Venison breakfast sausage recipe

[Matt]

I made up about 20 pounds of this recipe this season. I've tried a few and it is by far my favorite. Stolen from an Alton Brown recipe for pork breakfast sausage.

Ingredients
5 lbs ground venison (I use about an 80/20 mix of venison to pork trim, you can choose your own liking.)
4 teaspoons kosher salt
4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves
4 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
2 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (opt)
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (opt)

The cayenne and red pepper are optional, but make a spicier sausage. To mix I use a meat tub and poke holes through the meat with my finger, then mix the spices in water and blend into the meat by hand. I have stuffed in casings in the past, but this year I just packaged it in half pound bags. It's perfect portioning for two meals for my girlfriend and I.

Preferred method of cooking: mixed in a breakfast scramble of eggs, sausage, baby Bella mushrooms, topped with some fresh salsa. Delicious!

 

[Buckmaster]

Or breakfast burritos mix.

 

[Jamie]

I loves me some breakfast sausage, but I stopped wasting my venison in breakfast sausage years ago. pork shoulder is just plain better for breakfast sausage, imo. summer sausage is another matter...

 

[giles]

@Floki you we’re just asking me about this.

 

[Matt]

I loves me some breakfast sausage, but I stopped wasting my venison in breakfast sausage years ago. pork shoulder is just plain better for breakfast sausage, imo. summer sausage is another matter...

I don't make sausages unless I get a second deer. This year I got two in one day on the Sunday of gun week, so I made up the 20 of breakfast along with 20 of Italian sausage. Everything else I make into butterfly steaks, roasts, aan plain ground. I'm headed out this afternoon, if I connect with one, it will be mostly jerky, snack sticks, and other types of sausages. 2 deer and about 70 pounds of salmon is enough to last the year, and we don't buy any store meat unless we want chicken.

 

[5Cent]

I don't make sausages unless I get a second deer. This year I got two in one day on the Sunday of gun week, so I made up the 20 of breakfast along with 20 of Italian sausage. Everything else I make into butterfly steaks, roasts, aan plain ground. I'm headed out this afternoon, if I connect with one, it will be mostly jerky, snack sticks, and other types of sausages. 2 deer and about 70 pounds of salmon is enough to last the year, and we don't buy any store meat unless we want chicken.

Yes sir! 2-3 deer a year and a 1/4 of beef keeps the meat locker just right for a family of 5.

Thanks for sharing the recipe on the sausage, might have to give it a try