Skip to main content

Venison Jalapeño Country Sausage Recipe

Venison Jalapeño Country Sausage Recipe
Venison Jalapeño Country Sausage (David Draper photo)
Print Recipe

Making savory venison sausage isn't difficult. And while some might think the process of making sausage is time-consuming and cumbersome, it's all in perspective.

With some basic knowledge and equipment, anyone can turn deer, elk, and other venison into something so much more than the usual steaks and burgers.

Yield: Approximately pounds venison sausage
Total time: 30 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients:

  • 3 pounds venison, cubed
  • 2 pounds pork shoulder, cubed
  • 3 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ cup dry milk powder
  • ½ cup diced jalapeños
  • 1 cup ice water


Directions:

  1. Combine the venison and pork cubes in a large tub. Whisk the dry ingredients together and distribute evenly over meat. Mix thoroughly.
  2. Grind the meat through the grinder's wide or coarse plate. Run half the ground meat back through the grinder's fine plate.
  3. Add the diced jalapeños and half the ice water to all the ground sausage. With a mixer or your hands, mix thoroughly until the sausage starts getting sticky and forms the primary bind. If necessary, add more water, a little at a time until a fistful of meat squeezes through your fingers.
  4. Stuff into hog casings and twist into either 6-inch links or 12-inch loops.
  5. Hang or place on drying racks in the refrigerator overnight to dry and to let flavors develop.
  6. To cook, sauté or grill over medium-high heat until well-browned, but not bursting, until the internal temperature reads 155 degrees.

GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing.

Recommended Articles

Recent Videos

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

The Truth About Thermal Optics

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

Weatherby's All-New Model 307 Range XP

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

Introducing the Savage 110 Trail Hunter

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

Federal Terminal Ascent 7mm PRC

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

CZ Shadow 2: Competition Ready Right Out of the Box!

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

The Ultimate Truck and Trail Gun

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Hunting

The Golden Triangle

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

Cleaning Up for Ultimate Season Success

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

Packing Protein for Western Hunting Trails

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

Browning X-Bolt Speed: Lightweight & Accurate for Backcountry Hunting

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Hunting

A Boy's First Whitetail Hunt

Publisher of Petersen's HUNTING magazine, Kevin Steele is at the Steiner Optics booth with Alberto Corbetta to discuss t...
Gear

Steiner Optics Predator Series

Petersen's Hunting Magazine Covers Print and Tablet Versions

GET THE MAGAZINE Subscribe & Save.

Digital Now Included!

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Give a Gift   |   Subscriber Services

PREVIEW THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

Buy Digital Single Issues

Magazine App Logo

Don't miss an issue.
Buy single digital issue for your phone or tablet.

Buy Single Digital Issue on the Petersen's Hunting App

Other Magazines

Special Interest Magazines

See All Special Interest Magazines

GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing.

Get the top Petersen's Hunting stories delivered right to your inbox.

Phone Icon

Get Digital Access.

All Petersen's Hunting subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets.

To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine.

Get Digital Access

Not a Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Enjoying What You're Reading?

Get a Full Year
of Guns & Ammo
& Digital Access.

Offer only for new subscribers.

Subscribe Now