Boerewors Recipe

I never knew this type of sausage until we moved here in New Zealand, it was first introduced to by my boss who was South African when one time we had barbecue in the office on one summer day. I was impressed on how it looked, that was the first time I saw a long sausage probably 2 metres in length coiled up and barbecued.

Boerewors for those who haven’t tried or even heard of it is a traditional South African sausage made out of minced meat like pork, beef and lamb mixed with pork fat (coming from speck or bacon) and an array of spices like coriander seeds, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and thyme. Unlike common sausages which are dried or preserved boerewors is usually cooked fresh. It was brought over by the Dutch settles in the…