Call it what you will, this is blood sausage. My blood sausage recipe is a hybrid of many, many recipes for Europe’s versions, and is distinctive in that it is not a pure-blood product: I use quite a bit of pork here, and use the blood as a binder and flavoring agent. And yes, I use pork and pork blood. Could I use wild boar? You bet, but getting wild boar blood is chancy. Better to use wild boar meat and domestic pork blood, which you can order from a reputable butcher’s shop or find at Asian markets.
What is Blood Sausage?
Blood sausage is a food that consists of pork blood and animal fat. It is usually eaten cold, though it can be served hot as well in some cases. To make the sausage have the desired texture, cooked meat is crumbled up before being mixed with other ingredients like salt or black pepper. The mixture may also include ground white rice (sometimes used instead of bread) and onions to add flavor. In some cases, breadcrumbs might also be added for additional texture. The mixture is then placed inside natural casings made from animal intestines before being boiled or smoked over an open flame until fully cooked. You can find blood sausage in many different countries worldwide
What Does Blood Sausage Taste Like?
Blood sausages come in various shapes and sizes, but they all have one thing in common- the ingredient that gives them their name. It’s a mixture of ground pork and beef seasoned with salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram, and other spices.
The meat is blended with the blood from pigs or cows to create what many deem an acquired taste- but one worth trying.
It might sound downright gross to some people at first glance (especially if they’re squeamish around animal products), but as it turns out, there are plenty of benefits when eating this type of sausage.
The meat is blended with the blood from pigs or cows to create what many deem an acquired taste- but one worth trying.
It might sound downright gross to some people at first glance (especially if they’re squeamish around animal products), but as it turns out, there are plenty of benefits when eating this type of sausage.
Tasty Blood Sausage Recipe !!
To make this recipe you will need hog casings (also easily available at a butcher shop, or even at a supermarket that makes it own sausages), and lots of onions, slowly cooked and cooled beforehand.
Ingrédients
- 1kg pork shoulder, cut into 2cm cubes and chilled
- 200g pork back fat, cut into 1 cm cubes and chilled
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 2 whole cloves chped and minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 55g butter
- 1 onion, diced
- 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tart apples, peeled and diced
- 1 handful fresh thyme, about 25g, leaves picked and stems reserved
- 80g cooked grain - such as rice or buckwheat
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 240g pork blood
Poaching bath :
- 150g salt
- 2 bay leaves
- reserved thyme stems
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
Instructions
- Place the pork and the fat in the freezer for 30 minutes. Also place the meat mincer in the freezer, as this will make mincing easier.
- Toast the peppercorns, coriander seeds, cloves and bay leaves in a dry frying pan over high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Once fragrant, grind to a powder with a mortar and pestle.
- Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add the onion and a pinch of the salt and cook about 2 minutes. Add the apples, stir well and cook 3 minutes more. Pour in the cognac and sprinkle over the thyme leaves; stir well and cook a further minute, then remove from heat and let cool.
- Pass the partially frozen pork shoulder (not the fat) through the cold meat mincer fitted with a medium plate. Combine the mince with the buckwheat, apple mixture, salt and spices. Mix well for 2 to 3 minutes, using your hands, till the mixture starts to congeal. Cover with cling film and chill for 1 hour, or up to overnight.
- Place the blood in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the blood to the mince mixture along with the back fat. Fold together with a spatula until combined.
- Soak the casing in cold water for about 30 minutes. Place the wide end of a small sausage stuffing funnel up against the sink tap and run cold water through the inside of the casing.
- Using a medium sausage stuffing funnel attachment, thread the casing onto the outside of the tube. Start passing the meat mixture through the funnel, stopping as it just starts to come out the other end. Tie the casing into a knot at the end, then continue passing the meat mixture through the funnel, supporting the sausage with your other hand. Once the desired length is reached, tie the other end of the casing into a knot, then bring the two ends of the sausage together and tie into a ring by tying together the two ends of casing. Repeat until the meat mixture is finished.
- Place the sausages and the poaching bath ingredients in a large saucepan or stock pot. Add water to cover. Bring the water to just below simmering, about 80 degrees C, and hold there for 45 minutes.
- Remove the sausages from the poaching bath and place in a large bowl of ice water for a couple of minutes to stop cooking and cool.
- Enjoy the sausage sliced and served cold or fried till evenly browned.