Venison Sausage Seasoning Mix Recipe
This venison sausage seasoning mix is a simple master blend that highlights venison's clean flavor while balancing stronger cuts. Works in loose sausage, stuffed links, or straight off the grill.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons Coarse kosher salt (See notes on salts)
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
Mix and Store
- Add all seasonings to a small bowl and whisk until evenly combined.
- Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
To use the Seasoning
- To season sausage: mix this blend into 5 pounds of ground venison and pork fat (fat ratio of your choice). Mix until the meat becomes tacky and the seasoning is evenly distributed.
- Taste test by frying a small patty in a skillet. Adjust salt or spice levels if needed.
- Proceed with stuffing into casings, shaping into patties, or packaging as loose sausage.
NOTES
- Use the salt by weight. This recipe is built around 40 grams of coarse kosher salt for 5 pounds of sausage. If you use a finer salt, start lower or the sausage can come out too salty.
- Toast whole spices if you can. Toasting coriander or peppercorns in a dry pan, then grinding them fresh, gives the mix a better flavor than using everything pre-ground.
- Keep the meat very cold. When you mix this seasoning into venison and pork fat, both should stay ice cold so the sausage binds evenly and the fat does not smear.
- Mix until the meat turns tacky. That sticky texture is the sign that the seasoning is fully worked in, and the sausage has a proper bind.
- Cook a test patty first. Fry a small piece before stuffing, freezing, or packaging so you can adjust the salt, heat, or herbs while it is still easy to fix.
- Scale and store it. You can double or triple the mix and keep it in an airtight container for up to 6 months. It is also easy to pre-portion and label for 5-pound batches of sausage.
Nutrition
Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 4188mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 401IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation. Nutrition is per serving.
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