BOEREWORS (FARMER’S SAUSAGE)

This is a tasty, traditional sausage enjoyed by South Africans.   It can be served in a number of ways but, is popular cooked slowly over a fire or on a barbeque.

To make boerewors, you will need:

1,5kg beef, cut into cubes                                 1,5kg pork, cut into cubes

500g pork fat, cut into 5mm cubes                 25ml salt

5ml pepper                                                         50ml coriander

2ml grated nutmeg                                           125ml vinegar

1ml ground cloves                                            2ml ground dried thyme

2ml ground allspice                                           1 clove garlic, crushed

50ml Worcester sauce                                      85g sausage casing

What to do:

1. Roast the coriander until light brown then grind and mix it with all the other spices, salt and pepper.
2. Mince the meat coarsely and mix very lightly with all the other ingredients.
3. Fill the casings with the meat mixture (not too  firmly)

DO NOT KNEAD THE MEAT OTHERWISE THE SAUSAGE WILL BE TOO FIRM.