You have probably heard that curing meat and making sausage can be dangerous. I finally received my uncles yummy ground beef summer sausage recipe, and. Ive been doing a lot of reading lately of various recipes from. Recommended reading for sausage makers howto books. Jan 08, 2018 whether youre already an experienced sausagemaker or are just getting started, youre going to love this recipe for homemade breakfast sausage links. Homemade breakfast sausage recipe homemade breakfast. This sausage has all the zip you expect to find when you pop that first sausage cheeseandcracker combo into your mouth every sunday afternoon. Summer sausage is an american semidry fermented sausage, made of pork and beef, although sausages made from beef alone are common. Sausage recipes and formulations making homemade sausage. Summer sausage displays a long shelf life without refrigeration and is often used as a component of food for gift baskets along with different cheeses and jams. For a lunch meat loving family like ours, this nonitrate recipe is the perfect thing. Homemade summer sausage and pepperoni recipes infobarrel. Aug 11, 2009 i have some venison in the freezer, and i want to make summer sausage with it.
This pork breakfast sausage seasoning mix recipe is per pound so multiply the recipe by the number of pounds of pork you are using to make it. Homemade summer sausage aka salami i added 2 tsp of liquid smoke 2 tsp of mustard seed, 2 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp black pepper and 1 tsp crushed red pepper. Mar 12, 2016 salami diy make your own sausage mature salami spice coating opa jochen. In the past when we used salt with a higher nitrate content, we discovered that the meat had a different taste and color. Summer sausage is a deeply fermented semidry sausage. Mix together your beef and seasonings, then cure the meat overnight. Smoke the sausage in a smoker now you are ready to smoke your summer sausage in a meat smoker or smokehouse. Get rytek kutass book on sausage making, read the part about botulism, then decide if you want to try eating smoked sausage without the nitrite cure.
Homemade summer sausage summer sausage recipes an oklahoma granny. This means they have a short shelf life of 3 days from the date of packaging. I forget the vegetables and the numbers, but in another book i read something about nitrates and nitrites being useful in the intestine, naturally, to prevent botulism in the moist, oxygen excluded environment that the bacteria likes to grow in. Weve made a version of homemade summer sausage using salt and natural ingreds only our base recipe called for the mortons stuff too and it turned out alright. Using a fork, poke holes in foil along the top and bottom of each log. Homemade summer sausage and pepperoni recipes summer sausage and pepperoni summer sausage and pepperoni just like from the store, no pork, can use all ground beef or 12 beef and 12 venison. For what it is worth, i usually do use nitrates these days. Is it possible to cure meat without sodium nitrate.
Just keep in mind that sausage usually has a higher fat content, so regular burger will tend to be on the drier side. If that didnt scare you off, then you must be my kind of people. In fact, some worldclass hams like italian prosciutto and spanish jamon iberico are cured with just sea salt sodium chloride and air. Homemade breakfast sausage links or patties homemade breakfast sausage links or patties january 8, 2018. Make summer sausage with a proven family recipe passed down for generations. Homemade breakfast sausage links or patties the daring.
Homemade summer sausage aka salami made this with venison turned out very good. In all the older homemade sausage recipes it was said in the quantities a handful, a teaspoon, a tablespoon, something, and so on. Our tangy uncured organic beef summer sausage contains no nitrates or nitrites except those found naturally occurring in celery powder and sea salt. So i thought it might be kinda fun, in a food history geeky kind of way, to look at why nitrites nitrates are used in meat curing, the effects and benefits they have, their health implications, and natural sources of nitrites. Nothing beats the quality and flavor of homemade breakfast sausages. The low temperature in the smoker gently cooks the sausage, preventing the fat from rendering out. The sausage maker is the authority on all things sausage.
If you want to prepare delicious sausage from scratch, our sausage books and dvds have all the information you need. Yes, if you make smoked, cooked, or dry sausage you do need to use a cure. Our sugar free pork breakfast sausage is a completely clean breakfast protein that you will want to make every morning. Took four recipes from bruce aidells complete sausage book love the iowa farm and the italian. Our 90% meat content free range gloucester old spot pork sausages contain no nitrates, preservatives or additives.
My grandmother made this and gave the recipe to my mom, and she gave it to me. This homemade breakfast sausage seasoning blend is perfect without any nitrates. Something about beet greens having times the level as summer sausage has assuaged my fears. Mar 22, 2016 homemade beef pepperoni style summer sausage recipe paleo, nitrate free ingredients. Made with meat raised without antibiotics or added hormones. Ellises farm nitrate and preservative free sausages. Homemade breakfast sausagewithout nitrates or nitrites the flip.
Hi, great to see a sausage recipe without prague salt, nitratesnitrite. Bursting with flavor, these will give your morning taste buds a real treat. Sodium nitrate can be a good thing in sausage making. Furthermore, there is virtually no danger in using nitrites in food. We can help you live a simpler and more rewarding lifestyle. Homemade summer sausage,mom and i made summer sausage. Summer sausage is a semidried sausage that is typically stuffed into a larger diameter casing, like fibrous sausage casings. We have great friends who raise boer goats, and they kindly offered us a 1lb package of their prime grassfed ground goat to try. Im wondering if there are some knowledgeable folks out there who could tell me if replacing the morton tender quick with plain salt will work as well, or if i should add more salt, andor celery juice, or cook it differently.
Traditionally made salami is the best example of a slightly fermented dry sausage. We promote local foods and centuriesold traditions of gastronomy and food production techniques. Homemade summer sausage i think ill put this in the smoker and see what happens homemade summer sausage, i used to make this all the time and its really good, you can substitute part of the lean beef with pork and or chicken as well. Also, from the few books ive read, the nitrates and nitrites is sausage are at lower levels than many vegetables. Homemade summer sausage closes match to moms recipe jerry said it was of meat he did not mention red pepper flakes but the curing time is on point with what we talked about. Does anybody have a recipe without the nitrates in it. Homemade beef pepperoni style summer sausage recipe paleo, nitrate free. This pork breakfast sausage seasoning mix recipe is per pound so multiply the recipe by. I finally received my uncles yummy ground beef summer sausage recipe, and, oops, it has synthetic nitrates nitrites in it. Before we get started i want to share a few resources with you. When i married into my husbands family i learned they had a 75 year old tradition each thanksgiving. Homemade breakfast sausagewithout nitrates or nitrites.
Leafy veggies like spinach and cabbage can have the same or higher level of nitrites than cured. This is a simple way to enjoy your deer or elk, and knowing what exactly is. Also, from the few books ive read, the nitrates and nitrites is sausage are at. This fantastic uncured summer sausage is like no other weve ever come across. I am not a real big fan of bologna, but once you taste this, you will love it all over again. Get started or refine your skills with our collection of books and dvds for beginners to experts.
Ive left the recipe as is, but noted how you could add nitrite if you wish. Homemade beef pepperoni style summer sausage recipe paleo. Its still an important part of the process, but we have become smarter about how we use it. Home cured bacon without nitrates lets make something. Summer sausage is often seen in delis, but you can easily make your own summer sausage at home. Ive done this before, but used the tender quick cure, and i dont want to put nitrates in my summer. This is the real homemade bologna and it is simply delicious. All of us sausage makers will make from time to time fresh no nitrate nitrite cured sausage. I am no longer afraid of eating nitrates or nitrites from cured meats. Homemade breakfast sausage without nitrates or nitrites recipe. Spinach, broccoli, lettuce and radishes are all very high in these substances. Fortunately, homemade summer sausage is ridiculously easy to make. Summer sausage is an american semidry fermented sausage typically made of pork and beef. Many sausage recipes call for starter cultures, in addition parameters such as temperature, humidity and time must be carefully controlled.
My personal funky fresh kitchen make it yourself challenge was to make homemade beef pepperoni, using a recipe i found at tammys recipes. Smoked sausage without nitrites or nitrates smoking meat. Homemade breakfast sausage patties homemade breakfast. Many vegetables you would undoubtedly consider healthy are major sources of nitrites and nitrates nitrates are chemically converted to nitrites in the human body. Homemade breakfast sausagewithout nitrates or nitrites the. I can say without a doubt that i never dealt with nitritesnitrates before making moldy meat in my garage. Smoked sausage without nitrites or nitrates smoking.
Simple homemade sausage patties recipe in 2020 food. We ate only one of the chubs and are saving the other to take on our vacation, so we can have something delicious to snack on. Good kit for homemade summer sausage by david reaves austin, tx. Conveniently offered in a one pound package so you can make links, patties or easily crumble for gravy and stirfries. Fresh italian and breakfast sausage are a type of this class of sausage. Homemade summer sausage, updated bubba tried something new with his summer sausage. Sign up log in my feed articles meal planner new browse yummly pro guided. I have always loved summer sausage with cheese and crackers, and my mind instantly went to making this savory delicacy.
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients with your hands. This sausage has all the zip you expect to find when you pop that first sausagecheeseandcracker combo into your mouth every sunday afternoon. Making this summer sausage was a three day process although not time. Hang the stuffed summer sausage in the smoker or smokehouse and gradually increase the temperature gradually throughout the smoking process. The sausage was made in the winter time and after drying and storing it was consumed in the summer when working in the field. For a lunch meat loving family like ours, this nonitrate recipe is the. Ive done this before, but used the tender quick cure, and i dont want to put nitrates in my summer sausage.
Are there any kinds of sausage that dont contain sodium. As someone who cannot have nitrates it is fabulous to finally find summer sausage that is nitrate free. Your nitritefree meats are full of nitrites in a world where organic nitritefree meats are anything but, think twice before you slap some meat on the grill this weekend. Now lets make some delicious bacon, without the allegedly terrifyingly unhealthy nitrates and nitrites. Get one of our homemade summer sausage recipe recipe and prepare delicious and healthy treat for your family or friends. Homemade beef summer sausage recipe little dairy on the prairie. Sweet italian sausage mild or hot yummy homemade italian sausage without the nitrates and other preservativesmild mild may refer to. Vermont smoke and cure nitrate free summer sausage is cold smoked using. We have great friends who raise boer goats, and they kindly offered us a 1lb package of their prime grassfed. In this context, the term smoked means slow temp cooking that smokescooks the meat to a safe internal temperature, but not so hot as to cook the fat out, which would turn it mealy and dry. In this article i will talk about how to make summer sausage at home and share my experience. Rock salts were mined in different areas of the world and exhibited different properties which depended mainly on impurities contained within. From the book mad hungry, by lucinda scala quinn artisan books.
I made this video to show how i cure bacon without using any ingredients except pork belly and salt. Learn how to cook great homemade summer sausage recipe. Sep 08, 2011 my personal funky fresh kitchen make it yourself challenge was to make homemade beef pepperoni, using a recipe i found at tammys recipes. I have some venison in the freezer, and i want to make summer sausage with it. A great recipe from jane grigsons book the art of charcuterie. But a while ago i came across a recipe for homemade cold sausage and, oh my, is. Jul, 2010 i can say without a doubt that i never dealt with nitrites nitrates before making moldy meat in my garage. Do not attempt to slow or cold smoke these types of sausages. Jan 26, 2019 smoke greatly enhances flavor and increases shelf life of sausage due to its antibacterial properties. Homemade breakfast sausage with maple this post contains affiliate links adapted from the book home sausage making by charles reavis you will need.
From sausage recipe books for experienced sausage makers to basic sausage resources for beginners, our sausage making books can tell you whatever you need to know. Many homemade sausage recipes are from old times and unfortunately, people did not have the opportunity to weigh as accurately as they can today. The dry curing method is used to preserve small cuts of meat, such as bacon and small hams. The best smoked summer sausage recipes on yummly buds homemade summer sausage, cheddar and smoked summer sausage pinwheel appetizer, summer sausage sign up log in my feed articles meal planner new browse yummly pro guided recipes. It has been almost 15 years since ive been able to have summer sausage, a. So i thought it might be kinda fun, in a food history geeky kind of way, to look at why nitritesnitrates are used in meat curing, the effects and benefits they have, their health implications, and natural sources of nitrites. Wild game nitrate free summer sausage sthealthy hunter. Homemade breakfast sausage without nitrates or nitrites if you want to make homemade breakfast sausage without any junk and only real ingredients, this is the one for you. Sodium nitrate has been used for many hundreds maybe thousands of years in sausage making and meat curing. In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef and water until well blended. We wanted to be different and create our own recipe here in our butchery. How to make dried sausage cured meats 2016 youtube. Vermont smoke and cure nitrate free summer sausage.
Sweet soppresata natural dry cured sausage, nitrate free. Simple homemade sausage patties assembling pork sausages is a snap and, as always, if you use bestquality ingredients, its hard to beat homemade. When i married into my husbands family i learned they had a 75 year old. I purchased the vermont smoke and cure summer sausage as a gift for my husband. This pork breakfast sausage seasoning mix recipe is per pound so multiply the recipe. I found a 1922 book online that talks about using it to cure hams. There are three methods to cure meats without adding sodium nitrate. The best smoked summer sausage recipes on yummly buds homemade summer sausage, cheddar and smoked summer sausage pinwheel appetizer, summer sausage. Homemade breakfast sausage patties recipe these savory maple homemade breakfast sausage patties are a cinch to make and will have your family begging for me. Mar 23, 2011 now lets make some delicious bacon, without the allegedly terrifyingly unhealthy nitrates and nitrites.