"The Bestest Venison Sausage Ever!"

[leVieux]

"THE BESTEST VENISON SAUSAGE"
Afterdecades of discarding freezer-burned deer meat, I had an idea.
Before heading to Texas one Fall, I got a scribbled sausage recipe from Mr. RobertCormier, renowned Cajun sausage maker.
I took our three deer to “Frank”, our processor in the “Hill Country” at Rocksprings inEdwards County, gave a $35 donation per deer to send the meat to “Hunters for the Hungry” in Austin, sent the hides to be tanned, and gave Frank the sausage recipe, which called for half beef and half lean pork; with specified seasonings and smoking instructions.
Frank was hesitant to stamp the packs with his “VENISON SAUSAGE” labeler, but I insisted.
Everyone,and I mean everyone, raved about this “venison” sausage; it was the best ever.
I knew, and now you do, too; that the only venison involved was in Frank’s rubber stamp.
Rick

 

[Vec]

it is true, Texas whitetail meat sucks.... Axis meat on the other hand is actually edible.

 

[40Arpent]

"THE BESTEST VENISON SAUSAGE"
Afterdecades of discarding freezer-burned deer meat, I had an idea.
Before heading to Texas one Fall, I got a scribbled sausage recipe from Mr. RobertCormier, renowned Cajun sausage maker.
I took our three deer to “Frank”, our processor in the “Hill Country” at Rocksprings inEdwards County, gave a $35 donation per deer to send the meat to “Hunters for the Hungry” in Austin, sent the hides to be tanned, and gave Frank the sausage recipe, which called for half beef and half lean pork; with specified seasonings and smoking instructions.
Frank was hesitant to stamp the packs with his “VENISON SAUSAGE” labeler, but I insisted.
Everyone,and I mean everyone, raved about this “venison” sausage; it was the best ever.
I knew, and now you do, too; that the only venison involved was in Frank’s rubber stamp.
Rick

Good for you, but how does this info help anyone else?

 

[40Arpent]

it is true, Texas whitetail meat sucks....

It might be true for some people, but not all (so your statement is incorrect). One of my favorite meals is venison loin, from TX whitetail, seasoned lightly only with salt and pepper, and grilled extra rare. Makes my mouth water just typing about it!

 

[Tejano Scott]

Good for you, but how does this info help anyone else?

We get to dream about it and admire his coolness. It's like he found the Coke recipe, only you can't buy Coke in the store.


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[vmax]

We love venison
Made chili last Wed
We make sausage out of 50/50
Pork butt and venison

Everyone I share it with loves it

OP is irrelevant to me

 

[40Arpent]

We get to dream about it and admire his coolness. It's like he found the Coke recipe, only you can't buy Coke in the store.


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LOL!!!

 

[karlac]

Whitetail back strap.
Cut across the grain in round patties about 1/2" thick.
Meat hammer, season with Tony Chachere's, pan or chicken fry.
Like mama's round steak and rice and gravy, I'd eat it three meals a day.

 

[40Arpent]

Whitetail back strap.
Cut across the grain in round patties about 1/2" thick.
Meat hammer, season with Tony Chachere's, pan or chicken fry.

Best breakfast ever, when paired with grandma's scratch biscuits. She used to have to run me out of the kitchen, I'd make such a pig of myself.

 

[karlac]

Best breakfast ever, when paired with grandma's scratch biscuits. She used to have to run me out of the kitchen, I'd make such a pig of myself.

Back in my yoot in the 60's, when traveling the wilds of Australia
I did that with wild Buffalo (water) back strap, for the Aussies
Spreading the Gospel according to Boudreaux ...

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

it is true, Texas whitetail meat sucks.... Axis meat on the other hand is actually edible.

You must not know how to cook.

 

[vmax]

You must not know how to cook.

What I'm thinking

 

[Vec]

You must not know how to cook.

quite the opposite, im almost 50 and have killed and eaten whitetail deer since i was about 8 years old.... only difference is the white tail deer from West Virginia, where i was raised and hunted have a much more varied diet to feast on. Axis tastes like WV Whitetail to me and the wife.

when we cook whitetail from back in WV all we do is slice it thin, and fry it in bacon grease or butter with some onions... just like we do with Axis meat here.

last year i killed 3 TX white tail in Bandera county, 2 big 8 points and a doe. we wound up giving most of it away to people i work with who had no place to hunt.

the only way we could manage to eat what we kept was to meat hammer it to death, soak it in whole milk for 3 days in the fridge, and then cook it with salt, black pepper, cayenne, crushed red, fresh garlic, fresh sliced onions and then its still only barely edible, so IMHO Texas white tail meat does indeed suck.

on the other hand the feral pigs i have taken since moving here to the Republic of Texas is excellent!

 

[vmax]

quite the opposite, im almost 50 and have killed and eaten whitetail deer since i was about 8 years old.... only difference is the white tail deer from West Virginia, where i was raised and hunted have a much more varied diet to feast on. Axis tastes like WV Whitetail to me and the wife.

when we cook whitetail from back in WV all we do is slice it thin, and fry it in bacon grease or butter with some onions... just like we do with Axis meat here.

last year i killed 3 TX white tail in Bandera county, 2 big 8 points and a doe. we wound up giving most of it away to people i work with who had no place to hunt.

the only way we could manage to eat what we kept was to meat hammer it to death, soak it in whole milk for 3 days in the fridge, and then cook it with salt, black pepper, cayenne, crushed red, fresh garlic, fresh sliced onions and then its still only barely edible, so IMHO Texas white tail meat does indeed suck.

on the other hand the feral pigs i have taken since moving here to the Republic of Texas is excellent!

maybe its the diet the deer are eating there.
Up here the venision is wonderful. I killed a doe a few years back that had been feeding on a wheat field pretty heavy and that meat tasted very good

 

[shortround]

Kind of hard to feast on deer here in the Suburbs. Most get splattered by cars, and the remains look quite unattractive for consumption.

On the other hand, the neighbor next door in a rent house liked to shoot deer with his 10-22. He kept his freezer full of venison, and he fed his family comfortably for many years.

Big City animal control has never been able to control either domestic or wild animals. It is not an offense to thin a herd that gets so large that it can no longer find food or water.

That would be the true definition of "responsible harvesting of wild life."

I don't care for venison, but for those who do, I say: "Drive On!"

Be well.

 

[baboon]

If the temperatures right hanging a deer for a couple weeks makes it even better!

 

[leVieux]

O P was to illustrate that, in a "blind" test, everyone preferred sausage w/o venison.

 

[40Arpent]

O P was to illustrate that, in a "blind" test, everyone preferred sausage w/o venison.

Ah, read too fast and missed that. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[Saltyag2010]

it is true, Texas whitetail meat sucks.... Axis meat on the other hand is actually edible.

If you know how to cook it, there are 2 ways that are great like 10/10.

Beat the hell outta it with a tenderizer and make it like chicken fried steaks. My dad makes it smothered in gravy.

If you grind- mix it with brisket. Excellent hamburger. Better than store bought.

Otherwise- jerky or grind it with pork, garlic, salt and course black pepper for some good sausage. You'll need a smokehouse or cold smoker to get it right. We moved away from the curing salt and cure with smoke, vacuum seal and eat or freeze.

 

[Saltyag2010]

You must not know how to cook.

In my opinion axis is way better than white tail. More meat and a better flavor.