What is boerewors made of?

What is boerewors made of?

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Boerewors is made from coarsely minced beef (sometimes combined with minced pork, lamb, or both) and spices (usually toasted coriander seed, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and allspice).

What is traditional boerewors?

Boerewors (boor-uh-vors) – literally means ‘farmers sausage’ in Afrikaans. A savoury sausage developed by the farmers some 200 years ago. Boerewors is traditionally cooked on the braai or barbecue but like any good sausage, can be cooked in a grill or broiler.

How do you cook boerewors oven?

2. How to Fry Boerewors in the Oven. To fry boerewors, preheat the oven between 170C and 180C. You can go ahead and coat the boerewors in a light drizzle of vegetable or olive oil, then cook it for 10 minutes on each side for a total of 20 minutes.

What do boerewors taste like?

What does boerewors taste like? Boerewors taste different from the other sausages. They bear a rich taste of beef and spices such as coriander, nutmeg, and cloves. Braai wors are sausages made up of 90% meat and 10% spice mixed with other minor ingredients such as salt and vinegar.

How do you braai meat in the oven?

Brown the meat in heated cooking oil. Add heated liquid. Place the meat in an oven dish with lid and bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C for 30 – 35 minutes per 500 g plus an additional 30 minutes. Mix the seasoning and rub it into the meat and place in cooking bag.

How do you cook a boerewors braai?

AT THE BRAAI:

  1. Place a loose coil over a medium-hot indirect fire.
  2. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  3. Turn and cook for about 5 minutes more.

Why is my boerewors dry?

The meat must be cold at all times or the fat will smear even when you are stuffing the casings. Wors is not as high in fat as imagined because a lot of the fat is expelled during cooking,using too little fat will give you a dry crumbly texture.

What is the best casing for boerewors?

A specially graded 30/34mm medium Hog Casing produced from high-quality Pork Casings. This casing is ideal for making a thick Boerewors sausage. They come in packs of 90 metres and are cured in salt, tied with a yellow string and vac packed.

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