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Bockwurst Recipe
One of the best bockwurst recipes that can be easily made at home.
Prep Time
1 hr
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 7 sausages
Calories: 372 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
German
Ingredients
- 400 g pork butt (trimmed)
- 400 g veal
- 100 g back fat (or fat trimmings)
- 100 g pork belly (skin removed; can be substituted for back fat)
- 18 g kosher salt
- 6 g onion powder
- 3 g white pepper
- 2 g sweet paprika
- 0.5 g ginger
- 1 g nutmeg (freshly grated recommended)
- 1 g coriander seeds (ground in a mortar)
- 1 g celery seed (ground in a mortar)
- lemon zest from 1/3 lemon (just the yellow part, do not use the bitter white part)
- 1 egg
- 100 ml whole milk
Instructions
- Cut the meat and the fat into 2" pieces and place in a large bowl. Add the spices and the seasonings and mix.
- Grind the seasoned meat and the fat through a 3/16” (3 mm) grinder plate.
- Beat the egg in a food processor.
- Add the ground meat and the milk and pulse to emulsify, about 30 seconds.
- Stuff the meat into standard 28-32 mm hog casings forming 4” links.
- Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
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Notes
- This recipe is for 1000 grams or 2.2 lbs of sausage (about 7 links) but you can easily scale it to suit your needs. For example, if you want to double the amount of sausage, simply double each ingredient.
Nutrition Information
Calories
372kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
124mg
(41%)
Sodium
1102mg
(46%)
Potassium
451mg
(13%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
0g
(0%)
Vitamin A
200IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
1.6mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 7sausages
Amount Per Serving
Calories 372
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 372kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 124mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 1102mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 451mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 200IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.