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Morcilla Colombiana

Name: Morcilla Colombiana
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 ft pork sausage casings, rinsed; 1 cup fresh pork blood; 2 cups cooked white rice; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 scallions, chopped; 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Colombian blood sausage, rich with rice, onion, and cilantro — the indispensable guest at every fritanga.

⏱ 30 minPrep time

🔥 40 minCook time

🍽 8Servings

🏷 Colombian KitchenCategory

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Morcilla is the blood sausage of Colombia, a staple of fritangas, bandejas, and Christmas tables across the country. Rice, fresh pork blood, and a generous hand of herbs are stuffed into casings and poached, then crisped before serving.

Herby, rich, and best with a crisp edge

The filling is moist and softly crumbly, perfumed with cilantro and scallion, with rice giving it a gentle bite. Sliced and crisped in a hot pan, it is rich, earthy, and utterly at home beside chicharrón and arepas.

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Step by stepInstructions

Sauté the onion, scallions, and garlic in the oil for 4 minutes and let cool.
In a bowl, combine the cooled vegetables, rice, blood, cilantro, cumin, salt, and pepper into a loose filling.
Tie one end of a casing, fill it with the mixture, and tie the other end, leaving a little slack.
Prick the sausage in a few spots and poach in barely simmering water for 35 to 40 minutes until firm.
Drain and cool; slice and crisp in a hot skillet for 2 minutes per side if desired.
Serve hot with arepas, hogao, and lime wedges.

💡 Chef tips & storage

Poach at a bare simmer — boiling makes the casings split. Morcilla keeps 3 days refrigerated; reheat in a skillet until the edges crisp again.

Recipe details

Prep30 min

Cook40 min

Servings8

CategoryColombian Kitchen

PublishedAugust 17, 2026

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