The Great British faggot Recipe

The Great British faggot Recipe

  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2.
  3. Mince the meat, add it to a bowl and stir in the onion, herbs and garlic until well combined.
  4. Shape the mixture into six balls, lay a small bay leaf on top and wrap in the caul fat.
  5. Sit the faggots in a roasting tray and pour in the stock. Cook the faggots in the oven for one hour.