🇬🇾 Guyanese Cuisine

Black Pudding with Rice

Spiced Blood Sausage with Seasoned Rice

Prep Time 2 hours
Servings 6
Difficulty Hard
Calories 384 kcal

Guyanese-style blood pudding made with cow blood, rice, herbs, and spices, boiled in natural casing and sliced into rich, savory rounds.

Ingredients

  • 500ml fresh cow blood
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 stalks scallion, minced
  • 1 wiri wiri pepper, minced
  • 2 sprigs thyme, leaves only
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Natural sausage casing
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. 1 Clean and rinse natural casings thoroughly in cold water and vinegar. Soak in warm water until ready to fill.
  2. 2 Strain cow blood through a fine sieve to remove any clots. Season with salt, cloves, cumin, and black pepper.
  3. 3 Mix seasoned blood with cooked rice, onion, garlic, scallion, wiri wiri pepper, and thyme leaves until uniform.
  4. 4 Using a funnel, carefully fill casings with the mixture, tying off at six-inch intervals. Do not overfill.
  5. 5 Boil gently in salted water for forty-five minutes, pricking any air bubbles with a pin to prevent bursting.
  6. 6 Slice into thick rounds and serve hot, optionally pan-frying the slices for a crispy exterior.

Did You Know?

Guyanese black pudding uses rice as a filler instead of oatmeal, distinguishing it from British and Irish versions.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/guyanese/black-pudding-rice/