40 pounds of ground deer meat are used in a simple and delicious meal.
| Prep Time: | 2 hrs |
| Cook Time: | 2 hrs |
| Additional Time: | 1 day |
| Total Time: | 1 day 4 hrs |
| Servings: | 160 |
| Yield: | 40 pounds of bologna |
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®)
- 3 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 2 teaspoons ground mace
- 2 teaspoons mustard powder
- 6 tablespoons coarse ground black pepper
- 6 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup garlic powder
- 40 pounds ground venison
- 16 fluid ounces liquid smoke
- ½ hank 1 1/2 to 1 3/4-inch beef rounds casings
Instructions
- Stir together the curing mixture, sugar, MSG, mace, mustard, ground pepper, pepper flakes, and garlic powder. Sprinkle over venison in a large mixing tub. Mix the spices into the meat, then pour in the liquid smoke. Mix together by hand for several minutes until very well combined. Place into a non-reactive (glass or plastic) container, cover, and refrigerate for 24 hours. Prepare casings according to note below, allow to soak overnight.
- To stuff, cut off a 2-foot (60-centimeter) piece of casing, pinch out the water, and tie a knot at one end. Using a sausage stuffer or large funnel, fill the casing to within 4 inches of the end. Tie the open end close to the meat, so that the bologna is firm. Tie the two ends together to form a circle. Repeat with remaining casings and bologna.
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C).
- Bake the bologna in preheated oven until they reach an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (82 degrees C), about 2 hours. Once cooked, allow to cool, and refrigerate until cold. The bologna may be kept tightly wrapped in the freezer. To serve, cut through the casing lengthwise, then slice the bologna into thin slices. Peel the casing off of the bologna slices and discard before eating.
- Casings are purchased packed either in a salty brine, or in moist salt. They must be rinsed inside and out, and soaked overnight before using.
- To rinse the outside, place the casings in a colander under 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) running water, and rinse for 2 to 3 minutes until all traces of salt are gone. The casings may also be rinsed in a large bowl of 90 degree water, draining and replacing the water 4 or 5 times until all of the salt is gone.
- To rinse the inside, place the casings in a colander in the sink. Run a stream of 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) into the sink. Find an end of one of the casings, hold it open under the running water, and fill with 8 to 10 inches of water. Gently lift the casing out of the colander, allowing the water to run all the way through to empty out the end. Repeat twice more, and set aside; do the same with the remaining casings.
- After the casings have been rinsed, they must be soaked overnight, or for two hours at the very least. Place the rinsed casings into a bowl filled with 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) water, and refrigerate overnight. When you are ready to stuff the bologna, drain off the cold water and replace with fresh, 90 degree water. Allow to stand at room temperature for two hours before stuffing.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 179 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 96 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 26 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 1491 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is great beginner recipe. This was my first bologna and it turned out great. Cooked on a Masterbuilt electric smoker. Hung for 2 hours at room temp first. Cooked adding smoke only a few times and maintaining about a 40* delta T through the cook and pulled to ice bath at 157* internal temp. More details and cook log on the Venison Group on Facebook. Took 10 hours to cook slowly. I used the calculator to make a 4# batch. (smaller)
Tasted great. Ground it multiple times getting it finer and finer each time. Also, packed in 3″ diameter casings. I’d back off the brown sugar just alittle.