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Boerewors
South Africa
By South African law must contain at least 90% meat with specific spice requirements. No boerewors, no braai.
South Africa's iconic farmer's sausage — coarsely minced beef and pork with coriander and cloves in a long continuous coil. The centrepiece of every braai.
Prep
30 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Medium
Calories
395 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
700gbeef mince (coarsely ground)
300gpork belly mince
2 tspcoriander, toasted
half tsp eachcloves, nutmeg, allspice
2 tbspred wine vinegar
natural sausage casingssoaked
Method
1
Mix beef and pork with all spices and vinegar. Refrigerate 1 hour.
2
Stuff into casings forming one long continuous coil.
3
Do not twist or separate — boerewors must remain in one coil.
4
Grill over medium charcoal 12-15 minutes, turning carefully.
Chef's Tip
Do not pierce and keep as one coil — breaking it is bad braai etiquette.
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Some recipe photos courtesy of Openverse and Wikimedia Commons contributors, used under Creative Commons licenses.