How to Make Venison Bacon

Bacon is one of life's best indulgences. The smell, the taste...it doesn't get better! Unfortunately, if you want venison bacon, you'll have to make it (or have your meat processor do it). Deer are lean, and therefore don't have sufficient belly fat to furnish anyone like pork bacon. But you can mix venison with pork, spice it right, and have tasty fake bacon. You can use it just as you would pork bacon-either adding it to recipes or eating it plain. Here is the best formula I've found so far. I don't know who originally came up with this recipe, but I'm grateful every time I eat it!

How to Make Venison Bacon

How to Make Venison Bacon

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How to Make Venison Bacon

How to Make Venison Bacon

You will need a meat polisher (or polisher attachment) and smoker, which are vital cooking tools for venison lovers!

For 25 lbs of venison bacon, you'll need half venison and half pork trimmings (50% meat/50 fat). If 25 lbs sounds like a lot of bacon, remember you can freeze it.

The spices and cure are what actually make the venison bacon tasty, and sustain it. Buying a pre-made spice kit is the easiest way to go about production sure you have the right blend. Just about any place that sells sausage production tool and accessories will have a venison bacon kit. The average price is nearby for a kit that produces 25 lbs of bacon. Not bad!

Before you start, make sure you have about 10 loaf pans ready (foil pans are easiest), cooking spray, wax paper, and a meat thermometer.

First grind the meat; double grind it to make sure the meats are completely mixed. Use the fine blade for the second grinding. Put it in the bowl and add the seasoning and cure, mixing in water (your seasoning kit will tell you how much).

Spray the loaf pans with cooking spray and pack the meat into them. You want the meat to be about 2 inches deep. Cover the pans tightly with wax paper and store in the refrigerator (or the garage if it's cold enough) for 8 to 12 hours.

Spray the smoker rack with cooking spray to forestall sticking. Take off the meat from the pans and place it on the rack. You'll smoke the meat at 130 for 1 hour, then turn up the temperature to 160 and smoke for 2 more hours. After smoking, Take off the meat from the rack and put it in the oven at 180 for 4 hours, or until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 155.

Allow the bacon to sit out until it reaches room temperature and then refrigerate it overnight. You can then slice it into strips. Holder it into 1 lb packs and freeze for use throughout the year. Enjoy!

How to Make Venison Bacon

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