent pork or beef fat but would rather have tried and true recipes for now. Venison don't come in large quality's like it once did.  So any one feel like sharing?

Also any other wild game meats would be appreciated. In fact I think a wild game forum would really be a good thing.
Thank You for any interested.

[Piker]

I used to make my venison sausage at 80%venison and 20% pork fat. It was edible but not great so now I use 75% pork shoulder or ground pork to 25% venison and what a difference. I use any recipe that has the ingredients I like. I get my 7.5 lbs of pork and 2.5 lbs. of venison mix in the spices in the appropiate amts and stuff. It has worked really good for me. iker

[OU812]

I use deer meat in all of my sausages, I change the deer/fat or deer/pork or deer/beef to what kind of sausage I'm making.

Heres a couple to take a look at.

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=24090.0

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=23339.0

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=22696.0

http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=21729.0

I also use deer meat in everything that calls for beef, just add beef fat as needed.

As in meat loaf and deer patties I will add 30% beef fat.

When using deer for things like tacos or hamburger helper I dont add any fat.

Dont buy much ground beef at our house.

Now briskets thats another story,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I need the fat.  ;D

[Ketch22]

Hi
Here is a recipe I have made for Venison Breakfast Sausage

7 pounds lean venison, 3 pounds pork fat,
one-third cup salt,
one half cup brown surgar,
1 1/2 tablespoons sage,
2 teaspoons pepper
and 2 teaspoons red pepper
directions:cut venison and fat into half-inch cubes mix ingredients and stir with meat
Run through sausage grinder.Make into half-inch patties and fry as need. makes 10# of sausage

I have cook it out on the grill and put on a hard roll they are real good.

Ketch

[viper125]

Sounds good will try it!

[pikeman_95]

I use venison in all of my sausage and used to mix it 80-20 with 50/50 pork trim that I bought in 50 pound boxes. My supplier went out of business so I now use 50-50 [vension with the Costco pork sholders]. They are trimmed so they are not too heavy of fat content. I find I get two things out of this.

The sausage is moist and flavorfull but not too fatty.

My venison goes further which allows me to make more different sausages. I also think in general the pork shoulder [pork butt] is probably cheaper then some of the venison considering the cost of hunting and all the things we don't tell our wives about. I feel that the 50-50 blend that I now use is very close to the old blend when I added mostly just pork fat.

[viper125]

Not sure what you mean by 50/50 pork fat.

[pikeman_95]

At one time I was able to buy 50/50 trim. It was supposed to have 50% lean and 50% fat but in my opinion it was not near that lean. That was OK because we used it at a ration of 75 lean wild meat and 25% of this 50/50 trim. The sausage came out great but my supply dried up. I like using the Costco pork butt because it stretches my venison and makes a good sausage. I do not use as much wild meat in my batches and instead use pork but the fat level is very compareable.

[viper125]

OK now I got you. I usually add pork also but not so much. Sometimes for the friends who want a straight mix I use pork fat.  Found I like between 20-40 percent fat in mine. And if a friend comments to much or to little I mark it in my book. This way with a small change they seem to like it better.
This year I figured on trying some different blends to see of I can improve on all ready good sausages. I tell them how much work it is and they furnish the meat. I get half and get to smoke it all. Don't tell them but I think I really get the best deal!