Jack Schmidling Productions, Inc.
Marengo Illinois
This is the sausage of Oktoberfest
Bratwurst Recipe
Bratwurst is made from pork and veal. You can substitute beef for the veal but unless you are making it by the ton, it is not worth the compromise. The recipe is based on a total of one pound of meat. You can work out the ratio for larger quantites.
60% (9.6 oz) Pork, 40% (6.4 oz) Veal...................1 lb
Salt ( pickling)..............................................................1 tsp
Onion Salt......................................................................1/2 tsp
Ground White Pepper................................................1/2 tsp
Marjoram.........................................................................1/2 tsp
Parsley.............................................................................1/2 tsp
Nutmeg.............................................................................1/4 tsp
Celery Seed.................................................................... 1/4 tsp
Ginger................................................................................1/8 tsp
Mace..................................................................................1/8 tsp
Cardamon.........................................................................1/8 tsp
Red Wine...........................................................................2 oz
Grind meat through 3/16" plate.
Mix non-meat ingredients in bowl and add to ground meat and mix thoroughly.
Chill in freezer for 30 min.
Mix again and grind through 1/4" plate.
Stuff into sheep or hog casings and air dry for 30 min or until dry to the touch.
Refrigerate or freeze for use.
Jack Schmidling Productions, Inc.18016 Church Road ~ Marengo IL 60152