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Title: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: chromedome on January 01, 2008, 07:28:00 PM

Anyone have any brat recipes that mimic Johnsonville brats?  I have recipes for traditional german style brats that taste pretty good but my family likes the taste of johnsonville style brats better.

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: chromedome on January 01, 2008, 07:31:00 PM

I forgot to mention i would e using venison.

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: RGK on January 11, 2008, 09:42:00 PM

For a 10 pound batch

5 pounds of lean Venison
5 pounds of fatty pork Or ground pork
5 tbsp salt
1 tbsp cracked fennel seed
2 tsp course black pepper
1 tbsp sugar
3 tsp crushed hot pepper (more if you like)
1 tsp caraway seeds
1 tbsp coriander
2 1/2 cups ice water.

Grind both meats and mix by hand.
Mix all spices and water and pour over meat
Mix by hand again
grind meat again through a finer plate than the first grind
If you have a sausage stuffer you can make links.
If you don't have a stuffer you can make Italian patty's
there just as good but you use a hamb. bun instead.

For Bratwurst, you leave out the Fennel and the hot pepper and add 2 tsp of mustard powder

Pics make it easier to explain.

Step 1. Get your kid to skin the deer. Tell him you need to take pics.

 (http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3821/joshskinee1.jpg)

Step 2. Get your kid to grind up and mix the meat. Use the same excuse from step 1.

 (http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6678/joshgrindyu2.jpg)

After he stuffs and twists the links (while you take pics) Allow him to cook some for you and him.
 (http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/IMG_7618.jpg)

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: Caleb the bow breaker on January 14, 2008, 11:33:00 AM

what type of cases are you using???

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: RGK on January 14, 2008, 07:12:00 PM

Collagen.

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: chromedome on January 16, 2008, 03:59:00 PM

RGK,  Could you tell me the specs on your grinder?  What size pulleys, motor, ect. I have a 32# hand crank grinder, looks just like yours, that I plan on motorizing.  It would probably save me the frusteration of Guessing,  not to mention gas money for running back and forth to the hardware a bunch of times.  Thanks   Jon

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: RGK on January 17, 2008, 10:31:00 PM

I would not use less than a 1/2 horse. try to get to 120 rpms for the grinder.

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: 702plmo on February 27, 2008, 01:47:00 AM

Try this one,  You wont be disapointed.  

Deer Brats
15lbs Deer meat
10 lbs pork timmings
¾ lbs nonfat dry milk
½ cup salt
3 eggs
2 tbl spoons sugar
4 tbl spoons white pepper
3 tbl spoons powered onion
1 tbl spoon ground mace
1 tbl spoon ground ginger
1/8 cup tony chacharels Cajun spice
½ cup fajita mix
2 qts water

Title: Re: Venison bratwurst recipe?
Post by: Alaska Mike on August 11, 2008, 01:19:00 AM

RGK...you are just bad to the bone!!!!!Ha Ha Ha You have sure got a good natured son!!!  Good on ya.