Caltabosi Moldovenesti or Moldavian Black Pudding Recipe
They are not made out of viscera but only out of meat. They are a little bit strange since they have got onion and raisins in their composition. They look more like Levantine, Oriental, Jewish sausages without realizing to what religion they belong to.
Ingredients:
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1 “mos” (old man) – big thick intestine properly washed in cold water
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2 onions
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1 glass rice
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3 tablespoons raisins
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2 tablespoons fat
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2.2lbs/1kg pork meat (breast and neck)
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salt
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ground pepper
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coriander
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water as much as we need for covering it, flavored with laurel leaves and pimento
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1 glass bone soup
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1 tablespoon sugar
Directions:
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The small pieces of onion are put into fat for frying.
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Use the meat grinder for chopping up the meat.
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Mix everything – the minced meat, onion, raisins, salt, rice, pepper and coriander.
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Fill “mosul” (the intestine), leaving a little space inside for the filling to breath.
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Tie it at the ends and prick it a little for not bursting up.
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Boil it while it is covered for about 1 hour not at high heat.
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Have it right that moment by a spoon since it is like a soup. You can pour even a little vinegar or sour milk and a little hot pepper.
We should try a joyful “Limbergher” with a cruel flavor or a white wine –“Muscadelle” (that might surprise you with a Muscat triumphantly flavor but more refined) or “Bucium” from Tomesti or, maybe, a Semillion (the Sauvignon’s cousin).
