Longganisa Hamonado (Filipino sweet sausage)
User Reviews
4.9
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 30 mins
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Servings
24
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Calories
129 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Breakfast
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Cuisine
Filipino
Longganisa Hamonado (Filipino sweet sausage)
Description
The recipe blends ground pork with brown sugar, finely chopped garlic, soy sauce, coconut vinegar, salt, ground black pepper, and optionally paprika for color and mild heat. The mixture also includes ascorbic acid dissolved in water to aid preservation and color retention. After thorough mixing, the meat is marinated for at least an hour.
The sausage casing is filled with the mixture using a funnel, tied off, and portioned into links about 2-3 inches long. After forming, the links are refrigerated for one to two days to dry, then stored refrigerated or frozen for longer life.
Longganisa Hamonado cooks well by pricking the casing and frying in a skillet, allowing the sweet, garlic-infused meat to brown and caramelize mildly on the outside while staying juicy inside. It pairs well with rice or as a breakfast protein.
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram ground pork - 20%-30% fat
- ½ cup brown sugar - or more
- 1 garlic finely chopped, head
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1000 mg ascorbic acid - crushed and dissolved in 1 Tbsp cold water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons coconut vinegar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 1 tablespoon paprika optional, powder
- sausage casing (or wax paper for skinless)
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a bowl, except for the casing, and mix well until fully combined. Cover bowl with a plastic wrap or transfer into a container with a cover. Let it marinate in the fridge for at least an hour.
- Close one end of a sausage casing with a knot or tie it with a thin rope or a cooking twine. Fill the sausage casing with the meat mixture. Use a funnel if you have one. Insert the nozzle of the funnel through the open end of the casing all the way to the closed end. Scoop the meat mixture, into the funnel and gently pack into the casing. Once filled tie a knot to enclose. To create the links tie a rope or twine around it at every about 2-3 inches interval.
- Once in the casing, place them in a tray and put in the fridge for a day or two to dry out. Pack them in zip locks or cantainer with lid and can be refrigerated for several days. You can also freeze them for longer storage time.
- To cook, place sausages (uncut) in a skillet. Using a toothpick, prick a hole or two on each sausage then add some water just enough to reach about halfway up the sausages and cook in medium heat. Let it simmer until water is goned.
- Usually, there is no need to add oil since it will have enough from the fats from the sausages itself but add some if needed. Cook until browned and sugar has caramelized.
- Transfer to a serving plate and serve with rice.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 357mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 134mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 147IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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