Ballymaloe Homemade Sausages

Name: Ballymaloe Homemade Sausages
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 450g good, fat streaky pork (rindless), minced; 2 tbsp mixed fresh herbs (e.g. parsley, thyme, chives, marjoram, rosemary and sage); 60g soft white breadcrumbs; 1 large garlic clove; 1 tsp salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 organic egg (optional – helps to bind – reduce breadcrumbs to 50g if omitting egg); Dash of oil for frying; 50g natural sheep or hog casings (optional)

Recipe by: Darina Allen

Sausages made from 100 percent lean meat may sound good, but for sweetness and succulence one needs some fat. The addition of breadcrumbs is not just to add bulk, it greatly improves the texture also. Recipe from Forgotten Skills by Darina Allen published

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Ingredients

450g good, fat streaky pork (rindless), minced
2 tbsp mixed fresh herbs (e.g. parsley, thyme, chives, marjoram, rosemary and sage)
60g soft white breadcrumbs
1 large garlic clove
1 tsp salt and freshly ground pepper
1 organic egg (optional – helps to bind – reduce breadcrumbs to 50g if omitting egg)
Dash of oil for frying
50g natural sheep or hog casings (optional)