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Armadillo egg question

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Dawgtired
Dawgtired Posts: 632
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Doing these for the first time today for friends coming over for football Saturday. My concern is how heavily I should cover the peppers with sausage. I assume there will be quite a bit of shrinkage. Also do y’all use an egg as a binder? Thanks for the help!

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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,337
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    Armadillo eggs: I plan for a pound of hot sausage to completely cover 4-6 jalas depending on the size of the pepper.  I get a good layer (never assessed thickness) of the sausage around each pepper but have not seen much shrinkage.  I do not use a binder.

    Here's something I do to soften up the pepper before stuffing them: I  cook the cored out jalas at around 350*F for 10 minutes in a toaster oven before loading up.

    I then cook them indirect at around 350*F til an internal temperature of 160-170*F.  FWIW-

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    lousubcap said:

    Armadillo eggs: I plan for a pound of hot sausage to completely cover 4-6 jalas depending on the size of the pepper.  I get a good layer (never assessed thickness) of the sausage around each pepper but have not seen much shrinkage.  I do not use a binder.

    Here's something I do to soften up the pepper before stuffing them: I  cook the cored out jalas at around 350*F for 10 minutes in a toaster oven before loading up.

    I then cook them indirect at around 350*F til an internal temperature of 160-170*F.  FWIW-

    As always…solid advice!
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Dawgtired
    Dawgtired Posts: 632
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    I used pimento cheese and it basically ran onto the plate when I sliced the eggs. Better cheese to use next time?

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  • lousubcap
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    I use pepper jack or habanero cheese when I can find it mixed with chorizo as the filling.  Never have experienced that.  FWIW-  
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  • GrateEggspectations
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    Have never before heard of these but am now tempted to give them a go. Thanks for sharing. The hard part is remembering to circle back to these great threads when pulling the trigger on a cook. 
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,765
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    curious if freezing the cheese slices before it hits the smoker might help . . .
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