Preparation time: 2 days
Medium
Description
Learn how to make authentic homemade Italian sausage using caribou meat and beef fat, perfect for wild game enthusiasts. This robust recipe features traditional Italian spices like toasted fennel seeds, anise, paprika, garlic, and red wine, ideal for processing your fall hunting trip trim into delicious, flavorful sausage.
Ingredients
- 50 lbs caribou meat and 17 lbs organic animal fat we used beef fat
- 2 1/2 cups minced garlic
- 1 1/2 cups paprika (sweet)
- 3 ½ Tablespoons toasted fennel seeds
- 1 cup sea salt
- 3/4 cup freshly cracked black pepper
- organic casing.
- 1/4 cup cayenne
- ½ cup ground anise
- 2 cups freshly chopped Italian parsley leaves
- 4 cups dry red wine
- Pork casings, optional
Method
- Cut the meat and fat into 3/4" cubes, use shoulder and shank meat.
- Toss the meat, fat, herbs and spices in a large tub. Cover and chill for 1 day. Cook a piece of meat in a frying pan. Taste and adjust salt and spice if necessary.
- Grind using a coarse meat grinder. Pack in casings and vacuum pack or vacuum pack.