Boerewors From South Africa

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Hoser asked for my recipe for Boerewors so here it is

. boerewors(farmer sausage) the most popular sausage in
South Africa

we got competition for the best boerewors .  the winner for 2011 got $32000.

It is a fresh sausage to be grilled over hot coals or For
drying and then is called dry wors .

i will give you the the recipe one that  i like .it is an old   family secret .

i am joking  i got it
from my butcher and I adjusted it to my liking.

5 lb beef

1 lb pork butt

1 lb. spek (pork belly )

1.5 Tbsp. salt

1 tsp. ground black pepper.

1 Tbsp. ground 
coriander, seeds   (put coriander
seeds in a pan on low heat till slightly burn and crash with a spoon)

1 tsp ground cloves

1 tsp grated nutmeg
0.5 tsp mace

1 tsp ground allspice

1 cup cherry  vinegar
(or brown)

wide sausage casings

     Cut all meat and
spek into cubes.

     Mix spek and meat
together thoroughly, and then coarsely mince.

     Add all dry
spices, vinegar.

     Mix together don’t   press it must be airy .

    put the mixture in
fridge for 2 hours to blend the flavours 
together,  

    Stuff it in the
casing and put it in  the fridge for 24
hours before eating them

    Boerewors can be
stored for up to 3 weeks frozen.

Ahron