Homemade Summer Sausage No Casing Required
Make the best flavored summer sausage right in your very own home with this easy recipe that requires no casing.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds ground beef (first choice 70/30 or second choice 80/20)
- 1 Tablespoon Morton Tender Quick Meat Cure (this is usually found in the grocer spice section near the salt)
- 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons mustard seed (can use up to 1 Tablespoon)
- 1/2 Tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 1/2 teaspoons coarse ground peppercorns (I use this pepper mill to get fresh course ground)
Instructions
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Combine Ingredients
Place all ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Kneading by hand for about 3-5 minutes or until the mixture has that real sticky look.
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Chill
Cover mixture with foil, plastic wrap or lid and place mixture in refrigerator for 8 hours.
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Shape and Chill
Remove mixture from refrigerator and knead by hand for about 3 minutes. Using a kitchen scale divide meat evenly into four pieces. Roll each piece into about a 9-inch log. Place prepared logs on a quarter baking pan with rack, cover and return to the refrigerator for 16 more hours.
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Bake
Preheat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove baking pan with sausage from refrigerator and discard cover. To get that beautiful brown edge on the outside of the logs bake the sausage on the quarter baking pan with rack for 8 hours uncovered. Carefully remove pan from oven, wrap each log in a sheet of aluminum foil and refrigerate.
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Slice and Serve
Slice chilled summer sausage thinly and serve with a variety of cheeses and crackers like pepper cracked water crackers. If desired, serve with some type of sauce (mustard or your favorite BBQ sauce). Oh, and to keep all the food from getting touched by everyone don’t forget to set out the frilly toothpicks in a small cup or container. TIP: if the cup or container is too deep just add a few dried beans and then add the toothpicks. Works perfect!