Keeping the flavor of fresh fruit in sausage.

[Jonathon]

craigrice Are you asking for my opinion on it? It’s okay, I think the bacon comes through more than the Pineapple through. If you are looking for a pineapple I’d go with the Pineapple Bratwurst Seasoning and add some dehydrated pineapples to that. If you are wanting to smoke it then you can add some sure cure and smoke it.

Or you could add some dehydrated pineapples to the Pineapple and Bacon Smoked Sausage seasoning as well

[craigrice]

Jonathon It was just a thought as he didn’t say what seasoning he was using

[unclebill]

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Try one of these places;
The Harmony House
Www.gohhf.com
Or
Spice Jungle,LLC
www.spicejungle.com

I’ve used them many times.

[KansasDad]

Jonathon Another option is to order from Bulkfoods.com. They are a on-line supply company, and yes they have dehydrated fruits and a whole lot of other stuff.

[KansasDad]

Jonathon I was wondering about using pineapple in sausage. I know it is an acidic fruit, does it have a tendency of denaturing the proteins?

[Jonathon]

KansasDad It can cause a problem which is why it is generally a better idea to use dehydrated chunks instead of fresh pineapple. The bromelain is going to break down some proteins either way but it wont be as quick or as bad with dehydrated chunks.

[KansasDad]

Jonathon I was wondering, especially with the proposed use of pineapple juice as a liquid. Pineapple is used often as a device to tenderize tough meats.

[chickennipple]

Thanks for the info guys. I was about to go get fresh fruit to throw into my sausage mix and went with dehydrated instead. They turned out amazing! I made Red Thai Chilli- Pineapple and Jalapeno-Apple-Cheddar. I also made Italian and Serrano-Habanero Cheddar. I used 40#'s of meat(beef brisket and pork shoulder). My freezer is stocked and family/friends are grateful.

[Jonathon]

Nice flavors you got there! All of those have a nice mix of sweet and heat or savory and heat. Do you grow your own peppers?

[chickennipple]

Thanks. I used to have a great garden when I was married, living in a house. Now it’s just my son and I in an apartment, so this time of the year we’re limited to the grocery store. I try to hit up the farmer’s market in the summer or my buddy who grows, hooks me up with a variety of peppers.

[chickennipple]

Jonathon , I think I missed tagging you in my reply. In addition to my previous reply, I’ve been thinking of trying to grow in pots this year. We’ll see how that works out