Homemade Elk Sausage

Joanie got me a meat grinder and sausage stuffer attachment for my Kitchen Aid for Christmas this year.  I was very excited to try my hand at sausage making.  I picked up some seasoning from a local store for Kielbasa and was excited to try it out.

I bought some pork fat from a friend who is a butcher.  He gave me some good advice about having the meat partially frozen when grinding.  He also suggested seasoning the meat prior to each grind.  Good suggestion, I was wondering how to get the meat evenly seasoned.

 

Cubed Elk

 

Cubed pork fat with the elk

 

Kielbasa seasoning

 

First grind

 

Second grind

 

Comparison, second grind on the left, first grind on the right

 

Soaked Hog Casings

 

Time to stuff!

 

First sausage coming off

 

 

Nick Helping out

 

Finished sausages

 

One on the smoker

 

I tied string thinking I would hang them in the smoker but, my smoker was too small

 

Bagged up and ready for the freezer.