Alheira
Alheira
PortugalSephardiEveryday Meat 105 min 8 servings Hard
A Portuguese sausage developed by crypto-Jews as a pork-free link made from poultry, bread, garlic, and spices, then stuffed and smoked or roasted.
Ingredients
- •1 pound cooked chicken thigh meat, shredded
- •1/2 pound cooked turkey meat, shredded
- •3 cups stale bread, torn
- •1 1/2 cups hot poultry broth
- •8 garlic cloves, minced
- •2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- •1 teaspoon kosher salt
- •1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- •Natural sausage casings or parchment for shaping
Instructions
- 1
Soak the bread in hot broth until softened, then mash into a thick paste.
- 2
Mix in the shredded poultry, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper until cohesive.
- 3
Stuff the mixture into casings, or shape into compact sausage logs using parchment.
- 4
Chill until firm, then roast or smoke gently until browned and heated through.
- 5
Slice and pan-fry before serving if desired.
Kosher notes
Use only kosher poultry and casings; this dish was historically made specifically to avoid pork.
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