Hot sausage

5 servings

135 minutes

Hot sausage is a dish of Ukrainian cuisine where classic meat traditions merge with exquisite ingredients. Pork, fat, and pistachios create a rich flavor, while truffle oil adds noble nuances. White pepper, nutmeg, and a five-spice blend enhance the aromatic palette. The sausage undergoes delicate thermal processing in vacuum to retain juiciness and tenderness. Herb-infused breadcrumbs add textural complexity, while gherkins and Dijon mustard accentuate flavor contrasts. The finishing touch is the baked sausage adorned with green breadcrumbs and thin slices of peach. This dish is a harmony of taste where every detail plays its role in creating an unforgettable gastronomic impression.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 891.9
• Proteins: 32.6g
• Fats: 80.1g
• Carbohydrates: 12.6g

Ingredients

• Pork: 700 g
• Lard: 300 g
• Salt: 2 tsp
• Ground white pepper: pinch
• Nutmeg: pinch
• Truffle oil: 1 tbsp
• Chinese Five Spice: pinch
• Pistachios: 30 g
• White bread: 5 pc
• Garlic: 1.5 clove
• Coriander: 1 stem
• Basil: 1 stem
• Thyme: 2 stem
• Olive oil: 3 tbsp
• Dijon mustard: 2 tbsp
• Gherkins: 10 pc
• Peaches: 1.5 pc

Cooking steps

1. Cut the pork and fat into small pieces, and grind them in a meat grinder with pistachios. Add truffle oil, salt, a pinch of white pepper, a pinch of five-spice mix, and a smaller pinch of ground nutmeg to the mixture. Mix the filling and vacuum seal it in the shape of a rectangular brick.

   Required ingredients:

   • Pork: 700 g
   • Lard: 300 g
   • Pistachios: 30 g
   • Truffle oil: 1 tablespoon
   • Salt: 2 teaspoons
   • Ground white pepper:  pinch
   • Chinese Five Spice:  pinch
   • Nutmeg:  pinch

2. Heat the water to 70 degrees, add the vacuum-sealed sausage, and cook for two hours.

3. Cut the crusts off five pieces of toast bread and chop the flesh into large pieces. Place it in a blender with crushed garlic, chopped herbs — cilantro, basil, and thyme leaves — and a teaspoon of olive oil. Turn it all into green bread crumbs.

   Required ingredients:

   • White bread: 5 piece
   • Garlic: 1.5 clove
   • Coriander: 1 stem
   • Basil: 1 stem
   • Thyme: 2 stems
   • Olive oil: 3 tablespoons

4. Finely slice the gherkins. Spread Dijon mustard on a plate and pile the gherkins on top.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dijon mustard: 2 tablespoons
   • Gherkins: 10 pieces

5. Take out the cooked sausage, slice it into portions, and fry in olive oil until a nice golden crust forms, then carefully transfer it to a baking sheet so it doesn't fall apart. Cover the sausage with green bread crumbs and place it in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for three minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 3 tablespoons

6. Peel a quarter of a peach, cut it into small slices, and place it on a plate. Next to it - baked sausage.

   Required ingredients:

   • Peaches: 1.5 piece