Ukrainian Homemade Sausage (Kovbasa) Recipe

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Ukrainian Homemade Sausage (Kovbasa)
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
1238
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs beef chuck
  • 1 lb pork fat
  • 4 -6 oz coarse salt
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 2 tsp peperivka spiced whiskey, see below, to taste
  • 3 yards natural hog casings (or as needed)

Directions:

  1. Grind pork coarsely, once.
  2. Bone and chill beef.
  3. With a very sharp knife, dice 2 pounds beef into 1/4 inch cubes.
  4. Dice 1/2 pound fat similarly and grind the other 1/2 pound of fat.
  5. Mix meats and fat in a large bowl.
  6. Mash peeled garlic with salt in a mortar,and add pepper and allspice.
  7. Mix all ingredients.
  8. Add 1 cup water for each 2 pounds of meat, then add whiskey.
  9. Cook a small sample in a little boiling water.
  10. Taste and adjust seasoning (be conservative with the salt).
  11. Wash casing in cold water, rinsing several times.
  12. Carefully thread 1 yard of casing over a sausage funnel and stuff, taking care not to leave air pockets.
  13. Do not pack or sausages will burst while cooking.
  14. Tie ends with string.
  15. Repeat until all meat is used.
  16. Refrigerate, loosely covered with towel, for 48 hours.
  17. Sausage may be smoked (following smoker directions) or cooked fresh.
  18. TO COOK FRESH, simmer gently in a wide pot one-third full of water until cooked through, about 30-40 minutes.
  19. Drain, cool, and refrigerate loosely covered.
  20. TO SERVE, saute in a little fat for color.
  21. Or serve cold in thin diagonal slices.
  22. NOTE: Peperivka, cayenne-flavored whiskey, is made by soaking 10 whole red cayenne peppers in a pint of blended whiskey or bourbon for at least 48 hours.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1238.3 Kcal (5185 kJ)
Calories from fat 756.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 84.07g 129%
Cholesterol 408.23mg 136%
Sodium 9609.71mg 400%
Potassium 1992.34mg 42%
Total Carbs 2.36g 1%
Sugars 0.03g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.81g 3%
Protein 114.47g 229%
Vitamin C 4.3mg 7%
Iron 7.1mg 40%
Calcium 126.4mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 160.72 Kcal (673 kJ)
Calories from fat 98.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.91g 129%
Cholesterol 52.98mg 136%
Sodium 1247.27mg 400%
Potassium 258.59mg 42%
Total Carbs 0.31g 1%
Sugars 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 3%
Protein 14.86g 229%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 7%
Iron 0.9mg 40%
Calcium 16.4mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.6
    Points
  • 32
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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