Let's Talk BBQ
Cured Meats & Food Preservation => Cured meats & Food Preservation => Charcuterie: Ham, Bacon, Sausage, etc. => Topic started by: TentHunteR on July 13, 2019, 12:53:19 PM
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Talk about the new MAK getting a workout...
I'm on a list of people for the police to call when there's been a deer-related accident and they have to put an injured deer down. It's all kept legit with the kill being reported to the Ohio DNR, Div. of Wildlife, and the deer are as fresh as if I'd harvested in myself hunting. I think this program is a great way to practice conservation!
Long story short, we got two of these deer in the past seven weeks, and those who know me know instead of taking them to a butcher, I prefer to take them "from field to table" myself (with quite a bit of help from my son). This way I know exactly how it was handled, and we decide how best to use the meat.
With plenty of Venison roasts and such in the freezer, these were destined for the grinder, along with enough pork belly & fat back to replace the deer fat which was mostly removed.
Here's a rundown:
Deer #1
24 lbs of fresh ground venison: packaged and straight into the freezer (for burgers, chili, tacos, etc.).
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15 lb batch of Venison Country Smoked Sausage.
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Deer #2
8 lbs Breakfast Sausages: Links & smoked patties.
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15 lbs Venison Cider Mill Bacon (ground/formed): Seasoned only with Apple Cider & salt (including curing salt #1).
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Formed into two 10" X 15" X 1.5" loaves, and loaded into the MAK 2 Star. The loaf on the right also got a coating of course black pepper.
Cold-smoked for a few hours (apple/hickory pellets), then hot-smoked (smoke mode) to an I.T. of 152° (about 6 hours).
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Sliced and ready for packaging.
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Oh, you KNOW I fried up a couple slices for "quality control"! :P :D
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Venison Hotdogs!
Looking for something different to do with this last batch of venison, I thought, "Hmm :thinking:... How about some Hotdogs?" Now, I've made hotdogs before, but this is my first time using venison. I'm pretty happy with how they turned out!
Quadruple ground into a homogenous, paste-like consistency (medium plate 1X, fine plate 3X). The trick is keeping the meat and grinder parts super cold so the fat emulsifies into the meat properly
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Seasonings measured and stirred into ice water, then thoroughly mixed into the cold meat.
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Stuffed, then lightly smoked for 1 1/2 hours on the MAK (smoke mode), to an I.T. of around 140° - 145°.
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Next, they're poached in a precisely controlled 155° hot water bath. This gently brings them up to a finished internal temp of 152°, and keeps them plump. Finally they're plunged into an ice water bath to stop the cooking, then dried off and ready for packaging!
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This can be a bit of work, but hot dang is it worth it! Our freezer is full!
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Wow all looks great! That is a big job.
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When the zombie apocalypse hits I'm going with team TentHunter. Nice Job all the way around.
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Very VERY impressive work, Cliff! :)
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You need my address, Cliff? ;)
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Outstanding Cliff!
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Nice work, Cliff!!
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The food rewards for later are going to be wonderful, but the work load to process all of this is awesome. Congratulations TH.
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Nicely done TH.
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I really like Ohio's injured game recovery program!
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Fantastic work tent
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I really like Ohio's injured game recovery program!
Me too (if you couldn't tell). My family loves the venison sausages, etc. And Venison chili is a favorite around here!
Even with a full freezer, if I get another call I'll probably go get it. I know plenty of people who would be happy to get some deer sausages, etc.
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That is a great program
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I really like Ohio's injured game recovery program!
Me too (if you couldn't tell). My family loves the venison sausages, etc. And Venison chili is a favorite around here!
Even with a full freezer, if I get another call I'll probably go get it. I know plenty of people who would be happy to get some deer sausages, etc.
Me!! ;D ;D ;D
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That's good looking sausage Cliff. Nice to get fresh venison this time of year. I really like the look of the bacon too... That would be a fine BLT...
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Way to go Cliff. I bet your Mak just laughed and said "bring on the next cook please" after that awesome cook