Try this Currywurst recipe and get to enjoy the most popular street food of Germany wherever you are. Perfect for a snack or light lunch or dinner and quite easy and simple to make too.
Moving to the Philippines from Germany, one of the things that Armin misses, maybe second to a wide selection of beers, are the good sausages.
He still has to wrap his head around the idea of our red hotdogs. Although he seems to find them acceptable depending on which brand I give him.
I, too, am missing the various sausages I was able to enjoy while in Germany. And I am pretty sure I haven't tried them all out yet.
For someone who did not grow up with such range in the varieties of sausages, it can be a bit confusing. They have different ways to prepare and cook certain sausages. There are sausages that you boil, while others are for frying or grilling and some you eat as it is.
Good thing that we now have a lot of supermarkets in the country that also offer imported food items. We are fortunate to have found at least 2 nearby sources of decent sausages that are passable to Armin's German taste, which is not all that difficult to please usually, with a very few exceptions and sausages is high on the list, which is understandable.
It is simply a sausage that is cooked, usually fried but can also begrilled, then slathered with a special sauce made mainly from ketchup, curry and other spices. Which is then, sprinkles with more curry powder when served.
It was invented by a Berlin woman, Herta Heuwer, in 1949 and is very popular all throughout the country today.
In Germany, they are normally sold in 'Imbiss Stand' (snack stands) and are commonly served already sliced with 'Pommes' (french fries) or 'Brotchen' (bread rolls).
More like a street food or fast food actually because it is usually served on a long paper plate with a small wooden fork so you could easily hold it in one and can be eaten while standing or walking.
What sausage to use for Currywurst?
Bratwurst, bockwurst, knockwurst ('Knackwurst'), rindswurst, kielbasa or anything similar to the texture of these sausages should do well.
The sausage should be plump and crisp when cooked, and juicy to the bite.
In this recipe, I used Hungarian sausage we bought in a local store that sells imported products and food items.
You will notice in the ingredients that I used baking soda. Weird right? Well, actually not so. This is to rid of the acidity or sourness of the tomato ketchup and believe me you will not even taste it.
I've eaten my share of Currywurst while in Germany and Armin maybe more than his, so I can proudly say this Currywurst recipe is almost as good as the authentic ones sold in German food stands.
Try this Currywurst recipe and get to enjoy the most popular street food of Germany. Perfect for a snack or light lunch or dinner and quite easy to make too.
Cut slits on both sides of the sausages to prevent them from bursting while cooking.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the sausages for 3 minutes each side or until brown. Transfer to a plate once cooked.
In the same skillet with oil, pour about ¾ of the tomato ketchup and water. Add baking soda and let it simmer while constantly stirring for another minute or until the bubbles subside.
Add the remaining tomato ketchup. Stir in onion powder, cayenne powder, soy sauce and curry powder. Bring to a simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
Pour the sauce over the sausages. Serve the currywurst with french fries or buns.
Combine tomato sauce, cider vinegar, curry powder, paprika, sugar, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is warmed and smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
Currywurst (German: [ˈkœʁiˌvʊɐ̯st]) is a fast food dish of German origin consisting of steamed, fried sausage, usually pork (German: Bratwurst), typically cut into bite-sized chunks and seasoned with curry ketchup, a sauce based on spiced ketchup or tomato paste topped with curry powder, or a ready-made ketchup ...
A German housewife named Herta Heuwer was desperate to liven up a meager post-war diet. She concocted a trade of booze for English curry powder and added it to a tomato/ketchup sauce with Worcestershire and paired it with a grilled sausage. Viola!
Traditionally, currywurst, a German fast-food dish consisting of curried sausage, is served with a side of fries or without bread. However, personal preferences and regional variations may lead some individuals to enjoy currywurst with bread or in a sandwich.
Berlin currywurst is one of the most famous curries in Germany. It is often served with a thicker and spicier sauce than the basic recipe, and usually comes with fries or bread. Berliners also like to add curry powder on top of the sauce. Hamburg currywurst is often served with a mustard or mayonnaise sauce.
Sausage is a preparation of ground meat that can be found in dried or fresh varieties and sold either in casing as links or in bulk. Bratwurst is a specific type of fresh link sausage made with pork or veal.
And yet, currywurst — sliced sausage topped with a tomato sauce flavoured by spices including yellow curry powder, paprika and potentially a few secret ingredients too — has been a German favourite for over half a century. It can be eaten at almost any time of day, and at any level of intoxication.
Bratwurst and sausage share a history, often have similar ingredients, and are frequently prepared and served the same way. But despite all they have in common, bratwurst and sausage are different products.
Of all these regional and national dishes, Germany is most famous for Currywurst, sausages, pretzels and Black Forest Gateau, but as you can see, there is plenty more to German cuisine than just these.
Currywurst — the dish consisting of cut-up sausage topped with curry ketchup and curry powder — has been a staple of the German diet for decades, but new data suggests it could be declining in stature as more Germans convert to vegetarian and vegan diets.
The Deutsche Currywurst Museum (yes, they have a museum for this) estimates that over 800 million currywursts are eaten every year in Germany, with 70 million consumed in Berlin alone. So, what's the story of currywurst?
What it does taste like, is meaty sausage in spiced ketchup, unlike anything you've had before—unless you're in the habit of routinely mixing curry powder into your ketchup. What is this? So the predominant tastes are of sausage, and of ketchup—but a spiced ketchup. This makes currywurst quite kid-friendly.
A madras curry is a fairly hot curry with a dark red thick sauce (the colour comes from the chillies and paprika). It's got slightly tangy notes to it from the addition of tamarind and fenugreek. The chicken is not marinated in this dish, and the spices are often dry-fried or roasted.
At Best Curry Berlin there is currywurst with every degree of spiciness. From 0 to 1,200,000 SCU, you can choose how hot it gets with the Brenn-O-Meter chilli index.
Curry powders usually consist of turmeric, cumin, ginger, and black pepper. Some blends also incorporate garlic and cinnamon. What all curry powders share is a sweet warmth and pleasant pungency that adds a toasty depth to everything it touches.
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