smoked venison

Put your trophy hunt to good use with these delicious homemade Italian Venison Sausage Sandwiches. This recipe starts with homemade sausage links made with ground venison, pork, and a homemade Italian spice mixture. The sausages are smoked to perfection then tucked inside a hearty hoagie roll with sautéed peppers, onions, marinara and melty provolone cheese. Your friends and family will go wild.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Wood Pellet Recommendation&amp;nbsp;To bring out the earthy, nutty flavor of the venison in this recipe, we recommend using our Pecan Blend Hardwood Pellets.&amp;nbsp;Note: This recipe uses Pit Boss Competition Smoked Spice Seasoning.&amp;nbsp;

Italian Venison Sausage Sandwiches

tsp Black Pepper, ground

tbsp Butter

tbsp Competition Smoked Rub

Distilled Ice Water

tsp Fennel Seed, cracked

To Taste, Fresh Basil

Hoagie Rolls, Sliced lengthwise

32-35 mm Hog Casings

Marinara Sauce

tbsp Olive Oil

tsp Oregano, dried

Paprika

tsp Parsley, dried

lb Pork, Ground

Provolone Cheese

Red Bell Pepper, sliced thin

Red Onions, sliced thin

tsp Red Pepper Flakes, crushed

lb Venison, Ground

In a glass bowl or measuring cup, cover hog casings in warm water and let soak for 1 hour. 

In a small bowl, whisk together Competition Smoked, parsley, black pepper, red pepper flakes, oregano, fennel, and paprika. 

In a large bowl, combine ground venison and ground pork.  Mix together by hand, then add seasoning and distilled ice water.   Mix mixture by hand for 1 minute, until seasoning is incorporated throughout. 

Prepare the sausage stuffer and fit one hog casing over a 1 to 1 ¼ inch horn.  Place a sheet tray, with a bit of water on it, underneath the nozzle of the stuffer and start filling the casing.  

Once the casing is filled, twist off into desired lengths, prick to rid of any air bubbles, wrap and refrigerate overnight. 

Fire up your Pit Boss Platinum Series Lockhart on SMOKE mode and let it run with the lid open for 10 minutes then preheat to 200° F. If using a gas or charcoal grill, set it up for low, indirect heat.  

Pull open both side handles to increase the level of smoke and temperature in the smoking cabinet.  Goal is to maintain a temperature between 150 and 160° F.   

Hang the linked sausage with S-hooks from the top rack, being careful to not have links touching for even smoking. Smoke for 3 hours, then increase grill temperature to 225° F, which will raise the temperature of the smoking cabinet to 170° F and continue smoking the sausage for another 1 to 2 hours, until the internal temperature of the sausage reaches 155° F. 

Set hoagie rolls in the upper cabinet to keep warm, then remove sausage from the smoking cabinet.  Portion cut with scissors, then set aside. 

Meanwhile, place a cast iron skillet on the gill.  Open the sear slide.  Add olive oil and butter, then sauté peppers and onion for 3 minutes.  Slide the skillet to the left then sear sausages over open flame for 1 minute.

While peppers and onion are on the grill, place 2 slices of provolone in each roll, then keep warm in the cabinet. 

Enjoy sausage sandwiches hot with marinara, provolone cheese, sautéed bell peppers and onion, and fresh basil.  Alternatively, place sausages in an ice water bath for 15 minutes, dry at room temperature and refrigerate or freeze for future use. 

This smoked venison loin is flavored with a citrus marinade and smoked to perfection. This may be one of the easiest ways to prepare venison.

Smoked Venison

venison

salt

Wood for smoking ((apple, cherry,

olive oil

orange juice

soy sauce

rosemary

garlic

black pepper

Mix together all marinade ingredients in a bowl then add to a gallon zip lock bag with the whole venison loin. Let marinate for 2 hours - overnight.

Preheat smoker to 225 degrees.

Remove venison loin from the marinade and sprinkle with salt.

Add woodchips to your smoker, and open vents to prevent a buildup of creosote on the meat.

Place venison in the smoker and let smoke for 1 1/2 - 3 hours, depending on thickness and desired level of doneness. (most loins will smoke in 2 hours)

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