Filipino Longanisa Sausage Recipe 395

Steps:

• Combine sliced sausage, brown sugar, white vinegar, and soy sauce in a large plastic bag. Seal and marinate in the refrigerate, 2 hours to overnight.
• Pour sausage mixture into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add water and vegetable oil; cook and stir until liquid is reduced and sausage is browned, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except casing and let stand for 1 to 2 hours. Fill casing with mixture. Tie the end of the casing with kitchen string. Twist the sausage at every five inches or so to form the sausages. Place finished sausages on a tray and let them cure and dry in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days, turning them over once a day. When ready to cook, put desired number of sausages in a skillet. Add enough water to come halfway up the side of the links. Prick sausage lightly with a fork. Let simmer over medium heat until water evaporates. Add two tablespoons of oil and fry till nicely browned. Serve hot.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together sugar, oregano, ginger, pepper, salt, and curing salt until evenly combined; set aside. Mix together garlic, ground pork, and ground pork fat in a large bowl until combined. Sprinkle with spice mixture, pour in white vinegar, and mix thoroughly.
• Rinse the sausage casings very well until all of the salt or brine is gone; tie a knot at one end of the casing, then thread the other end onto a sausage stuffing tube. Stuff the casing with the sausage mixture, twisting the filled casing every 2 1/2 to 4 inches to form links. Once all of the sausage mixture has been used, tie the end of the last link.
• Using fine cotton kitchen twine, tie the ends of each sausage link tightly, then cut between each link to separate. Place into a glass or plastic container, cover, and allow to mature in the refrigerator for 4 days, after which point they may be frozen.
• To cook the longanisa, fill a skillet with 1/2 to 3/4 inches of water and add thawed sausages. Simmer over medium-high heat until the water evaporates, about 20 minutes. Uncover, and allow the sausages to fry in their own oil until golden brown, about 8 minutes more.