The Best of Ed's Wurst

By JimMac

This homemade salami recipe makes 4 pounds, enough for 50 people when sliced as a snack. Freezes well for later use.
Recipe contest entry: Bob and Sylvia Solterbeck, Hooks, TX

Ingredients

• 10 jalapeno peppers, minced (optional)
• 5 cloves fresh garlic minced
• 1/4 cup curing salt
• 4 tablespoons dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon each chili powder, Italian seasoning and coarse ground black pepper 1 teaspoon each ground cumin and oregano
• 5 lb. lean ground beef

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all ingredients except beef thoroughly, then mix into beef. Refrigerate mixture for 24 hours to allow flavors to mingle.

Form into 4 rolls. Wrap in aluminum foil and bake in 225-degree oven for 4 hours, turning every hour. Remove foil and place on broiler pan or rack to allow excess liquid to drain. Then re-wrap and refrigerate or freeze.

Makes 4 1-lb. sticks. Recipe may be doubled if desired.