Summer Sausage Making For Beginners

Smokin' Joe's Pit BBQ15 minutes read

Joe demonstrates making jalapeno cheddar summer sausage, starting with a brisket and pork shoulder mix, grinding, seasoning, stuffing, and smoking the sausages for a homemade, flavorful result, surpassing store-bought options. He recommends trying the recipe despite the effort, providing links for necessary equipment and seasonings with a discount, and encouraging viewers to subscribe for more content.

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  • Joe from Smoking Joe's Pit BBQ shared a detailed process for making jalapeno cheddar summer sausage, emphasizing the importance of the meat ratio, grinding process, seasoning choice, and smoking technique to achieve a flavorful outcome surpassing store-bought alternatives.
  • The individual who made the homemade summer sausage highlighted the personal satisfaction derived from the effort involved in the process, encouraging others to try the recipe by providing links for purchasing equipment and seasonings, offering a discount, and inviting viewers to subscribe for additional content.

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Recent questions

  • How is jalapeno cheddar summer sausage made?

    It starts with a beef and pork mix, grinding the meat, adding seasoning, cure, and cheese, then smoking until cooked.

  • What are the key steps in making jalapeno cheddar summer sausage?

    Trimming and grinding meat, mixing with seasoning, cure, and cheese, stuffing into casings, then smoking until cooked.

  • What equipment is needed to make jalapeno cheddar summer sausage?

    A grinder, mixer, stuffer, smoker, and thermometer are essential tools for making jalapeno cheddar summer sausage.

  • How long does it take to cook jalapeno cheddar summer sausage?

    The sausages are smoked at 135 degrees for 2 hours, then cooked at 180 degrees until reaching an internal temperature of 155 degrees after 7 hours.

  • What is the recommended seasoning for jalapeno cheddar summer sausage?

    Pia Seasoning's jalapeno summer sausage seasoning is recommended, along with extra jalapenos for added flavor.

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"Jalapeno Cheddar Summer Sausage Making Process"

  • Joe from Smoking Joe's Pit BBQ demonstrates making jalapeno cheddar summer sausage.
  • He starts with a 19-pound brisket and 7 pounds of pork shoulder, aiming for a 65% beef and 35% pork mix.
  • Trimming off oxidized meat from the brisket, he cuts it into strips and then cubes to fit the grinder.
  • Grinding the meat twice, first with a 10mm die and then a 4.5mm die, keeping everything cold.
  • Mixing in jalapeno summer sausage seasoning from Pia Seasoning, adding extra jalapenos.
  • Adding maple cure mixed with water, ensuring the right consistency for the sausage.
  • Mixing for protein extraction, adding high-temperature cheddar cheese and encapsulated citric acid.
  • Stuffing the mixture into casings, twisting and tying them off, learning not to overstuff.
  • Smoking the sausages in a PK100 smoker at 135 degrees with hardwood sawdust for 2 hours.
  • Increasing the temperature to 180 degrees to cook the sausages until they reach an internal temperature of 155 degrees after 7 hours.

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Homemade Jalapeno Summer Sausage Recipe Success

  • The individual made homemade summer sausage, adding extra jalapenos for flavor, and found the end result to be delicious, surpassing store-bought options. They recommend trying the recipe, highlighting the satisfaction of making it despite the effort involved. They also provide links in the description for purchasing the necessary equipment and seasonings, offering a discount, and encourage viewers to subscribe for more content.
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