Another Year, Another Trash Sausage

[Trapper John]

I do this every year. I gather up the scraps of meat leftover from whatever animal is in the freezer and mix it up in to a weird conglomeration and hope for the best. So far they've all come out well. The mix for 2020 ended up being pork, venison, a little beef, some duck scraps, garlic, onion, parsley, red pepper, black pepper, and dried mustard. I got about 7 pounds out of this run. Tomorrow I'll smoke it with pecan and hickory wood. Should make for some good quick dinners.

 

[gtown deer]

That looks pretty good.

 

[cbhunter]

That sausage maker ain't cold, that's for sure!

 

[redblood]

Looks good

 

[redblood]

How do cook it?

 

[tndeerman]

I smoke mine,Mmmm good eatin

 

[Trapper John]

How do cook it?

Smoked at 135 for a few hours then bumped up to 190 until the internal temp hits 150 or so. I forgot to say it does have curing salt so it can be smoked for that long.

Once it's done I use it in anything. I make this stuff for quick dinners. It's good used like a hotdog and I've added it to beans, soups, jambalaya, fried cabbage, and pasta. Any time I want smoke flavor but don't want to use my "good" stuff I'll chop up a link and throw it in something. Makes a killer pig-in-a-blanket, too.

 

[philsanchez76]

This is perhaps the most awesome thing I've ever seen! Good on ya.

 

[RUGER]

Very interesting.

 

[TX300mag]

As always, great job Trapper John! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Forvols]

Thats looks dang good...I love making sausage, for the the same dishes you listed..truly and underrated way to use up freezer meat.

 

[Sako]

Looks great

 

[DoubleRidge]

Nice!! Great idea!!