Bratwurst
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 pound lean veal
- 2 1/2 pound lean pork
- 1 ts white pepper
- 1 1/2 c water
- 1 1/2 ts mace
- 1 c fine breacrumbs soaked in 1/2 c milk
- 1 1/2 ts nutmeg
- 3 ts salt
Instructions
Yield: 5 lbs. Cube the meats, mix together, and grind twice. Add mace, nutmeg, salt and pepper and grind a third time. Using your hands, combine the meat with the bread crumbs. Add the water *and beat with a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. Stuff into pork casings and tie securely into desired lengths. The bratwurst may be fried lightly in butter, but are also delicious dipped in milk and then broiled or grilled over charcoal. Note: Try substituting 2 teaspoons dried sage for the mace and nutmeg.