Country Deer Sausage Recipe! [Hot or Mild]

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One of my favorite things to make from my fresh deer is country sausage. It is a staple in my breakfast every weekend. There is nothing that goes with eggs or biscuits like fresh country sausage. Be it pork or deer. One of the best things about home made deer sausage is it’s a lot healthier. Probably not going to make you live longer, but a lot less fat than store bought.
Most store bought sausage almost turns my stomach. It is mostly fat with a little meat. My personal preference is the other way around. A little fat and a lot of meat. I am not a health crazy person, but I try when I can. I am also not crazy about a mouth full of seasoned fat. I prefer a hearty meaty texture to my sausage.
The trick with deer sausage is getting the fat ratio correct. Venison is extremely lean. Therefore you have to add pork fat. Not enough and your meat is dry and burns. Too much and your patties shrink and your left with little patties and a lot of grease. When you get it just right you have crisp exterior and just a little fat left in your pan. Your sausage stays moist and full of flavor. I try and stay around 80% lean and 20% fat.
I am in love with spicy food. Not just hot, but spicy with flavor. There is nothing like good spicy sausage and coffee to wake you up in the morning. The second most important part of making sausage is your spice mix. I like to use Legg’s Old Plantation Mix #10. It has a great flavor, but little spice. I like to add crushed red pepper and hot ground pepper. I also like a lot of sage. I mix in about a 1/2 a cup of rubbed sage to 10 pounds.
I hope you will try to make your own homemade sausage. This recipe works great for just pork sausage as well. If you decide to make a lot I recommend vacuum sealing it. This will make it last for up to a year in the freezer. I use a FoodSaver with already made bags from Amazon. This is my first year using them. So far they are amazing! It is so much easier than using the rolls you have to cut and make. I can’t tell you how much time I have wasted making bags! So far I haven’t had a single bag not seal. I have sealed 75 to 100 bags so far. Thank you for watching and reading. I hope you enjoy!