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fish
25-02-2011, 06:57 PM
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managed to come across a deer the other night whilst walking the dog,poor thing just must have had a heart attack!

anyhow once home it was butchered ,
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the loins,haunches and forequarters frozen down,the trim was minced in my antique Spong hand mincer,we had 8lb of venison trim and added to it 8lb of trim from a pig i butchered last month,the pork is a must as the venison is so lean the result of 100%venison sausage would be a very dry one.
I only made 2 types today my own recipe venison sausage and a spicy one .

my recipe venison sausage:

4lb minced venison
4lb fatty pork
4 cups bread crumbs
1tbl spoon ground mace
1tbl spoon ground ginger
4tbl spoons freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pint port
1/2 pint chicken stock

spicy sausage:
4lb minced venison
4lb fatty pork
4 cups bread crumbs
4tbl spoons freshly ground black pepper
1tbl spoon paprika
1 tube tomato purée
1 tablespoon garlic purée
1 pint vegie stock
2 very finely dixed red peppers
chilli to taste.

as i dont have a fancy electric gadget and stuffer i podged a large funnel ,cutting it down to fit under the collar of the mincer the tube trimmed to sausage size,the natural hog casings slipped over ,the mix is then pushed in the top of the micer and then minced into the skins,this is exhausting work done by hand but you get a real sence of achievement and appreciate how our grandparents worked so hard making everything !
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once done theyre traditionally linked and hung to dry for a couple of hours.
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and then the kids made me fry a pan full to try:
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thanks for looking.

GaryBeaner
25-02-2011, 08:03 PM
That is sooo cool. I'm espescially loving the look on the kids faces!
I like the old fashioned work ethics too! Great stuff!

JEEP
25-02-2011, 08:43 PM
Mmmm.... Mouthwatering :)

I have done this a few times myself at medieval fairs; http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakobeep/sets/72157625190218850/ It takes quite some time mincing the meat and stuffing the sausages by hand.

fish
25-02-2011, 09:55 PM
sure does! the kids look of horror is that as i took the picture there was a knock at the door ,the kids thaught it was the old bill! lol

GlenM
25-02-2011, 10:13 PM
Very susceptible to heart attacks deer are you know !!.............Funny really cause it looked quite healthy on the butchers block.

Superb bangers by the way.

Glen

Freddy
26-02-2011, 11:56 AM
I wish I had come across a deer with a dodgy ticker... ;)

Really nice job with the sausages.