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Excellent South African Boerewors

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  • Author: EsmeSalon
  • Prep Time: 2 hours
  • Resting Time: 3 hours
  • Total Time: 5 hours
  • Yield: Depending on portion size
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Moderate
  • Cuisine: South African

Description

Celebrate the taste of tradition with South African Boerewors and make it part of your next meal.


Ingredients

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Meat

  • 10 lbs. Beef, cubed
  • 10 lbs. Pork, cubed
  • 5 lbs. Spek (Pork or Sheep Fat)
  • 10 ft Wide Casings

Spices for 10 kg

  • 12 Tbs Coriander Powder
  • 4 Tbs Salt
  • 8 tsp Aromat
  • 2 tsp White Pepper
  • 2 tsp Ground Cloves
  • 1 tsp Thyme
  • 2 tsp Allspice
  • 8 tsp Coriander Seeds, roasted and crushed
  • 50 ml Worcestershire Sauce
  • 250 ml White Vinegar
  • 250 ml Cold Water
  • 4 Cloves of Garlic

Instructions

  1. Meat should be in the fridge for an hour or two before making boerie (almost, but not quite, frozen)
  2. Mince beef and pork through an 8 – 10 mm screen
  3. Mince spek (Pork or Sheep Fat) through a 4 mm screen
  4. Mix all together by hand, distributing the fat evenly throughout. Do not knead the mixture
  5. Sprinkle in spice and liquid
  6. Let the mixture rest for an hour
  7. Wash out hog casings under cold running water
  8. Fill the casings


Notes

Created, Prepared, tried, and tested by Pete from SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes 

The nutritional value is given for the full recipe!  You decide how much you want to enjoy per sitting.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 45014
  • Sugar: 53.7 g
  • Sodium: 62187 mg
  • Fat: 4196.8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1396 g
  • Trans Fat: 10.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 102.4 g
  • Fiber: 12.4 g
  • Protein: 1579.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 7914.4 mg
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