Homemade Beef Summer Sausage

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Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add Morton Tender Quick Salt to a bowl.
  2. 2Add garlic powder to the bowl.
  3. 3Add whole mustard seeds to the bowl.
  4. 4Add coarse ground pepper to the bowl.
  5. 5Add sugar to the bowl.
  6. 6Add liquid smoke to the bowl.
  7. 7Put on disposable gloves.
  8. 8Add ground beef to the bowl with the spices.
  9. 9Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
  10. 10Divide the meat mixture in half.
  11. 11Form each half of the meat mixture into logs using your hands.
  12. 12Carefully roll each log in plastic wrap.
  13. 13Refrigerate the wrapped meat logs for 24 hours.
  14. 14Prepare a sheet pan with parchment paper.
  15. 15Put on disposable gloves again.
  16. 16Unwrap the meat logs from the plastic wrap.
  17. 17Place the unwrapped meat logs onto the prepared sheet pan.
  18. 18Pop the sheet pan into the oven.
  19. 19Set the oven timer for two hours.
  20. 20Bake the meat logs for two hours.
  21. 21Check the internal temperature of the cooked sausage with a meat thermometer.
  22. 22Slice the summer sausage.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons Morton Tender Quick Salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon mustard seed
  • 2 teaspoons coarse ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Equipment

mixing bowlstand mixerplastic wrapdisposable glovessheet panovenmeat thermometer

Tips

  • Morton Tender Quick Salt is a specific and necessary product for this recipe.
  • Mustard seeds should be used whole and will soften while cooking.
  • Do not omit any of the seven ingredients as it will drastically change the recipe.
  • Wear disposable gloves when handling raw meat for personal preference.
  • The meat needs to sit in the fridge for 24 hours after forming to let the Morton Tender Quick do its work.
  • The meat will be more brown after sitting in the fridge, which is normal.
  • Trust the process and bake exactly as instructed for a perfect result.