How to Make Maqanq (Homemade Sausages)

Ingredients

• Half a kilo (½ kg) finely minced meat with a little fat (liya — a piece of fat)
• Pine nuts — optional
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon ground mahalab
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ready-made sausage spice mix
• Salt to taste
• For more of Fatima’s recipes see Kofta and Potatoes with Rice

Method

1. Mix all the ingredients together well.
2. Shape the sausages as you like and fry them in a little oil in a skillet until cooked through.
3. Serve with fries, tomato slices, finely chopped lettuce and pickles. They’re delicious rolled as sandwiches — you can add a squeeze of lemon or a little mayonnaise to the sandwich.