
Portuguese Morcela (Blood Sausage) Recipe
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Sat, Apr 16, 2016
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Learn how to make this delicious Portuguese morcela (blood sausage) recipe.
Preparation time | 20 min |
Cooking Time | 1 h 30 min |
Ready In | 1 h 50 min |
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
1 and 3/4 pints of pork blood (or the blood from lamb or goose)12 ounces of suet, shredded1 cup of milk2 ounces of oatmeal3 medium onions, peeled and chopped1 tablespoon of salt1/2 teaspoon of mixed herbs1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper1 pinch of nutmeg
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Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Assemble meat grinder and prepare the casings: Choose long pieces of the casings so that you have more control over the size of the links that you wish to make.
- Soak the casings in cool water about 5 minutes (more soaking will make the casings very tender and prone to bursting) about an hour in advance of stuffing to remove the salt on the outer surface.
- Rinse under cool running water.
- To remove excess salt from the inside, hold one end of a casing in place on a faucet nozzle and turn on cold tap water to fill the casing with liquid.
- If you spot any holes in the casing at this time, discard or cut the damaged bit off.
- Remove from faucet and squeeze out water; cover the rinsed and drained casings and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Mix all of the ingredients together thoroughly, making sure that the seasonings are evenly distributed.
- Fill the casings and make links by twisting the sausage two or three turns at the points where you wish them to be (a 4-inch link is a good snack or lunch size, but smaller ones make good hors d’oeuvres).
- Place into an ovenproof dish with a cover, standing in a larger dish half filled with water.
- Bake for 1½ hours and allow to cool.
Recipe & Photo Credit: easyportugueserecipes.com