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Ground Italian Venison

Looking for different ways to use your home processed venison? Give this ground Italian venison a try to change it up!
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Homesteading, Preserving
Servings 10 pounds

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 5 pounds venison cleaned and cubed
  • 5 pounds pork shoulder cubed
  • 3 tablespoons dried parsley
  • 3 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning
  • 2 ½ tablespoons black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seed
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 1/2 -2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  • 5 tablespoons dried minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons dried minced onion

Instructions
 

  • Mix all spices in a small bowl.
  • Measure and grind 5 pounds each of venison and pork shoulder.
  • In a large bowl, combine both proteins and mix well.
  • Add about ⅓ of the spice mixture and mix the meat, being sure to pull from the bottom. Add another ⅓, mixing again.
  • Finally, add remaining spice mixture, being sure to grab all the meat from the bottom, mixing thoroughly.
  • Using a food scale, measure meat in one pound increments.
  • Place into freezer bags, flattening and removing air as you seal them. Wrap with freezer paper and label.
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