Longganisa (Filipino sausage)

Longganisa, the filipino sausage comes in various flavors, colors and sizes depending on the region or ingredients. Usually, this food is eaten at breakfast time together with eggs, fried rice, tomatoes or vinegar and hot choco or coffee.   Here is the procedure on how to make Longganisa (Filipino sausage).

Ingredients:

1. 1 kilo ground pork

2. 300 grams diced pork (fatty portion)

3. 2/3 cups soy sauce

4. 3 tablespoon salt

5. 1 cup brown sugar

6. 1 tablespoon ground black pepper

7. 2 tablespoon minced onion

8. 2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce (optional)

9. 1 teaspoon paprika

10. sausage casings (if unavailable, substitute with plastic casings cut to desired length or have it just like a patty)

Dipping Sauce:

1. 2 cloves of crushed garlic

2. 2 tablespoon vinegar

3. a pinch of salt

4. fresh cayenne or bird pepper (siling labuyo) optional

How to Prepare:

Put the pork in a bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. Let it stand for about 2-3 hours in the refrigerator. Afterwards, put the mixture in the casings and tie up according to desired sizes. For a more flavorful taste, let it cure for 2 days.

For the dipping sauce, mix all the ingredients and adjust to own taste.

Cooking procedure:

Turn the stove in medium fire. Put the desired number of longganisa in a frying pan and add 1/3 cup of water. Let it simmer and mix from time to time until the water evaporates. Add 1 tablespoon of oil and let it fry until brown. Serve.

Happy cooking and enjoy this Longganisa (Filipino sausage)!

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