Meats and Sausages
Farinato
Farinato is a sausage which contains no meat, just lard and a significant amount of flour. The sausage is popular in provinces of Salamanca, Zamora and León in Castlla-León region of Spain. There is a similar Portuguese sausage called Farinheira (“farinha” denotes flour in Portuguese). Originally, thought to be the food of poor people, Farinato has gained widespread acceptance to such a degree that a native of Ciudad Rodrigo (Rodrigo City) is nicknamed “farinato.”
| Materials | Metric | US |
|---|---|---|
| White wheat bread, without crust | 450 g | 0.99 lb |
| Vegetable oil | 230 ml | 7.66 oz fl |
| Lard | 230 g | 0.50 lb |
| Flour | 90 g | 0.20 lb |
Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of materials
| Salt | 12 g | 2 tsp |
| Pimentón, sweet | 16 g | 8 tsp |
| Onion | 90 g | 1 medium |
Instructions
- Cook onion in water for 45 minutes. Drain.
- Grind onion, bread and lard together.
- Mix the ground mixture with all other ingredients.
- Stuff into 34-36 mm pork casings. Form 40 cm (16”) loops with ends tied together.
- Dry sausages at 18° C (64° F) for three days. In traditional production the sausages were hung in the kitchen above the wood fired stove for 3 days.
- Move sausage to a drying chamber and dry them at 12-14° C (53 -57° F), 75% humidity, for 15 days.
Notes
The sausage is ready to eat – serve cold or fried.
Often used: pumpkin, aniseed and aguardiente (aniseed flavored liqueur).
