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Homemade Bratwurst
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Homemade Bratwurst

11 ingredients 11 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

590
Calories
38g
Protein
35g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
White Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup fresh white bread crumbs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2½ lbs lean veal, preferably shoulder
  • 2½ lbs pork belly or fatty pork butt
  • 1 tbls plus 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground white pepper
  • 1½ tsp freshly ground nutmeg
  • 8 yards prepared casings, about 4 oz.
  • 2 tbsp melted salted butter
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Directions

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1. In a small bowl, soak the bread crumbs in the milk.

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2. Grind the veal and pork belly together, first coarsely and then finely. Place the meat into

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a large bowl. Add the salt, nutmeg, white pepper and softened bread crumbs. Mix well

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with your hands until thoroughly blended.

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3. Working with about one-quarter of sausage filling at a time (cover the rest and refrigerate

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the remainder). Stuff the casings loosely with the sausage filling. Pinch and twist into

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4 inch links. Refrigerate the first ones while doing the rest.

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4. To cook, prick the sausages all over to prevent the skins from bursting. Place as many

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sausages in a skillet as will fit in a single layer without crowding. Pour in about one-half

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inch of water, cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Pour off any liquid. Add

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butter to the pan and cook uncovered, turning, until the sausages are evenly browned, about 10 minutes.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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