Faggots!!

[hungryhousewife Profile]

I was very lucky this week, as I was given some homemade faggots by a friend. They hadn't used cawl fat, but just bound them into large faggot shapes. He explained what had gone into them, and I think it sounds very similar to the recipe in Darina Allen's book Forgotten Skills of cooking.

Hubby and I had them for supper last night with some roast courgettes (which went surprisingly well), buttery mashed potatoes and good old Bisto!! Gosh they were good!!!!

Anyone else tried making faggots? I would have been put off by the thought of trying to get cawl fat, but these were really good. I've heard of some people criss-crossing bacon to hold them in shape too.

HH

[ordinarygull Profile Website]

i've never made my own - the lack of caul has always stopped me. Waitrose sell little fresh ones wrapped in bacon, and they are lovely - as are the homemade one from a butcher near us in Titchfield.
If you do make them, please report back, as I love them - even the cheap frozen ones are edible to me!!

[hungryhousewife Profile]

Yes, if I do I will. He told me of the programme on the telly showing what went into commercial faggots!! He said it was horrendous!
HH

[ordinarygull Profile Website]

I imagine it is a bit like Whiskas - still think they taste nice though!!

[Lusciouslush Profile]

A few years back couple of us on the Bbc board tried this AWT recipe http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/faggo ... ongrav_389

and very good it was too......!!

[hungryhousewife Profile]

Thanks Lush - that looks lovely - I've printed it off and will stick in Darina's book, so I can look at both recipes together.

HH

[kari49 Profile]

my steve hated liver but he loved mc brains faggots! i didn,t have the heart to tell him! karen

[hungryhousewife Profile]

Poor luvvie!! My hubby is like that with chicken thighs. He says they make him gag - however, he had some delicious enchiladas the other night, and had seconds, and would have had thirds too. Didn't have the heart to tell him either!
HH

[kari49 Profile]

things we do! sadly steve died 18 yrs ago but we shall still keep it a secret! karen

[Dena Profile]

Hi Luscious, that link doesn't work for me it said that the recipe cannot be found?????

H.H. We also discussed faggots on the Beeb board in March
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbfood/NF26704 ... p112109769

I still have caul fat in the freezer plus the other ingredients but haven't got round to making them yet - was only thinking about them and when to make them a couple of days ago. Food plans for the weekend are Osso Buco tomorrow (it's in the oven now) and a Mallard on Sunday, must try to make the faggots next week.

[Renée Profile]

I made faggots many years ago, but wrapped them in bacon. They were really good.

[Oldends Profile]

There's an AWT Faggot recipe here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/faggo ... ngrav_3899

[Renée Profile]

Now that recipe looks very familiar, but I didn't use heart.

[Lusciouslush Profile]

Yes that's the recipe Oldends - thanks - don't know what happened with my link there!

Any how it's a very good faggot recipe!

[Chihuahuasrule Profile]

I made faggots many years ago, Delia Smith recipe I think. I didn't use caul fat, just shaped them and they were great.
The only problem was the time spent in making them, but that was when I was young and eager to try anything. Now I just buy the commercial variety, only trouble is, I have to make extra gravy!!!!!!

JeanT

[mistytwoshoes Profile]

Gary Rhodes recipe is very good - but not as good as my Grans! The butcher in Stow on the Wold does a mighty fine one too!