Dehydrating Sausage

[DanTaylor]

I have tried several time to dehydrate ground sausage. After cooking on stove top, I rinse with boiling water and then run hot water from the tap over it until I think all the oil is out. Once it is dehydrated, it is covered in oil. I have tried re-rinsing and back into dehydrator but it still comes out greasy. I usually vacuum seal and place in the freezer until ready to use. 2 questions: 1] does anyone have a way to remove the grease, and 2] how long will the meat last before going bad (at room temp) because of the excess oil?

I am kinda worried about taking it on a backpacking trip and have it go bad










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[theoilman]

I would be afraid to even try to dehydrate any sausage. The fat content is WAY too high! The fat left is is the biggest way for anything dehydrated to spoil. There might be a commercial way to remove the fat, probably with chemicals that you don't want in it either.

[LoneStranger]

Some things are worth drying at home and some are better purchased. For me, sausage and chicken are worth paying for someone else to do. Freeze dried seems to be the way to go for those and I'm not doing that at home. I'll stick to beef and shrimp which turn out fine in the dehydrator without much effort.

[RangerZ]

I made sausage gravy with ground pork once. The ground pork didn't rehydrate well at all. Ground beef was much better. SOS on tortillas for breakfast.

[Hosh]

Agree with others, too much fat.

Pack it Gourmet sells a freeze dried version, expensive as usual but much safer.

http://www.packitgourmet.com/Freeze-Dried-Sausage-Crumbles.html

[Traffic Jam]

Just a suggestion...

Cook the ground sausage, rinse and drain, add 1/2 cup bread crumbs/lb., return to skillet and cook a little longer, then dehydrate.

It may still be too much fat but it's worth a try.

[zelph]

use salt pork instead of sausage. Season it when ready to cook it.:D

[Venchka]

Links. Patties. Pork. Turkey. Ready to eat. Once opened, eat in 24 hours (educated guess).
http://www.jimmydean.com/products/fully-cooked-sausage
Pre-cooked bacon too.
Wayne

[Hosh]

Links. Patties. Pork. Turkey. Ready to eat. Once opened, eat in 24 hours (educated guess).
http://www.jimmydean.com/products/fully-cooked-sausage
Pre-cooked bacon too.
Wayne

Fully cooked yes, but require refrigeration. At least the ones at my grocery store.

[TTT]

The very nature of a farm style sausage is to contain fat. Removing the fat seems counterproductive, sorta like trying to remove sugar from candyfloss

[Venchka]

Fully cooked yes, but require refrigeration. At least the ones at my grocery store.
Not really. It's just a Nanny Police thing. I see pre-cooked bacon on display in stores all the time without refrigeration. Once opened, yes. Consume in a few hours. I'm thinking supper & breakfast or breakfast & lunch. Beats the wine out of tuna & chicken in foil. Ever see those in the refrigerated section of the store?
Wayne

[Hosh]

Not really. It's just a Nanny Police thing. I see pre-cooked bacon on display in stores all the time without refrigeration. Once opened, yes. Consume in a few hours. I'm thinking supper & breakfast or breakfast & lunch. Beats the wine out of tuna & chicken in foil. Ever see those in the refrigerated section of the store?
Wayne

Easy Jim, don't over cycle your pace maker. I buy pre-cooked turkey sausage all the time. It's in the refrigerated section. I guess they use the premium space of a refrigerator case for shelf stable foods because groceries like to keep their cost high. Or maybe, they require refrigeration per the manufacturer's instructions.

Shelf stable bacon, tuna and chicken is just that, shelf stable.

[Venchka]

Fine. Eat the bacon.
Wayne


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[rocketsocks]

Just mince up a slim Jim...call it good.

[Feral Bill]

Just mince up a slim Jim...call it good.
Or any other tasty dry sausage. Pepperoni is good.