wherein Liz talks about bratwurst
Jun. 28th, 2014 11:03 pmApropos of nothing in particular:
I mentioned a while ago that eating at Dano's Heuriger had inspired me to acquire some bratwurst and sauerkraut, with the intention of making bratwurst-and-sauerkraut sandwiches. It is basically impossible to buy actual proper bratwurst in your average American supermarket, and even the closest variation I could find is beer-infused... but while I strongly dislike beer on its own, it's fine as an ingredient in bread or fried-fish coatings, so I took a gamble. (The brand is Zweigle's, made with Rohrbach Highland Lager, FYI.)
I am pleased to report that the results are quite tasty. The sausages are helpfully pre-cooked, so I have simply been frying them (one at a go) in my smallest pan with some butter. I also brought the sauerkraut to a boil the first time, just in case something nasty had gotten into the package, but with my second sausage I didn't bother reheating it. (I mean, it's pickled. It doesn't exactly go bad.)
There can be slight technical difficulties with keeping the roll together under the combination of somewhat damp sauerkraut and a hot sausage, but that is what napkins are for. :-)
I mentioned a while ago that eating at Dano's Heuriger had inspired me to acquire some bratwurst and sauerkraut, with the intention of making bratwurst-and-sauerkraut sandwiches. It is basically impossible to buy actual proper bratwurst in your average American supermarket, and even the closest variation I could find is beer-infused... but while I strongly dislike beer on its own, it's fine as an ingredient in bread or fried-fish coatings, so I took a gamble. (The brand is Zweigle's, made with Rohrbach Highland Lager, FYI.)
I am pleased to report that the results are quite tasty. The sausages are helpfully pre-cooked, so I have simply been frying them (one at a go) in my smallest pan with some butter. I also brought the sauerkraut to a boil the first time, just in case something nasty had gotten into the package, but with my second sausage I didn't bother reheating it. (I mean, it's pickled. It doesn't exactly go bad.)
There can be slight technical difficulties with keeping the roll together under the combination of somewhat damp sauerkraut and a hot sausage, but that is what napkins are for. :-)
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Date: 2014-06-30 12:32 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2014-06-30 03:09 am (UTC)