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Venison Jalapeno-Cheddar Summer Sausage (Jeff Phillips photo)
Yield: 3 venison summer sausage logs
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 1 ½ hours
Ingredients:
- 3 pounds venison, ground
- 3 tablespoons tender quick
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 teaspoons mustard seed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 2 jalapeño peppers (or to taste), seeded and minced
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Mix the tender quick, water, mustard seed, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and liquid smoke together in a large bowl until the tender quick is dissolved. Add the ground venison, jalapeño peppers and cheese; mix well. Divide in half and roll into logs. Wrap tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 170 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil.
- Unwrap the sausage logs and place on the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for a few hours or until the internal temperature reads 165 degrees.
- Cool to room temperature and dab excess oil. Slice and serve.
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