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100 Pounds of Czech Picnic Sausage

by Jim Petter
Used with permission from the “Travis-Williamson Counties Czech Heritage Cookbook”
Course Main Course
Cuisine + Season All Year
Servings 100

Equipment

  • Meat grinder
  • stuffer attachment
  • smoker

Ingredients
  

  • 60 pounds venison
  • 40 pounds pork (boneless Boston butts)
  • 20 ounces non-iodized canning salt
  • ounces coarsely ground black pepper
  • 3 ounces paprika
  • 2 ounces minced garlic
  • natural casings

Instructions
 

  • Cut the pork and venison into cubes that will fit through the grinder.
  • Place approximately 25 pounds of pork and venison mixed into a large container, such as a beverage cooler, and mix thoroughly with added seasonings.
  • Repeat this process until all of the meat and seasoning is mixed.
  • Grind the meat through a 3/16- or ¼-inch grinding plate and try to keep the pork and venison mixed while grinding.
  • Rinse the casings in warm water to clean out any salt, and keep in warm water.
  • Thread whole lengths of casings onto the stuffer nozzle.
  • Place the ground meat into the stuffer and proceed with stuffing.
  • Fill casings to approximately 24 to 28 inches long, to equal approximately 1¼ pounds in each link, before tying ends with string to hang on rods.
  • Hang links approximately 3 inches apart on rods in the smokehouse or smoker.
  • Smoke the sausage with pecan or oak wood for approximately 5 to 7 hours at a low heat of 130° to 160°.
  • After smoking, cool the links to room temperature before wrapping to put in the freezer.
Keyword pork, venison