Greek Sausage: Sheftalia

This recipe for Greek sausage, sheftalia, makes seasoned pork sausages with caul fat. Serve in pitas with tomato, parsley, onion, cucumber, and tahini.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 1070 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 10 skewers
• 0.5 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 0.5 pound caul fat

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Prepare a charcoal grill for high heat. Place sausages onto skewers.

Step 2

Combine ground pork, onion, parsley, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Fill a bowl with warm water; add vinegar. Place caul fat in vinegar water, keep submerged for 1 minute. Rinse in cold water, then place on a clean work surface. Carefully open caul fat; cut into 4-inch squares.

Step 4

Place a small compressed handful of sausage mixture near edge of 1 fat square; fold sides over sausage mixture and roll up firmly. Repeat with remaining sausage mixture and fat squares until you have about 10 sausages.

Step 5

Cook on the preheated grill until outsides are crispy and dark and insides are no longer pink, 20 minutes, turning frequently.