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Adrian's Blood and Chocolate Sausage

Posted by: Adrian Richardson | 16 March, 2010 - 11:04 AM
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2.5 or 5 litres  pig blood
1 kg or 2 kg onions finely diced
1.75 or 2.5 kg pork fat, finely diced (try duck fat)
.75 or 150 gmsbread crumbs
150 gm Unsalted butter
200 gm Dark Chocolate
500 or 1 kg grated apple
750 or 1.5 litres cream
60 or 80 gms salt
1 or 2 tblsp brown sugar
½ or 1 cup chopped chives
¼ cup brandy
1 tblsp white pepper
¾ cup cognac

Add the breadcrumbs to the cream
Add the seasonings to the blood
Fry 1/4 of the fat slowly with the onions till soft,
Then add the remaining fat, cream and breadcrumbs, mix well
Stir in chocolate until it melts
Stir in the blood
Fill skins; leave some room as they expand while cooking

Cooking:

In a pot bring salted water to boil
Remove from heat, add litre cold water
Add coiled sausages, on a wire rack is best
Heat very slowly for 20 minutes
After 15 minutes, prick, brown liquid means they are ready, blood means they need more cooking, catch them while they are just firm
Cool with some iced water

Variation:

Diced leek
Duck fat
Allspice
Currants

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