Trying To Make Authentic Bratwurst In Colorado

By Marsha Silva


On Saturday you will be throwing the greatest back yard barbecue party that your neighborhood has ever been witness to. Old friends are coming to town from far away, and even your little brother and his new wife will be in attendance. You haven't had a chance to meet her yet, and you thought it might be a nice touch if you tried to make bratwurst Colorado style.

Of course, you have no idea how to create these wonderful sausages. Obviously you are going to need some kind of meat, a bunch of spices, and some kind of tube to hold it all together, but that's about as far as you can go without looking things up on the Internet. If you want to make these delicious sausages yourself, here is what you are going to need to do.

Sausage casings, especially individual ones, are the first purchase. If you can find casings that are packaged individually, you can just mix up the meat and gently stuff the casings rather than having to mess about with all that twisting and tying.

This kind of sausage has some rather particular requirements as far as the contents of that casing goes. Traditionally, these are made of ground veal, pork, or beef, or even a combination of any or all of these meats. There are more than forty accepted regional variations of filling, but they tend to feature the same basic group of herbs and spices.

In general, European cuisine of all sorts involves the same set of traditionally European herbs and spices. These often include marjoram and nutmeg, and both these flavors tend to be represented in these sausages. A bit of garlic, cloves, or mustard can also be a very good way to round out the flavor profile.

There is an incorrect assertion that the word itself comes from the German verb which means to fry in a pan or roast. The root of this sausage's name is not Braten, however. Literally translated, this encased tube of meat is called 'chopped meat sausage' in the German language, and it is often grilled, fried, or simmered in beer.

You hope that your brother's wife will be impressed with your attempt to welcome her with the best homemade bratwurst Colorado can muster up. It's always fun to learn how to prepare and cook new things to eat, anyway. Read more about: bratwurst colorado




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