Frisco Spices Wild Game cheddar Bratwurst

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Being from Wisconsin (home of the bratwurst) and an avid bowhunter after taking deer and elk, its time to make a 25 pound batch of cheddar brats using Frisco spices cedar bratwurst seasoning packet. This was the first time using the Frisco brat seasoning packet.

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Brats are a fattier sausage 50-50 game meat to fatty pork is ok but I ad additional pork.

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The first grind is through the 1/2 plate.

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The 2nd grind is through the 3/8 inch plate. After the 2nd grind I add the seasoning packet mixed with 2 cups of cold water.

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The last step before mixing is to add the high temp cheese from Frisco. The small cubes of cheese are about the size of whole kernel corn.

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Im stuffing the brats in 35mm natural hog casings. Natural casings are packed in salt. The unit of measure for natural casings is a "hank" I got this hank from Frisco Spices as well.

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The casings need to be rinsed and flushed with cold water to remove all the salt and to check for leaks.

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The stuffer is loaded with the meat and a casing is slid over the horn. Then the stuffing begins. Because the casings will be twisted (linked) Its best not to over-stuff. The act of linking each end makes the casing plump.

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The casings are stuffed and waiting to be twisted into brat sized links.

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Linking is done by twisting the first link away from you and the next link towards you and repeating until you reach the end of the casing

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The last sausage on each casing is bound to be irregular in size (on the small side) Those are for the taste test. It turns out that a George Forman grill (if not watched closely) can overheat the brats causing the cheese to seep out.

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Since these tiny irregular ends are not bun sized I skipped the bun. I fried up some peppers and onions to round out the meal . The flavor was perfect. Having grown up on brats Ive had just about every type of brat known to man. This seasoning packet produces an excellent flavor. Im pleased with the results.

I didnt stuff all of the meat into casings. I turned a portion of the meat into brat patties. The links and patties are placed on large sheet pans and placed in the freezer for a few hours to firm up so that the meat can withstand the compression of the vacuum sealer. If they weren't frozen first the sealer would flatten the links and push the meat out of the casing.

Here are the brats that I linked into sausages.

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I place disks of waxed freezer paper between the frozen patties prior to vacuum sealing. It makes separating the patties easier when its time to cook them.

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If you have a hankering for brats and some venison or elk or water buffalo or red stag trim looking for a way to be used, this is an excellent option.
 
Man, those look good, thanks for sharing.
 
I make them every year but the Fam like the patties more than the links. The patties are easier so Im ok with that.
 
I do a similar recipe for Brats with Frisco spices. I use the regular brat spice package with hog jowl for the fat and hi temp pepper jack cheese. To change it up this year I may go back to the cheddar. Looks good.
 
My brother is a fan of the PS seasonings Sheboygan brat mix. Ive had his and the are pretty damn good. That is another company that makes great pre-mixed blends.
 
Looks delicious!

Your ability to explain a process through concise language and pictures is most impressive.
 
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