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Liverwurst
1 pound fresh pork liver, cubed
3/4 pound lean pork butt, cubed
1/4 pound pork fat, cubed
1 large sweet white onion, about 1-1/2 cups, finely diced
3 tablespoons powdered dry milk
1 teaspoon freshly fine ground white pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon finely ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/4 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
Instructions
You will need a piece of unbleached muslin about twelve inches long and
eight inches wide. As an alternative, you can use large collagen casings.
Fold the muslin lengthwise and tightly stitch a seam
across one of the short ends and continue along the open side. Keep the
stitching about an eighth of an inch from the edge of the material. The short
side of the seam can be curved in a semicirle to give the finished product a
rounded end. Turn the casing inside out so that the stitching is on the inside.
Set it aside until you are ready to stuff it.
Put the cubes of liver, pork, and fat through the fine
disk or the grinder separately and then mix and grind together. Sprinkle the
remaining ingredients over the ground meat and mix thoroughly with your hands.
Put the mixture through the fine blade of the grinder twice more, chilling the
mixture for half and hour between grindings.
Pack the mixture into the muslin casing. It helps to fold
the open end down over itself to get things started. This makes it easier to
reach the bottom. Pack the meat as firmly as possible. Stitch the open end
closed or firmly secure it with a wire twist tie.
In a large kettle, bring enough water to a boil to cover
the liverwurst by two or three inches. Put the sausage in the boiling water and
place a weight on it to keep it submerged. Two or three large dinner plates work
just fine. When the water returns to a boil, reduce heat so that the water
barely simmers. Cook for three hours. Drain out the hot water and replace it
with an equal quantity of ice water. When the liverwurst has cooled, refrigerate
it overnight, and them remove the muslin casing.
Store the liverwurst in the refrigerator and eat it
within ten days.
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