English Black Pudding Food

BLACK PUDDING

Steps:

• 1 Preheat the oven to 325°F and grease 2 glass loaf pans. (If you don't have glass loaf pans, line metal loaf pans with parchment to keep the blood sausage from reacting with the metal and creating an off-flavor.) Stir 1 teaspoon of salt into the blood.
• 2 Bring 2 1/2 cups water to a boil and stir in the oats. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, until just tender, not mushy.
• 3 Pour the blood through a fine sieve into a large bowl to remove any lumps. Stir in the fat, onion, milk, pepper, allspice and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Add the oatmeal and mix to combine. Divide the mixture between the loaf pans, cover with foil, and bake for 1 hour, until firm. Cool completely. Seal in plastic wrap and wither freeze for extended use or store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
• 4 To serve, cut a slice about 1/2-inch thick off the loaf. Fry in butter or oil until the edges are slightly crisped and browned.

ENGLISH BLACK PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large stewpot 3/4 full of water almost to a boil Pour the blood into a deep bowl Add 1 tsp salt, stirring constantly Strain with a seive Add milk, mix well Add suet, minced onions, toasted oatmeal, 1 tsp salt and 2 tsp black pepper and mix well Fill skins using a sausage stuffing machine or a funnel with a large opening, making the sausages the length you require. Do not overstuff or the sausages will burst when cooked Cut each sausage leaving a length of skin on each end in order to tie them off Put the finished sausages in the water for a few minutes Prick each sausage with a cooking fork and turn them in the water Cook gently for about 2 hours Remove from pot and hang to let cool When cool,slice and fry.