How To Make Droewors (Dried Sausage Sticks) - Traditional South African Boerewors Recipe

Today we make one of my all time favorite savory snacks, Droewors! I know my use of the word "jerky" is going to annoy my South African friends, but just keep in mind most people in the world don't know what Droewors is, If I use a word like "jerky" it's to introduce the idea of this wonderful South African snack to a wider audience! For the full ingredient list and more check out: realpassionforfood.blogspot.c...
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[@neiljosephbennett9119]

I'm the son of a South African butcher, and I think your video is absolutely spot on, from pronunciation to presentation! You even bypassed a biltong dryer box by hanging it up like laundry on, of all things, a wire coat hanger. You obviously don't get many flies where you are. We could never do that at home in SA, especially in the summer! Quite fascinating, that.

[@HowToCookWithLook]

so good, Love the IDEA .. of making this dish ...its lovely

[@vnette9777]

Thank you Graham.Very interesting.

[@dendenlifestyle3101]

Wow this is so amazing. Yummy sausage

[@changshouse]

Thanks you for sharing ^^. Have a great day my friend!

[@LilBaab]

Awesome video my friend keep it coming

[@livingyourstory]

How interesting Graham!!! You're always teaching us something new. Cam loves these types of spices and flavors. I've got to up my game for him LOL

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

You have to trust me on this give this one a try! You won't be sorry, absolute gem of South Africa as far as meat snacks go! I prefer mine dry like jerky but my parents really like to just cook theirs as regular sausage

[@TreadTheDonutDuck]

Theres something calming about a small KZbin cooking channel. Great voiceover btw!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Thanks so much!

[@TheWolfCook]

I enjoyed watching your video

[@MagicalCooking]

Loved to watch the whole process! I love this Jerky gun😂

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Gotta love jerky guns 😆

[@IsabellasQuickRecipes]

These look SUPER YUMMY!!!!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Thanks isabella! I really love these

[@StaciesCountryCooking]

So neat Graham seeing how you make these sausage jerkys. Thank you for showing all three ways of doing them. Looks like you have some neat looking items on Etsy. Have a great day

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Thanks Stacie!

[@OneHotBite]

Limp sausage 😂😂 What a cool way to stuff the jerky sausage! The funnel was a great way without any major equipment. Jerky is a huge hit in my house and everyone would love these!!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I encourage everyone to give this particular recipe a try! The spice mix might look a little odd, but this is a real gem from South Africa dried or just cooked as sausage 😁

[@yanjijay6752]

Intresting thisbwould last a while without needing refrigeration looks good btw

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Yup this stores great long-term no refrigeration!

[@OriginalBrett610]

Yummy! Funny, my partner and I were just talking about sausage sticks minutes before this video went online!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Fun how that happens sometimes! 😁

[@aspacepigtaipei]

That crispy cracking sound means you did it right. Well done, mate!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Thanks! 😁

[@SafaryPakistan]

Good

[@feestor5660]

Thanks for educating people on what is also my fave snack. Instead of just vinegar I use the same volume of liquid, but it's 1/3 malt vinegar, 1/3 Worcestershire and 1/3 brandy. Don't think the Voortrekkers had Worcestershire but it's a tasty twist!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I'll have to try that, thanks Fiona!

[@teekotrain6845]

Great video, my next culinary venture will definitely have to be sausages. Now that I see how to load the casings, there's really no reason to not try this. I cook every meal my tiny family eats every single day

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Awesome! Give sausages a try for sure it's actually a lot of fun

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

This Droewors is a real *banger* of a recipe and has me going weak at the knees with excitement!!!! I fell like such a *jerk* thinking that this was just jerky OH far from it!!! Delicious dried sausage made right in front of me, there is nothing better Graham you have outdone yourself here Sir Bravo 👏👏👏!!!!!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Haha thanks Patrick! Need some potatoes so we can have bangers and mash!

[@kugangovindan9493]

Hi can you please send a link perhaps for the jerky machine used to make sausage..thanks for a great video

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I'm not sure it will let me post links in comments, but search amazon for "jerky gun"! www.amazon.com/WILDDIGIT-Professional-Stainless-Shooter-Cleaning/dp/B096X2XRSB/ref=sr_1_5?crid=20M1CRA2T8JNL&keywords=jerky+gun&qid=1661362237&sprefix=jerky+gun%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-5

[@AspienPadda]

Ayooooo Safrica represent!!! NO HALVED CORIANDER SEEDS 🙀🙀 sacrilege!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I don't know why exactly Coreen but I just always hated biting into those as a kid, never got over it 😂

[@AspienPadda]

Oh I know and so do I @@Passionforfoodrecipes it gets in your teeth! Even so, it's sacrilege!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

@@AspienPadda fair enough 😭😉

[@darrenpattersonsbutchers9917]

Do the sausage get dried out of the fridge ?. Thanks. Daz

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Yeah I don't refrigerate these. The super old school cookbook I originally got the method from recommended hanging it in a dry breezy area tree 😂 but I find indoors works just fine suming the humidity levels aren't high!

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

You have a JERKY GUN🤗🤩😁!!!!!!!!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Haha, jerky gun is just fun as heck to say!

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

Do you need to cook these or is drying enough

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I don't cook mine. Use a high quality meal you don't mind eating raw! You CAN bake it after it's dry at 150f for 20 minutes or so if you're worried about it, but it may change the texture a little.

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

@@Passionforfoodrecipes thank you I'm just very new to cooking I thought you'd die horribly if you ate raw meat lol these look great

[@MrsSoniaElaine]

I’m kind of surprised you don’t actually cook the meat. How does that work? I know you dried them🤔.Beef jerky is cooked at a low heat right ? I kind of always forget my kitchen aid mixer does more than mix, but I see it doesn’t work well in these. These do look yummy!!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Well all the modern day jerky and dried meats you can get in stores have been cooked to at least 180F "for our safety"! But back in the old world that wasn't the case, and actually uncooked raw meat is generally fine to eat (steak tartar) just so long as the meats good quality (sushi etc). And once it's dry you don't have to worry about it spoiling which was the whole idea back when! 😁

[@m.cullen3757]

Biltong is not cooked...but cured in salt and vinegar. Spiced added then I hang mine and dry in front of a fan.

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

You have Sausage Filling Accoutrements!!!!!!!

[@phrozendoom]

Looks fresh out of the litter box

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Oh you!

[@michaeltooke9164]

Cook?

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Traditionally these aren't cooked, but obviously it's very important to use high quality meats here!

[@HannahMattox]

Would I get yelled at if I call this fancy beef jerky? 🤣🤣

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Well if you do, that's a clear indicator the person yelling is probably a South African! 🤣

[@HannahMattox]

@@Passionforfoodrecipes 🤣🤣 I also advise against the saying of "meat caulk gun" 3 time fast 🤣🤣 I screwed up 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

@@HannahMattox lol Woops! 😆🤣

[@HannahMattox]

@@Passionforfoodrecipes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@radiant_gem6736]

Wait they weren’t cooked? That confuses my brain

[@nieladmin9120]

No pork in droewors!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

According to South African government regulation, boerewors must contain at least 90 percent meat or fat from beef, pork, lamb or goat. Checkmate.

[@nieladmin9120]

@@Passionforfoodrecipes Definitely no pork in droewors..

[@withoutprejudice8301]

Natural collagen casings........, means made from HOOVES that stood in crap in the feedlot. And you're grossed out by natural (intestine) casings?

[@NondeM]

Wait, he put pork into something he would not cook? Maybe that's not a good idea...

[@mrsoreillyteaches]

Oh no! Never pork! Pork can go rancid. We put pork in boerewors, but not droëwors...

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Any fat can go rancid, there's nothing special about pork in that regard!

[@nieladmin9120]

@@Passionforfoodrecipes Huge difference between boerewors and droewors. Crazy and dangerous to hang boerewors to dry for 5 days - it can go rotten and a good chance of contracting botulism.

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

@@nieladmin9120 Just not true. Quit making up nonsense Niel. I've made this recipe for 20+ years this way, eating 100s of lbs of it., as have my parents and grandparents. There is room to worry about eating any raw meat though, the government says you should cook all of it to at least 165F or whatever it is, and if you're that scared maybe you should.

[@mrmelkor1]

@@nieladmin9120 there IS a huge difference, about 50-60% water weight. droewors is the DRIED version of boerwors, you crank. The salt, vinegar, and lack of moisture prevent bacterial growth. it's the whole point of these old world preservation methods and why they were populator with the south African settlers back when.

[@nieladmin9120]

@@Passionforfoodrecipes Graham, I dont care what and how much you eat. Maybe you sould do some research before you pollute people with your recipe of "kakwors". Traditional boerewors is two parts beef, one part pork and half a part fat (pork fat diced into small cubes) - "spekwors". Traditional Droëwors is 100% beef. Pork and fat to be replaced by (skaapstert) fat from sheep's tail. Note: "Boerewors does not keep well unrefrigerated." - Wikipedia. Ask and I'll mail you a kickass boerewors recipe that'll blow your mind, parents and grandparents included. Maybe you can do a second take and celebrate real traditional boerewors with friens, family and viewers.

[@SNEEDANDBREED]

No you have to leave some whole coriander seeds! Are you insane?!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Am I insane?! Probably! 😜😆

[@withoutprejudice8301]

Natural casings "kinda gross"? Man up Sally.

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

The natural casings are just too thick for thin dried meat sticks like this, go ahead and give it a shot its like rubber bands.