Sausagemeat
Sausagemeat is a mixture of fatty pork (belly bacon here) with leaner meat, all minced and seasoned.
In this version I have used veal as the additional meat.
In this version I have used veal as the additional meat.
243 K 3.4/5 (72 reviews)
15 min.
Easy
6.10 €
600 g
4 IngredientsLast modified on: October 3rd 2019
300 g belly (streaky) bacon
300 g veal
10 g 
1 g Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Cut 300 g belly (streaky) bacon* and 300 g veal into medium-sized chunks.
I advise you to use smoked bacon to give your sausagemeat a more distinctive flavour.
* See translator's note below.
I advise you to use smoked bacon to give your sausagemeat a more distinctive flavour.
* See translator's note below.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Mince the meat chunks, using the coarse setting.
Stage 3
Salt and pepper the minced meat and mix thoroughly. Your sausagemeat is ready.
Note the quantity of salt used: 16 g per kilogram of meat. If you are not making the same amount as in this recipe, you can use this small calculator:
Note the quantity of salt used: 16 g per kilogram of meat. If you are not making the same amount as in this recipe, you can use this small calculator:
Stage 4
Tip: you can also add a little Morteau sausage or other smoked sausage to the meat mixture (but remove the skin first). The smoked flavour will be more pronounced, but this is a matter of personal taste, of course.
Remarks
While sausagemeat is, in principal, a mixture of 2 kinds of meat, one fatty and one lean, this is only the basic idea. In France, every good "charcutier" (pork butcher) prepares his own, to a special recipe with his own meats and seasonings.
[Translator's note: French belly bacon ("lard" or "poitrine") is often sold unsliced as a large joint or diced. This is the equivalent of British "streaky" bacon, normally sold ready sliced. Back bacon - such a feature of the great British cooked breakfast - is just not a French thing. Cuts of meat, especially pork, are not always equivalent between the two cultures. I try to translate these on a case-by-case basis that doesn't always suit the website's (very clever) database, so please forgive any ambiguities and inconsistencies that might creep in as a result.].
[Translator's note: French belly bacon ("lard" or "poitrine") is often sold unsliced as a large joint or diced. This is the equivalent of British "streaky" bacon, normally sold ready sliced. Back bacon - such a feature of the great British cooked breakfast - is just not a French thing. Cuts of meat, especially pork, are not always equivalent between the two cultures. I try to translate these on a case-by-case basis that doesn't always suit the website's (very clever) database, so please forgive any ambiguities and inconsistencies that might creep in as a result.].
Keeping: 1 or 2 day in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes very well.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 80 RDI=30 % | 0 | 210 RDI=30 % | 2,250 RDI=110 % | 9,430 RDI: 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=5 % | 0 | 30 RDI=5 % | 370 RDI=20 % | 1,540 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 600 g : 6.10 €
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