Which carnivore would not enjoy a juicy flavourful giant barbequed Sausage housed inside a crispy spongy Cheese Roll with lashings of a delicious special homemade Sauce?
I guarantee if said sausage happens to be a man-sized South African favourite called Boerewors filled with a delicious spice blend and cooked on a barbeque - or as we call it in South Africa, a Braai - then stuffed into a giant homemade Cheese Roll with a Mushroom, Tomato & Onion sauce, you will have to sit down and won't be able to stop until there’s nothing left but your cheeks glistening from the saucy delights!
Boerewors is as South African as you can get - direct translation - Farmer’s Sausage, and is affectionately known as a Boerie.
A favourite of course is the Boerewors or Boerie Roll which is popular at sport events, farmer’s markets and fetes to name but a few; a great fund raiser here in South Africa for charities and sport clubs plus other worthy causes.
The enthusiasm for Boerewors is so great here in South Africa that we even have an annual National Championship Boerewors Competition, sponsored by a large supermarket chain; chefs competing for a big prize with their own secret recipes that they will not share with anyone!
Boerewors hails from our pioneering forebears; a mixture of mainly minced beef with added pork or lamb, little cubes of pork fat; spiced with coriander, cloves and nutmeg, all freely available in what was known as the Cape Colony (now the Western Cape); and vinegar added as a preservative. This spicy mixture was then stuffed into large casings, and if the pioneering folk were on the move, they could hang the Boerewors to air-dry, thus preserving the meat longer. It then becomes a dried sausage or as we call it - Dried Wors.
I could have bought bread rolls from the bakery, but wanted to make my own, stuffed with garlic butter and topped with cheese, so I bought dough from the supermarket bakery as it was getting rather late in the day to still knead my own.
Dough was rolled up and edges sealed tightly, and left to rise.
Topped with a generous helping of finely grated strong Cheddar Cheese.
The large roll was papa Bear's, granny & mama Bear would never manage to finish such a man sized roll!
Baked till nicely risen and golden brown in a 170 C fan oven.
While all this was happening, hubby was given the task that's always the man's job; cooking the Boerewors on the Braai or Barbeque outside.
So I'll show off again by telling those who do not know it, that we have gorgeous sunny skies all year round here in South Africa, so even though we're at the start of winter, we can still braai outdoors, and even in the midst of winter ;)
My job was not complete as I still had to make the Mushroom, Tomato & Onion gravy.
Sliced Onions & Mushrooms were sauteed in a blob of Butter & a dash of Olive Oil.
Diced Tomatoes were added, seasoned to taste and cooked slowly till done.
Bread Roll was halved and filled with the Boerewors and lashings of the delicious sauce.
As usual my hand model hubby was only too willing to pose as he got to take the first bite.
A Boerie roll is not complete without a Beer in the other hand :)
A quick look-see for us busy bodies!
So guys and dolls, I've said it before & I'm saying it again; if you enjoy meeting awesome people, making amazing sandwiches plus fancy the chance of winning SBD as an added bonus, head on over to the manwich maker @jaybird's SteemitSandwichContest and read his Post.
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