Venison Italian Sausage Recipe - Hot

Transorm your deer meat into a delicious spicy Italian sausage!

You can follow the recipe below, or just purchase one of our ready-made Italian Sausage Seasoning mixes (scroll down to see links).

Venison Hot Italian Sausage Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground venison
• 2 lbs ground pork
• 3 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 4 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 7 teaspoons fennel seeds
• 1 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 3 1/4 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 7 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup cold water

Homemade Spicy Italian Sausage Instructions

• Hand-trim fat from the outside of meat to your desired fat preference.
• Grind the meat with a fine grinding plate.
• After grinding, add the sausage seasonings to the meat and blend by hand or use a meat mixer. Be sure to mix thoroughly to ensure the ingredients are spread evenly throughout the meat.
• Stuff by hand or by using a sausage stuffer or sausage stuffing attachment for an electric meat-grinder. (Note: do NOT use the blade in meat-grinder when stuffing and it is best to use a stuffing (bean) plate). If you wish, You can also form patties without casings.