Venison Sausage Spices - Add Fab Flavours
to Your Homemade Deer Sausages

For the home sausage maker, making your own venison sausage spices is something you're sure to do. And this easy-to-make homemade blend of herbs and spices is just the ticket for seasoning and flavouring your ground deer meat to perfection.

What You'll Need: (makes about 7 tablespoons)

3 tbsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp dried thyme
2 tbsp dried basil
1 tbsp black peppercorns
2-3 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp salt
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp allspice berries
2 tsp dried sage
1 tsp whole cloves
4 dried bay leaves

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

Crumble the bay leaves

Coarsely grind the cumin seeds, salt, peppercorns, allspice berries, cloves and bay pieces

Add to a bowl

Stir in the cayenne pepper, onion and garlic powders

Finally, crumble in the dried thyme, parsley and sage. Combine thoroughly

Store your deer sausage seasoning in an airtight container out of direct sunlight and in a cool place. Use within 3 months.

Note: If you have time you could dry toast the cumin seeds, allspice, cloves and peppercorns prior to grinding and combining with the other spices and herbs. This will add even more flavours to your completed mix. See the grinding page for further tips, photos and a video on toasting and grinding. (Link opens in new window)