Bratwurst - Homemade - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/2 lbs pork (Boston cut or a cut with simular fat content)
    1 1/2 lbs lean beef (93% lean or better yet, veal)
    4 -5 teaspoons salt
    1 teaspoon onion powder
    1 teaspoon garlic powder
    2 teaspoons white pepper
    2 teaspoons marjoram
    2 teaspoons parsley
    1 teaspoon nutmeg
    1 teaspoon celery seed
    1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
    1/2 teaspoon ground mace
    1/2 teaspoon cardamom
    4 ounces beer
    4 ounces water (may use 8 oz red wine instead of beer and water)
Preparation
    First cube all the meat, toss tegether and grind meat through 3/16 inch plate.
    Mix all the seasoning together, sifting the powders to make sure there are no clumps. Mix well.
    Add the liquid to the dry season mix and use a wisk to mix well.
    Add the liquid mixture to the ground meat and using your hands mix very thoroughly (you may want to use latex gloves, although I don't).
    Chill in the freezer for about an hour, stirring loosely about every 20 minutes.
    Mix again with hands and grind through a 1/4 inch plate.
    At this point I like to make a small patty and pan fry it to taste for changes.
    Stuff into casings.

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