The Great British faggot
Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 6
From Great British Food Revival
Faggots are a cheap and delicious dish, especially served with mash and mushy peas. You’ll need a mincer for this recipe and a good butcher.
Method
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Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the diced meat. Return to the boil, then drain the meat and set aside to cool.
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Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2.
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Mince the meat, add it to a bowl and stir in the onion, herbs and garlic until well combined.
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Shape the mixture into six balls, lay a small bay leaf on top and wrap in the caul fat.
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Sit the faggots in a roasting tray and pour in the stock. Cook the faggots in the oven for one hour.
Ingredients
- 500g /1lb 2oz pig’s liver, lungs and heart, diced
- 500g/1lb 2oz pork belly
- 2 onions, diced
- few fresh sage leaves, chopped
- few fresh thyme sprigs, leaves picked
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 fresh bay leaves
- 300g/10½oz caul fat
- 1 litre/1¾pints dark chicken stock
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