Meats and Sausages
Vigan Longanisa
Vigan Longanisa is a spicy and very garlicky Filipino sausage.
| Meats | Metric | US |
|---|---|---|
| Pork shoulder | 750 g | 1.65 lb |
| Pork belly, back fat | 250 g | 0.55 lb |
Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of meat
| Salt | 18 g | 3 tsp |
| Pepper | 2.0 g | 1 tsp |
| Red pepper flakes, crushed | 1.0 g | 1/2 tsp |
| Onion, chopped | 30 g | 1 oz |
| Garlic, diced | 20 g | 6 cloves |
| Starch | 15 g | 1 Tbsp |
| Cider vinegar | 90 ml | 3 oz fl |
| Water | 30 ml | 1 oz fl |
Instructions
- Grind meats through 3/8” (8 mm) plate.
- Mix with all ingredients.
- Stuff into 32 mm hog casings forming links 2” (5 cm) long. Tie the links with twine.
- Cook before serving. A common method is to cook the sausage over low heat and then pan fry until brown.
