Bangers

[bbqchef]

I just returned from London and enjoyed a "full English breakfast" every day that included bangers and blood sausage.

Anyone have any recipes to share?

BTW... if you order poached eggs in London they are over easy.. not poached!

[TMB]

What is a banger ?  This boy is from Bama and I'm not one to go across the pond to eat or visit. 

[TentHunteR]

What is a banger ?  This boy is from Bama and I'm not one to go across the pond to eat or visit. 

Ooh, ooh, I know this! I just learned this a couple weeks ago when researching another sausage.

Bangers are just inexpensive sausages and got their nickname during World War I. Because of meat shortages, British sausages had fillers that soaked up a lot of water.  When the soldiers would cook them over a fire, the excess steam would often make them split & burst open with a BANG!


See? I'm full of useless info!

[nepas]

I have one, just gimme a day to post it.

[Ron D]

This where I get mine. Do not have the skill like nepas.

http://www.britishbacon.com/

[nepas]

My recipe is for 2.5 lbs

You can use pre ground pork if you dont have a grinder and the meat is stuffed into hog casings.

1.5 tsp chicken powder (like crushed bullion cubes)
1 tsp sat (non iodized)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp sage powder
1/4 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp mace
1 egg
3/4 cup breadcrumbs (non seasoned type)
1/2 cup water

Grind meat (if you have grinder)

Mix the egg and all the dry with the water and let sit for 10 mins so the flavors will marry.

Mix your seasoned water to the meat, mix well and stuff into the casings. NOTE: Stuff kinda loose as steam will build up in the links. Make your desired link size.

Saut'e or grill.

THIS IS FRESH SAUSAGE AND REQUIRES NO CURE.

[bbqchef]

A "Full English" breakfast includes Bangers (pork sausage), blood sausage, back bacon (rashers), grilled tomato, sauteed mushrooms (and sometimes beans). Poached eggs in the UK are actually what we'd call "over easy". The breakfast ingredients tend to vary from restaurant to restaurant.



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[TentHunteR]

It all looks good!

Interesting about the poached eggs. I remember a guy I used to work with said what we call soft boiled eggs are called 3 minute eggs in the U.K.

He used to talk about how good the blood sausage is. What did you think of it?

[bbqchef]

I actually prefer poached over the "over easy" eggs.

Blood sausage was interesting.