# Homemade Beef Summer Sausage

This is an easy, high-protein homemade beef summer sausage recipe that can be made with seven ingredients and is perfect for quick lunches, snack plates, and charcuterie boards.

- Total time: 140 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Snack
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs medium lean ground beef (80–85%)
- 2 tbsp Morton Tender Quick salt
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp mustard seed
- 2 tbsp coarse ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp liquid smoke
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar

## Instructions

1. Add all ingredients (except beef) to a large bowl or stand mixer.
2. Add 2 lbs of 88% lean ground beef to the mixture.
3. Mix thoroughly using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or by hand.
4. Divide the mixture into two equal portions.
5. Shape each portion into a log, about 6–7 inches long.
6. Wrap each log tightly in plastic wrap, preferably double-wrapped.
7. Refrigerate the wrapped logs for 24 hours.
8. After 24 hours, unwrap the logs and place them on a sheet pan. Roll them slightly if they flattened overnight.
9. Bake at 275°F (135°C) for 2 hours.
10. Remove from the oven and transfer to a plate to cool off for about 20 minutes until room temperature.
11. Cover the cooled logs and place them in the fridge.
12. Slice and store the summer sausage. One log can be frozen for later.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- paddle attachment
- large bowl
- plastic wrap
- sheet pan

## Tips

- Use Morton Tender Quick salt, not regular kosher salt or Himalayan pink salt.
- For kid-friendly sausage, use less coarse ground pepper.
- The color of the sausage is due to Morton Tender Quick; it would be brown like a meatloaf with regular salt.
- Cool the sausage off for about 20 minutes to room temperature before covering and refrigerating.
- One log can go in the freezer, and another in the fridge.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8p1nmxM/
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- Extracted: 2026-05-02

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