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Boerewors

Cultural Context

Originating from South Africa, Boerewors is a traditional sausage that reflects the country's rich culinary heritage. Traditionally made by farmers, it combines various meats and spices, often enjoyed during braais (barbecues) as a symbol of community and celebration. Today, Boerewors is not only a staple at South African gatherings but has also gained popularity worldwide, with variations appearing in international cuisine.

South AfricanZAmain
60 min
medium
4 servings
Servings4
2,2Kg Beef
1Kg Pork
800grams of Pork fat
6-8 Natural Sausage casings
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
½ cup of ice water
3 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons Black peppercorns
2,5 tablespoons whole coriander seeds
1,5 teaspoon fine nutmeg
1,5 teaspoon fine cloves
1,5 teaspoon fine coriander
1,5 teaspoon fine allspice
700grams Mielie meal
2L water
few pinches of salt
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons flour
½ tablespoon Mild curry powder
½ tablespoon Garlic powder
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons white vinegar
800grams Chopped tomatoes

pork

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner, while chicken is often less expensive.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: apple cider vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity with fewer calories.

beef

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Lean beef reduces fat content while ground beef is often more affordable.

spices

🥗Healthier: fresh herbs

💰Cheaper: dried herbs

Fresh herbs can enhance flavor with fewer calories, while dried herbs are usually cheaper.

1

Toast the black peppercorns and whole coriander seeds for a richer flavor.

2

Grind the toasted spices along with the fine nutmeg, fine cloves, fine coriander, and fine allspice.

3

Mix the ground spices with the beef, pork, pork fat, Worcestershire sauce, and ice water to form the boerewors mixture.

4

Stuff the mixture into the natural sausage casings and twist into links.

5

Grill the sausage on a bed of smokey embers until cooked through and juicy.

6

For the tomato sauce, heat canola oil in a pan, add flour and stir to form a roux.

7

Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar, mild curry powder, garlic powder, white vinegar, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until thickened.

Cooking Techniques

mixingstuffinggrilling

Spice Level:

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Also Known As

South African Sausage

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