By
eHow Food & Drink Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Large bowl
- Aluminum foil
- Broiler pan
- 3 lbs. ground deer meat
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 4 tsp. ground pepper
- 2 tsp. cayenne or ground red pepper (optional)
- 2 tsp. mustard seeds or mustard powder
- 2 tsp. liquid smoke
- 4 tbsp. salt
Step1
Mix all of the ingredients together thoroughly in a large bowl. Use your hands to mix the ingredients to make sure everything is well blended.
Step2
Form the meat into 2-inch-wide logs about 8 inches long. Pack them very tightly.
Step3
Wrap the sausage logs in aluminum foil, with the shiny side touching the meat.
Step4
Place the wrapped sausage on a large serving platter or plate in the refrigerator. Keep the sausage in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
Step5
Remove the sausage from the refrigerator and pierce the aluminum foil in several places with a fork.
Step6
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
Step7
Spray the broiler rack of the broiler pan with cooking spray. Bake the deer sausage on the broiler pan for 1½ hours.
Step8
Remove the broiler pan from the oven and unwrap the sausage. Put the unwrapped sausage back onto the broiler rack so the drippings can drain off.
Step9
Wrap the sausage back in aluminum foil after all of the drippings have come off the sausage. Put the sausage in the refrigerator or freezer until you're ready to eat it.