{{ :recipes:homemade-bratwurst-24.jpg?direct&200|}} ====== Wisconsin Bratwurst ====== /* Description */ https://www.thepauperedchef.com/article/wisconsin-style-bratwurst My little adventure with bratwurst reached its pinnacle after a tortuous three hour process of grinding, mixing, stuffing, poaching, and charcoal grilling. What I faced, fortunately, looked a lot like the bratwurst of my wildest fantasies. It was perfectly plump, gushing with juice, and absolutely haunted by charcoal smoke. I stuffed that sausage into a huge roll and piled it high with sauerkraut and grainy mustard. The meat was layered with spices like nutmeg and ginger, and had a major snap from the hog casings. My homemade bratwurst had worked. {(rater>id=100|name=Wisconsin Bratwurst|type=rate|headline=off)} |**Preheat:** °|**Yield:** servings|| |**Prep:** 0:00|**Wait:** 0:00|**Cook:** 0:00| ====== Ingredients ====== * 4 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes and stored in the freezer for 30 minutes * 1 pound Pork back fat, chopped and stored in the freezer for 30 minutes * 3 tablespoons kosher salt * 1 tablespoon sugar * 1 1/2 teaspoons grated nutmeg * 1/2 teaspoon coriander * 1/4 teaspoon celery seed * 2 teaspoons ground black pepper * 1/8 teaspoon ground marjoram * 1 1/2 teaspoons dried ginger * 10 feet medium hog casings ====== Directions ====== - Cut the pork shoulder into 1-inch cubes and store in the freezer for 30 minutes. - Chop the fatback and store in the freezer for 30 minutes. - Soak the casings, especially if they are packed in salt, for at least 30 minutes, changing the water occasionally. Rinse the insides out under the faucet. - Set a bowl on top of another bowl filled with ice water. Collect the ground meat in here. - Grind the cooled meat and fat through the large die of the meat grinder. Once done, return the meat and fat to the freezer for 30 minutes or so. - Mix together the salt, sugar, nutmeg, coriander, celery seed, black pepper, marjoram, and ginger. - Mix the meat and spices together. - Stuff the sausages. Section them off into about 5 inch sections by twisting them. ====== Notes ====== To make 'Sconny-style brats: - Chop one onion and toss in a large pot. Add one can of American beer that you don't mind wasting. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. - Add a few of the sausages (I saved well over half for later), and gently poach for 20 minutes. Do not let boil! - Cook the bratwurst over the hot side until nicely browned on all sides. Let cool a bit, the juice inside will be hot! /* Nutrition block - remove the slash-asterisk and asterisk-slash from just above and below the following block */ /* ====== Nutrition ====== |Calories (kcal): |Fat Calories (kcal): |Cholesterol (mg): |[[recipes:notes:nutrition guidelines |(Guide)]] | |Fat (g): |Saturated Fat (g): |Mono Fat (g): |Poly Fat (g): | |Protein (g): |Carbohydrates (g): |Sodium (mg): |Fiber (g): | */ {{tag>Recipes Grilling-BBQ American}} /* Recipe Tags - Copy and paste tags from the list below to the tag list in the above line, replacing the "TagsNeeded" tag and separated by spaces. */ /* ---Recipe Types--- Appetizer Appetizer/Cold Appetizer/Hot Beverage Beverage/Cocktail Beverage/Liquor-Mixer Bread Bread/Biscuit-Roll Bread/Muffin Bread/Quickbread Bread/Yeast Breakfast Casserole Canning-Freezing Condiment Dessert Dessert/Bar-Brownie Dessert/Cake Dessert/Cake/Frosting Dessert/Candy-Chocolate Dessert/Crisp-Buckle Dessert/Cookie Dessert/Custard-Curd Dessert/IceCream-Ice Dessert/Pie Dessert/Pie/Crust Dessert/Topping Dip-Spread Entertaining Fondue Grilling-BBQ American Grilling-BBQ/BBQSauce Holiday Ingredient Ingredient/Seasoning-Rub Ingredient/Brine-Marinade Kid-Friendly MainDish MainDish/Beef MainDish/Poultry Grilling-BBQ American MainDish/Pork MainDish/Seafood MainDish/Vegetarian Pasta-Rice Pizza Roast Salad Salad/Dressing Sandwich Sauce-Gravy Sausage-Pate Side Side/Starch Side/Vegetable Snack Soup Soup/Stock-Broth Stew-Braise Stew-Braise/SlowCooker-Crockpot Stir-Fry Vegetarian ---Recipe Cuisines--- American American/Cajun-Creole American/Southern American/Southwestern Asian Asian/Chinese Asian/Indian Asian/Japanese Asian/Korean Asian/Thai Asian/Vietnamese European European/English European/French European/Greek European/Polish European/Italian European/Spanish Latin Latin/Brazilian Latin/Mexican MiddleEastern ---Recipe Sources--- AmericasTestKitchen AmericasTestKitchen/CooksCountry AmericasTestKitchen/CooksIllustrated BonAppetit Chowhound FineCooking FoodWine GoodEats Gourmet MilkStreet LMaidment TMaidment DMarcos JMarcos KMarcos JPhalen DPendergast ---Recipe Ratings--- 5★ 4★ 3★ 2★ 1★ No★ ---Recipe Alerts--- RecipeNeeded RecipeIncomplete RecipeWrong RecipeFails TagsNeeded */ ~~DISCUSSION~~