- cooking spray
- 1 1/2 pounds ground venison
- 1/2 pound pork sausage (such as Jimmy Dean®)
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 onion sandwich buns (such as S. Rosen's®)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 fluid ounces brandy (such as Christian Brothers®)
- 1 tablespoon bacon grease
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt (such as LAWRY'S®)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic and herb seasoning (such as McCormick®)
- 1/2 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Mix venison, pork sausage, and onion in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Run water from faucet briefly over onion buns, squeeze water out of buns, and break into small pieces. Add pieces of onion buns to meat mixture.
- Stir eggs, brandy, bacon grease, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, red pepper flakes, seasoned salt, garlic and herb seasoning, black pepper, and sage into meat mixture. Transfer to prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned and the juices run clear, 60 to 70 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).