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Venison Sausage without the fat
« on: March 20, 2011, 07:57:33 PM »
Well this has been a challenge because as everyone pretty much knows the best sausage has 30% to 40% fat. But I wanted to make some sausage that didn't sacrifice the healthy reasons for eating lean wild game. So trimmed off all the fat, only used lean venison, and tried a couple different boxed High Country sausage mixes.

We made 30# of Italian exactly as the instructions say except used all lean meat and no pork or fat. We also made some zesty with an old jerky marinade recipe. Both types taste pretty good but they are pretty dry. Not sure what to do to make them juicier without adding the pork and fat?  :dunno:

I have enough meat left over for a couple more batches, and I have some German and Country seasoning mixes. Any ideas?
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2011, 08:01:53 PM »
Lean or not, looks tasty.

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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2011, 08:02:42 PM »
Boy that sure looks tasty Bearpaw
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2011, 08:05:31 PM »
my concern would be how dry is it..I wonder if one put apple in it if that would work???

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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2011, 08:19:59 PM »
get a binder Soy protein or use some oats there are several others out there powdered milk all of these should help retain moisture great looking sausages by the way I do a lot of my snack stix with just wild game meat they turn out pretty good
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2011, 09:02:25 PM »
get a binder Soy protein or use some oats there are several others out there powdered milk all of these should help retain moisture great looking sausages by the way I do a lot of my snack stix with just wild game meat they turn out pretty good

First time we ever tried making our own sausage and it worked better than I ever expected, other than being too dry.
Do I just ask for soy protein at the store?
Does oats for oatmeal cereal work?
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2011, 09:03:34 PM »
my concern would be how dry is it..I wonder if one put apple in it if that would work???

rasbo, your apple idea sounds good, have you ever tried doing that?

I wonder if applesauce would work?
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2011, 09:10:22 PM »
I cooked it in the oven for 45 min. My wife thinks maybe I need to boil it instead of using the oven?
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2011, 09:13:52 PM »
my concern would be how dry is it..I wonder if one put apple in it if that would work???

rasbo, your apple idea sounds good, have you ever tried doing that?

I wonder if applesauce would work?
not sure about sauce,a friend in Idaho chopped the apple in small pieces then cooked it till it was soft before adding to the mixture...oh he put some onion in with it

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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2011, 09:15:42 PM »
my concern would be how dry is it..I wonder if one put apple in it if that would work???

rasbo, your apple idea sounds good, have you ever tried doing that?

I wonder if applesauce would work?
not sure about sauce,a friend in Idaho chopped the apple in small pieces then cooked it till it was soft before adding to the mixture...oh he put some onion in with it

Did you try some, was it good?
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2011, 09:31:09 PM »
my concern would be how dry is it..I wonder if one put apple in it if that would work???

rasbo, your apple idea sounds good, have you ever tried doing that?

I wonder if applesauce would work?
not sure about sauce,a friend in Idaho chopped the apple in small pieces then cooked it till it was soft before adding to the mixture...oh he put some onion in with it

Did you try some, was it good?
he was the best sausage maker I know so yes it was good

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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2011, 05:10:18 AM »
get a binder Soy protein or use some oats there are several others out there powdered milk all of these should help retain moisture great looking sausages by the way I do a lot of my snack stix with just wild game meat they turn out pretty good

First time we ever tried making our own sausage and it worked better than I ever expected, other than being too dry.
Do I just ask for soy protein at the store?
Does oats for oatmeal cereal work?

I have not used the oats before I think you need to grind them into a powder but yes they do work I would buy some dry non fat powdered milk at the store try 2 oz per 10 pounds of meat and see how you like it
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2011, 06:03:11 AM »
Looks good to me
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2011, 06:43:33 AM »
Try steaming it, or simmer in tomato sauce, or use for chili  :dunno:
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Re: Venison Sausage without the fat
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2011, 11:02:08 AM »
I use soy protein concentrate and have made brats out of pure venison and they turned out much better than using no binder at all.  I buy the big (5 lb I think) containers from The Sausage Maker.
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