Boerewors For Boeries Recipes

SOUTH AFRICAN SAUSAGE (BOEREWORS)

Steps:

• Skip the first few steps if you are using ground beef and pork.
• Prepare beef and pork by trimming off all sinew, and other nasty bits and pieces that may affect the texture.
• To facilitate mincing, cut meat into long, narrow strips about 3 inch in diameter and freeze for about 30 minutes.
• Mince meat through a course mincer for a rough texture, or finely if you prefer.
• Allow the meat to be fed through with very little assistance from the tamper.
• Finish off by mincing a piece of bread to remove every vestige of meat from the mincer.
• Roast coriander and cloves in a dry frying pan, tossing the spices about until uniformly brown and aromatic.
• Don't allow to burn.
• Grind spices with a pestle and mortar, sift to remove husks, mix with remaining spices and sugar and sprinkle over the mince.
• Lightly mix in wine or vinegar.
• Drain the casings and place over one end of the filling horn (I use the kitchen aid attachment and carefully push all of the casings on leaving a 3 inch length hanging down).
• Tie a knot in this.
• Grabbing hold of a second pair of hands at this point makes wors-making less traumatic.
• You can then feed the mixture in while your assistant hold the casings, guiding the filling inches.
• Feed the mixture into the mincer a little at a time, while securing the casing with a gentle pressure of one hand on the horn to control the unrolling of the casing as its filled.
• Mould the sausage with your hand to make it uniformly thick.
• Don't pack the casings too full, or the wors will burst while cooking, but try to avoid air bubbles.
• After the casing has been filled, remove it - still attached to the horn - from the machine.
• Push any remaining filling into the casing and tie a knot in the end.
• BBQ quickly over hot coals.
• The skin should be crisp and the middle just pink.
• Serve immediately.

BOEREWORS FOR BOERIES

Steps:

• Assemble meat grinder and prepare the casings: Choose long pieces of the casings so that you have more control over the size of the links that you wish to make.
• Soak the casings in cool water about 5 minutes (more soaking will make the casings very tender and prone to bursting) about an hour in advance of stuffing to remove the salt on the outer surface.
• Rinse under cool running water.
• To remove excess salt from the inside, hold one end of a casing in place on a faucet nozzle and turn on cold tap water to fill the casing with liquid.
• If you spot any holes in the casing at this time, discard or cut the damaged bit off.
• Remove from faucet and squeeze out water; cover the rinsed and drained casings and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Mix ground beef well with all the other ingredients except the sausage casing.
• Fill the sausage casings firmly, using the meat grinder with a stuffing horn attachment, 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.

BOEREWORS AND TOMATO BREDIE

Steps:

• One day ahead: In a large bowl, combine the beef, pork, coriander, salt, pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice. Mix until combined. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
• On the day of serving: Grind the meat mixture in a meat grinder. Add the fatback and vinegar to the meat and mix well. Stuff the meat into sausage casing, if using, or else form the mixture into sausage patties. In a skillet set over medium-high heat, cook the boerewors until browned.
• Serve the boerewors with the Tomato Bredie.
• Heat the oil in a large saute pan set over medium heat, and saute the onions until they're transparent. Add the pork and cook until brown. Add the tomatoes, potatoes, and chile to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender and the tomato liquid is almost gone, about 20 minutes.