Khassip

Homemade Uzbek Sausage

Ingredients

• 200g (18 oz) mutton
• sheep's intestines
• 200 g (7 oz) lungs
• 1 spleen
• 1 kidney
• 100 g (3½ oz) mutton fat
• 5 onions
• 200 g or 1 cup rice
• ½ cup water
• salt
• black pepper, cumin

Directions

1. For the stuffing, finely dice mutton, fat, spleen, kidney and onions or put through a meat-grinder.
2. Soak rice in ½ cup water.
3. Add salt and pepper, combine with meat mixture and mix well.
4. Clean intestines in cold water, rub in salt, and rinse.
5. Repeat the process 2-3 times.
6. Tie one end of intestines with a thread and hold open end with funnel inserted.
7. Fill entire length of intestines with stuffing, and tie end, leaving a little space for expansion of the filling while cooking.
8. Put in cold water and boil for 30 minutes.
9. Cut into slices and serve either hot or cold.