Totham Bangers -
Beef & Horseradish
We've been
sampling a few varieties of sausages from Totham
Bangers sold via farmers markets and farm
shops such as the excellent Poplar Nurseries
at Marks Tey near Colchester (on the A120) is where you
can probably (if they have stock) pick
up a pack or two for yourselves...
These particular beef and horseradish sausages
looked excellent in the raw and going by the
previous examples we were going to be in for
a treat!
Beef sausages do have a tendency to taste
like a "beef burger in a sausage skin"
unfortunately but that the way it is, but
with some added horseradish to lift the
taste buds this should add some zing.
I'll admit to losing the little white
adhesive label
indicating meat percentage (doh!)
however from previous examples we'd say 80%
plus in natural skins.
Like other Totham Bangers sausages quite solid in the raw, true, but
as we've said before with such a high
percentage of meat you would expect that.
Cooked up they browned well and provided a texture
of
just under medium to coarse with a
very good bite. Taste-wise we agreed,
unfortunately we only got a very light
horseradish "twinkle". Which was a bit
disappointing to be honest, but I suppose if
there had been too much of a horseradish
"punch" then some people may have been
dissatisfied which ever way?
Just so we could "taste the difference" as
it were, we resorted to a jar of Colmans
Horseradish Sauce, added just a touch and...wahey!
There you go...
Shrinkage and weight-loss figures were a tad
high OK agreed. Eaten cold
later...unfortunately...cold beef burger in
a sausage skin...sorry!
The bottom line: A very good
well made sausage but you may need to add a
touch of extra horseradish to your
individual taste...
Totham Bangers - Beef & Horseradish
(Jun
2016)
Here's the
sample details:
115x30mm before cooking, 100x30mm
after.
77g before cooking, 62g after.
That's a shrinkage of approx 13% & weight loss of approx
19%.
6 sausages in a pack - sorry lost
label - checking price shortly
www.tothambangers.co.uk