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Garlic Longganisa

Learn how to make delicious garlic longganisa with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for breakfast or any time of day, served with rice and dipping sauce.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Curing time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 45 minutes
Course: Pork Recipe
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: garlic longganisa
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 537kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo ground pork 20% fat and 80% lean meat
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup sugar brown or washed
  • 1/2 cup minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper powder
  • hog casing

Instructions

How to Maker Garlic Longganisa

  • Prepare a small basin or a big mixing bowl. Add in together the ground pork, salt, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, minced garlic and black pepper.
  • Mix all the ingredients by hand until all the ingredients are well combined.
  • Then add the sugar and continue mixing until the meat meat mixture becomes sticky.
  • To stuff the hog casing with the meat mixture, you will need a sausage stuffer. But you can use a plastic funnel with a large hole about 3/4 inch size.
  • Soak the hog casing first in water specially if you bought the dried hog casing.
  • Then insert the hog casing in the funnel tip until all the casing is inserted. Just leave an allowance of 1 1/2 inch at the tip.
  • Fill the hog casing with the meat mixture and allow the air to escape at the tip then close it by tying it up.
  • Fill the casing until almost full then divide at 2 inches each by pinching and twisting
  • Then tie the segments with the cooking twine or cotton crochet yarn. Cure the longganisa by hanging under the sun for 4 hours. Or you can just hang it in a dry place for 4 hours. Then freeze it to store it for a long time.
  • To cook the longganisa, put some water in a frying pan and boil the longganisa until the liquid has evaporated and the fat renders.
  • Stir cook to avoid burning and to cook it evenly on all sides. Stir fry until the sugar caramelize and the longganisa turns brown.
  • Serve with dipping sauce like spiced vinegar and cooked rice or fried rice.

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Notes

Cooking tips for Making Garlic Longganisa:

  • When cooking the longganisa, make sure to stir it frequently to prevent it from burning and to ensure that it cooks evenly on all sides.
  • Be patient and allow the sugar to caramelize slowly for the best flavor. And don't forget to serve it with your favorite dipping sauce and some steamed rice for a delicious and satisfying meal. Enjoy!
  • Buy a sausage stuffer for convenience. You don't need to use an expensive ones. You can easily buy it on online shops.
  • When using a hog casing, it is convenient to buy a ready to use dried type or fresh salted hog casing. You can easily buy it on online shops also.

 

Nutrition Notes:

Calorie and other nutrition information is derived from HappyFolks.Com recipe nutrition calculator. The percent daily value (%DV) is based on a daily 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutrition Information:

Amount per Serving:240g, Calories:537kcal, From fat:287,  Total fat:32g, Saturated Fat:9.8g, Trans Fat:0.2g, Cholesterol: 133mg, Sodium: 1579g, Total Carbohydrate: 27g, Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 20g, Protein: 36g, Vitamin C: 8%, Calcium: 7%, Iron: 13%