Sandy’s Summer Sausage

Description

This is so easy with amazing results. A mildly spiced summer sausage made with mustard seed and black pepper. It’s great for snacks with chunks of cheese on the side.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons mustard seed
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
  • 2 tablespoons sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®)
  • 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl
  2. mix together the ground beef
  3. mustard seed
  4. garlic powder
  5. liquid smoke
  6. curing salt
  7. and pepper using your hands. Form into two equal logs
  8. and wrap each one in aluminum foil with the shiny side facing the meat. Refrigerate for 24 hours.
  9. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Poke small holes through the aluminum foil in the bottom of the meat rolls using a toothpick. Place on a broiler rack and fill the broiler pan with 1/2 inch of water.
  10. Bake for 90 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool slightly
  11. then refrigerate for 12 hours before unwrapping and serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 1 day

Servings: 16

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