Portuguese blood sausage
Rosie Alegado
Great Grandma Brancoʻs Portuguese Blood Sausage
Prep time: 45 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 1 H & 25 M
Ingredients
Protocol
- Have beef or pig casings ready.
- Flush water through casing to open passage for stuffing.
- Cut the casing to the desired length, about 24-29 inches.
- Tie one end of the casing with string to secure. Leave other end open to fill.
- Prepare the blood mixture: Chop the green onions, parsley, chili peppers, and garlic fine.
- Dice the stomach fat (Banyas) of the pig into ½ inch cubes
- Combine the above ingredients in a large pan. To season add the flour, milk, salt, allspice, and cinnamon.
- Gently mix in the 1 quart pig blood (more or less may be used).
- Fill casing only ¾ full. When filling by hand, slit casing at open end about 3 or 4 inches to hold with right hand while using left hand to fill. Secure with string then tie both ends together to form a ring. (Keep leftover blood mixture to make Carcerla).
- To poach, fill a large 20 quart pot ½ full with water. Then, add 3 tablespoons Hawaiian salt. Heat to boiling.
- Without overcrowding, gently drop sausage into boiling water, one at a time. Sausage will rise to surface, pierce with head pin to release air. Cook about 20 minutes. Drain. Refrigerate or freeze.
- To serve: Fry in hot greased skillet until medium brown on bottom sides. Reduce heat, cover with lid and cook 5 minutes on each side or until done.
- Serve with sunny side fried eggs, hot rice and catsup.