Best Black Pudding Blood Sausage Recipes

BLACK PUDDING - BLOOD SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 160°C/300°F/Gas Mark 2.
• Assemble meat grinder and prepare the casings: Choose long pieces of the casings so that you have more control over the size of the links that you wish to make.
• Soak the casings in cool water about 5 minutes (more soaking will make the casings very tender and prone to bursting) about an hour in advance of stuffing to remove the salt on the outer surface.
• Rinse under cool running water.
• To remove excess salt from the inside, hold one end of a casing in place on a faucet nozzle and turn on cold tap water to fill the casing with liquid.
• If you spot any holes in the casing at this time, discard or cut the damaged bit off.
• Remove from faucet and squeeze out water; cover the rinsed and drained casings and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Mix all of the ingredients together thoroughly, making sure that the seasonings are evenly distributed.
• Fill the casings and make links by twisting the sausage two or three turns at the points where you wish them to be (a 4-inch link is a good snack or lunch size, but smaller ones make good hors d'oeuvres).
• Place into an ovenproof dish with a cover, standing in a larger dish half filled with water.
• Bake for 1½ hours.
• Allow to cool.
• Fry with bacon and eggs for breakfast or use as a part of a Mixed Grill.

BLACK PUDDING - BLOOD SAUSAGE (NO CASINGS)

Steps:

• Place the bread cubes to soak in the milk in a warm oven, taking care not heat the milk beyond blood temperature.
• Have the blood ready in a large bowl, and pour the warm milk and bread into it.
• Stir in the cooked barley.
• Grate the beef suet into the mixture and stir it up with the oatmeal.
• Season with the salt, pepper and mint.
• Have ready 2 or three large roasting pans. Divide the mixture between them that they are not more than 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350F for about an hour or until the pudding is well cooked through.
• Keep in the refrigerator.
• When ready to cook, cut into squares and fry in bacon fat or butter until heated through and the outside is crisp.

BLOOD SAUSAGE (BLACK PUDDING)

Steps:

• Bring two pots of water to boil.
• Rinse fatback thoroughly to remove salt. Mince fatback and add to one pot of boiling water. Boil for 30 seconds, then strain through a wire strainer and shock under cold water to prevent further cooking.
• Add oats to the second pot of boiling water. Boil for 30 minutes, then strain through a fine mesh sieve. Set aside to cool.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and mince.
• Combine fatback, onion, bread crumbs, pepper, salt, nutmeg, mace, and sage in a large bowl; mix until thoroughly combined. Pour in blood and stir everything together; mixture will be pretty runny. Transfer bowl to the refrigerator and allow flavors to meld, about 1 hour.
• Rinse out hog casings to remove salt, passing water through the casings several times. Let soak in warm water for 30 minutes.
• Tie off one end of casing, and slide other end over the nozzle of a funnel. The filling is too thin to use a stand mixer, so this has to be done manually. Roll up the extra length so the knot is right at the funnel opening.
• Pour in blood filling a little at a time, making sure to work all solids through the funnel and down the casing. Twist off sections at desired lengths. When done, tie off other end.
• Steam sausages in a steamer pot for 2 hours. The blood will thicken as it cooks and get absorbed by the breads to take on a meat-like consistency. Note blood sausages will still be softer than regular sausages.
• Remove and let cool. Freeze or use immediately.