How to Make Longaniza - Easiest Homemade Recipe

Learn how to make homemade caseless longaniza, the spiced pork sausage made with no artificial preservatives. This version makes it easy to cook it at home.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pound boneless pork chops (or pork shoulder [680 gr] (see notes))
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoon agrio de naranja (or bitter orange juice)
• 1 tablespoon oregano (dry, ground)
• 1 tablespoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground) (freshly and coarsely cracked)
• 6 garlic cloves (crushed)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- 1. Mince ---
2. 2Mince: Place all the ingredients for the sausage (pork chop, salt, agrio de naranja, oregano, pepper, and garlic) in the food processor. Pulse until meat is minced. Divide into quarters and shape into sausages about 1" [2.5 cm] in diameter.
3. 3--- 2. Rest ---
4. 4Rest: Place the sausage in a container with a tight-fitting lid and let it rest overnight in the fridge.If you want to preserve it for longer, freeze individually wrapped in wax paper or parchment paper.
5. 5--- 3. Fry ---
6. 6Fry: This homemade longaniza is best used for frying or guisadas. See recipes further above.