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Ingredients: Backwoods Sweet Italian Sausage Seasoning (follow package instructions) Natural hog casings (soaked and rinsed) Red and yellow bell peppers (sliced) Onions (sliced) Directions: 1. Prepare the Sausage Mixture: Mix ground pork or a venison-pork blend with Backwoods Sweet Italian Sausage Seasoning according to package instructions. Knead thoroughly until the mixture becomes tacky for even seasoning distribution. 2. Prepare the Casings: Rinse natural hog casings under cold water, t …

Smoked sausage has been made and enjoyed around the world for centuries. Originally, smoking sausage was to preserve meat for a longer period of time, but with the invention of freezers and refrigerators, smoked sausage has become a delicacy purely for its smoky flavor and these days is often served as a snack by itself, or as an ingredient of stews, soups, and other meals. Though smoked sausage is widely available in stores, many hunters and chefs prefer learning how to smoke sausage themselves …

We gathered our LEM staff and asked that everybody submit their top Tips & Hints for when they make sausage at home. Here’s the top 11 Tips & Hints from inside LEM to make your job easier: You need to test the internal temperature of your sausage to make sure it has cooked all the way through, just as you would with other meats. When making sausage, make a shorter sausage of the same width, to use for testing the internal temperature of the meat instead of puncturing a larger one.Put a p …

Sausages were originally made by stuffing a meat mixture into the intestines of a pig, sheep or other animal. When sausage manufacturers wanted a faster, more reliable way of making a high quantity of sausage - and when the material became widely available a half century ago - they switched to collagen. A natural protein product, collagen comes from a layer of beef hide, removed and refined. The more refined the processing, the more tender the casing. Collagen casing sausages are easy to cook, a …

If you’ve never had the chance to make sausage at home, you wouldn’t believe the experience you’re missing out on. Not only is it incredibly easy, but sausage tastes fantastic and can be made with whatever meat you have on hand, from venison to elk to squirrel - even typical beef or pork. It’s a great way to add some variety to your normal routine. Seriously - who doesn’t love homemade sausage?Types of SausagesSausages are either uncooked or ready to eat. They can be made from red meat (for exam …