adding halipinas to summer sausage

[twigg267]

Should I use fresh or jar halipina s in summer sausage?

[twigg267]

jalapenos*

[AdamCA]

I’d use the fresh halipinas

[Jonathon]

twigg267 I prefer using Jalapeno Pepper Flakes that have been rehydrated with 5 parts of water to 1 part of pepper flakes. I think that this gives you more jalapeno taste than using actual chunks but if you are going with either jarred or fresh then use the fresh! The problem with the jarred ones is that they have been pickled and that can cause some issues in your sausage. I wish there was a way around this as I far prefer the taste of jarred (pickled) jalapenos to fresh ones!

[twigg267]

Thank you. Will the dryed jalapenos add much heat to summer sausage? What is the best spice for adding heat to summer sausage?

[dennishoddy]

twigg267
Crushed red pepper works well to add some heat. The same stuff you put on pizza.

[Jonathon]

dennishoddy twigg267 If you are just looking to add heat and a little red pepper taste I recommend the Xtra Hot Ground Red Pepper Shaker it is just a shaker though so if you want it in a 5 lb bag we have that as well.

Just be careful with this stuff, it is extremely hot, the suggested usage is 3 oz of the spice to 100 lb of meat to add some heat!