Meats and Sausages
Maranho de Serta
Maranho, or stuffed goat sausage, is one of the more unique foods in Portuguese cuisine, originating in the Serta region of Portugal.
| Meats | Metric | US |
|---|---|---|
| Goat meat | 500 g | 1.10 lb |
| Rice, boiled | 500 g | 1.10 lb |
Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of meat
| Salt | 18 g | 3 tsp |
| Pepper | 2.0 g | 1 tsp |
| Paprika, sweet | 2.0 g | 1 tsp |
| Fresh mint, chopped | 1 Tbsp | 1 sprig |
| Parsley, chopped | 1 Tbsp | |
| General purpose or potato flour | 50 g | 1.76 oz |
| White wine | 60 ml | 2 oz fl |
| Lemon juice | 15 ml | 1 Tbsp |
| Water | 60 ml | 2 oz fl |
Instructions
- Cook the rice, but don't overcook.
- Chop the meat into thin slices or grind through 10 mm (3/8") plate.
- Mix meat with rice and all ingredients in a mixing bowl and let marinate for 2 hours.
- Stuff the contents into goat’s stomach. You can use 100 mm (4") diameter synthetic casings.
- Place in a boiling water and cook at 80° C (176° F) for 60 minutes.
- Refrigerate.
Notes
For a stronger red color, cut the raw meat into 1” (25 mm) pieces, mix with 1.0 g (1/4 tsp) cure #1 and hold for 48 hours in refrigerator.
