🇭🇺 Hungarian Hurka (Liver Sausage)

🧾 Ingredients:

  • 500 g pork liver
  • 500 g pork meat (shoulder or belly)
  • 200 g pork fat
  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 large onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • ½ tsp marjoram
  • Salt (to taste)
  • 200–300 ml broth (from cooking the meat)
  • Sausage casings (cleaned)

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

  1. Cook the meat:
    Place pork meat, fat, and liver in a pot. Cover with water and simmer until fully cooked (about 45–60 minutes).
  2. Remove from the pot and let cool slightly. Reserve some of the broth.
  3. Cook the rice:
    Cook rice in salted water until just tender, then drain.

  1. Prepare the mixture:
    Grind or finely chop the cooked meat, liver, and fat.
  2. In a pan, sauté onion until soft, then add garlic.
  3. In a large bowl, mix ground meat, rice, onion, garlic, paprika, pepper, marjoram, and salt.
  4. Add some reserved broth to create a soft, slightly loose mixture.

  1. Stuff the sausages:
    Fill the casings with the mixture (not too tightly), then tie into links.

  1. Cook the hurka:
    Place sausages in hot (not boiling) water and cook gently for about 20–25 minutes.
  2. Let cool, then refrigerate.

🔥 To serve:

  • Traditionally baked or pan-fried until lightly crispy
  • Serve with mustard, pickles, or fresh bread

✨ A traditional Hungarian specialty, rich and flavorful, often enjoyed during festive or family gatherings!

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