Crazymoon inspired jalapeño and cheddar summer sausage

[rca dog]

Thanks go to Dirtsailor for the basic recipe, and Crazymoon for the nudge to add jalapeño and cheddar to the mix.

Sorry no pics of the grinding and mixing, as I was single handed again.  I need to work on that.  I basically took DS's recipe, cut the pepper by 1\3, and added 1 cup of chopped jalapeños and 2 cups of chopped old cheddar to the 11 lb meat mix.  I used 80-20 venison-pork and I added 1 lb of pork back fat. (that's where the 11 lbs comes from, and the reason it's not 10 lbs).

So it is stuffed and in the fridge for smoking tomorrow

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• rca dog
• Dec 30, 2016

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• rca dog
• Dec 30, 2016

So tomorrow the smoker is going to be busy !  I am smoking these, then smoking a fattie for our new years dinner.  And in between, I'll be making some hot dogs, Disco style. (sort of)

 

[rw willy]

Look good!  Why round?  And what is the casing?  New to sausage.  Thanks

 

[dward51]

Jalapeno and cheese is going to make some good stuff!!!!

 

[rca dog]

They are round because that's the shape they take when using these casings.  I got 20 meters that is about half gone now.  It's this stuff :

http://www.stuffers.com/product-p/syrou4720mo.htm

Non edible beef collagen.  Soak in water for 5 or ten minutes then tie one end and stuff.  Tie off the other end.  I haven't got all fancy yet with the hog rings and pliers, but that's next.

You kind of need to prepare to have a bigger area than the straight ones because they just naturally curve as they come off of the stuffer.

 

[rca dog]

 
Jalapeno and cheese is going to make some good stuff!!!!

Hope so !

 

[DanMcG]

Looks good so far! :popcorn

 

[SmokinAl]

Boy they look great!

Can't wait to see the cut shots!

Al

 

[redheelerdog]

I love the jalapeño and cheddar combo, your stuffed pics look great. Looking forward to the smoked pics. 

 

[rw willy]

Thanks for the info.  They do look good!

 

[rca dog]

In the smoker.  The fatty down below is my wife's first.  I will make a separate post about it.

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• rca dog
• Jan 1, 2017

Out of the smoker and water bath to finish IT

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• rca dog
• Jan 1, 2017

I had one of the rings fall off the rod when one of the ends broke off.  It got a little charred and as a result, I got some fat leakage.  You can see it in the water.

After the hot water bath, it went directly into ice water to cool to below 100 deg IT, then back outside to bloom overnight.

The result

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• rca dog
• Jan 1, 2017

Its all cut up into manageable pieces and vac packed now.  It tastes great, but next time I will leave the seeds and membranes in the jalapeños for a bit more heat.

 

[crazymoon]

RCAD, You have me jealous with those chunks of jalapeno in you VSS, Looks delicious ! 

 

[disco]

Super Summer Sausage, Sir!

Disco

 

[driedstick]

looks great,,,nice job