GRANDMA SUMMER SAUSAGE
Serves: 4 rolls of summer sausage
Source: Grandma
Effort: average
Comments: I like to make up a bunch of these at Christmas time and give them away as Christmas gifts.
It’s also good to take camping.
Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground beef
1 cup cold water
2 tablespoon fast cure salt, only
1 tablespoon liquid smoke (if using smoker, don’t put in liquid smoke)
1 tablespoon garlic juice
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon whole mustard seed
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon crushed red hot pepper
1 teaspoon pepper
Instructions:
Combine all ing., mix well. (potato masher works well to mix this up)
Roll into 4 rolls,
Wrap in plastic wrap & beat to make firm
Refrigerate 24 hours.
Place on rack
Bake 300 1-1/4 hours. At least check for doneness
When done place on racks to cool. Then wrap in foil and refrigerate
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