World Flavors Cookbook

Vėdarai (Potato Sausages)

Name: Vėdarai (Potato Sausages)
Cook time: 60 min
Cuisine: Lithuania
Ingredients: Natural pig intestines 2kg potatoes, finely grated 200g smoked bacon, diced 1 onion, chopped Salt, pepper, marjoram

Natural pig intestines stuffed with a mixture of grated raw potatoes and bacon, then baked until golden.

Cuisine: Lithuania

Ingredients

Natural pig intestines 2kg potatoes, finely grated 200g smoked bacon, diced 1 onion, chopped Salt, pepper, marjoram

Instructions

1. Clean the intestines thoroughly. 2. Fry bacon and onion. Mix with the grated raw potato mass (including liquid). 3. Stuff the mixture loosely into the intestines (potatoes expand when cooking). 4. Prick the sausages with a needle to prevent bursting. 5. Bake in a greased pan at 180°C (350°F) for about 1 hour, basting with fat occasionally. 6. Serve with sour cream and fried bacon.