The Culture Cook Boerewors

Author: Marthinus Strydom
Category: Meat Curing
Serves/Qty: 3.00
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From Cape Town to Upington, boerewors is as quintessential South African as rugby, sunshine and chevorolet. This is my version.

Marthinus Strydom

The Story

Boerewors, a type of sausage which originated in South Africa, is an important part of South African and Namibian cuisine and is popular across Southern Africa. The name is derived from the Afrikaans/Dutch words boer ("farmer") and wors ("sausage"). According to South African government regulation boerewors must contain at least 90 percent meat, and always contain beef, as well as lamb, pork, or a mixture of lamb and pork. The other 10% is made up of spices and other ingredients. Not more than 30% of the meat content may be fat. After many experiments, this is in my opinion an award winning Boerewors.

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Ingredients
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50 % beef, use a fatty cut such as chuck head or the top part of the brisket
50 % pork, use a fatty cut such as top belly or shoulder
1.33 % whole coriander seeds
0.15 % cloves
0.09 % nutmeg
0.25 % pepper
0.33 % vinegar
2.13 % red wine
2.13 % brandy
2 % salt
0.50 % worcestershire sauce
casings

Method

  1. Rinse the sausage casings in cold water.
  2. Roast the coriander until light brown. Take care not to burn it as this will make for a bitter flavour. Grind and mix the coriander with all the other spices.
  3. Combine all ingredients with the meat and then mince coarsely.
  4. You can stuff sausage casings by hand or using the sausage-making attachment of most kitchen mixers. Open the end of the casing and ease open the first five-centimetres in order to fit it onto the stuffing tube.
  5. Pipe your mince mixture into the casing. Remember not to stuff too tightly or the sausage will burst. The sausage mixture is best left to stand in the refrigerator overnight in order for flavours to mix.
  6. TIP: You don't have to use casings. Watch my video on how to make this boerewors without casings. Just turn them into sausages and wrap with cling film and store in freezer!