Bratwurst

German

Main Difficulty: Medium Servings: 4 Total: 35 min

Ingredients

  • Ground pork 800 g
  • Ground veal (optional) 200 g
  • Salt 2 tsp
  • White pepper 1 tsp
  • Ground nutmeg 1/2 tsp
  • Ground caraway 1/2 tsp
  • Cold milk 60 ml
  • Hog casings, soaked 2 m
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1

    Keep the meat very cold, then mix the pork and veal with the salt, white pepper, nutmeg and caraway.

  2. 2

    Add the cold milk and knead until the mixture becomes sticky and well bound.

  3. 3

    Rinse the soaked casings and thread them onto a sausage stuffer.

  4. 4

    Fill the casings evenly without air pockets, then twist into links about 12 cm long.

  5. 5

    Poach the sausages gently in water at 75 C for 10 minutes to set the mixture.

  6. 6

    Finish on a hot grill or skillet, turning, for about 8 minutes until browned all over, and serve with mustard and bread.