Campers Summer Sausage Recipes

CAMPERS' SUMMER SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients well in a large bowl and cover. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Mix well and refrigerate for an additional 48 hours. 2. Divide into 4 parts shape into rolls as for cookie rolls. Pour 1 1/2 cups water into bottom of broiler pan and place rolls of sausage on rack over water. Bake in a preheated 350° F oven for 1 hour. Cool store in refrigerator or freeze.Note: Ground beef with plenty of fat keeps this sausage moist. Good served hot with new potatoes.

HOMEMADE SUMMER SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef and water until well blended. Season with garlic powder, curing mixture, liquid smoke and mustard seed, and mix thoroughly. It is best to use your hands for this - like meatloaf. Form the mixture into two rolls, and wrap with aluminum foil. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove foil from the beef, and poke holes in the bottom of the rolls. Place them on a roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan to catch the drippings.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Cool, then wrap in plastic or foil, and refrigerate until cold before slicing.

SUMMER SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix beef, curing mixture, mustard seed, garlic powder, cayenne, red pepper flakes, salt, and liquid smoke. Cover with plastic, and refrigerate for three days, mixing well once a day.
• On the fourth day, preheat oven to 200 degrees F (100 degrees C).
• Shape the mixture into five logs, and place on a wire rack over a large drip pan. Bake for eight hours, then remove to cool on paper towels. Let cool, then wrap logs individually in plastic wrap. Chill completely before slicing. They also freeze well.