Recipe: Boerewors - Traditional

One of the most popular ways to enjoy your weekend is to have a braai. A braai is not the same without your family, beer and boerewors. For all those South Africans who are currently living over-seas... This one is for you:

Tip: You can change the favour by experimenting with different spices and sauces. Have fun

Boerewors Ingredients

· 3 lb beef
· 3 lb pork
· 1 lb bacon
· ½ cup red wine vinegar
· 1 clove garlic
· 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
· 3 to 3 ½ oz sausage casing
· 2 tbsp salt
· 1 tsp ground pepper
· 2 tbsp ground coriander
· ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
· ½ tsp ground dried thyme
· ½ tsp ground allspice
· ¼ tsp ground cloves

Making the Boerewors

• Dice the bacon into pieces not larger than 1 inch
• Cut the beef and pork meat into 1 to 1 ½ inch cubes. Mix it well with all the other ingredients except the sausage casing.
• Grind the meat using a medium-coarse grinding plate.
• Fill the sausage casings firmly, but not too tightly with the meat mixture.
• Refrigerate for 24 hours before using. Boerewors can be kept for a week or for 3 months if frozen
• Makes 6 to 7 lbs

Recipe source: http://africhef.com/Boerewors-Recipe.html

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