vinegar – either white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar.mustard – use either ground seed or prepared yellow mustard.sugar – we recommend dark brown sugar, it adds a deep caramel like flavor.salt – use a coarse salt for best results.paprika – Hungarian type sweet paprika, not Spanish smoked.vegetable oil – to cook the onion until soft.yellow curry powder – mild, some hints of heat are OK.organic ketchup – the quality of your ketchup is very important.We’ve based this recipe on the one from The German Cookbook by Alfons Schuhbeck and it tastes very close to the currywurst pork sausages we’ve enjoyed in Germany. That being said there are several ingredients which are essential to the famous curry sauce. Contemporary patrons often favor a specific Imbiss stand because of their particular currywurst sauce variation. Hundreds of competitors tried to recreate it over the years resulting in hundreds of recipes. Herta Hauer, the resourceful woman credited with the creation of the delicacy in 1949 never shared her original recipe (see Historical background below). You should note that an official recipe for a currywurst sauce does not exist. accompanied by fries or freshly baked Brötchen (bread rolls).served with mini wood or plastic fork(s) to be eaten on the go.smothered in curry flavored tomato sauce or ketchup.
CURRY WURST SKIN
steamed/boiled, then fried or grilled until the skin is crispy.In a nutshell the key features of currywurst are: Nearly a billion currywursts are sold annually throughout the country at venues such as Imbissbuden (concession stands), Biergärten and increasingly more often at sit-down restaurants.
It originated in Berlin as a fast snack ( Schnellimbiss) and eventually spread to other cities. Go straight to the Recipe Card About This Currywurst RecipeĬurrywurst is Germany’s most popular street food.
CURRY WURST HOW TO
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.Currywurst and fries are a perfect accompaniment to flavorful German beers.Ĭontinue reading to get all the tips on exactly how to make the iconic German street food (about 3 mins total time) This is to rid of the acidity or sourness of the tomato ketchup and believe me you will not even taste it. You will notice in the ingredients that I used baking soda. In this recipe, I used Hungarian sausage we bought in a local store that sells imported products and food items. The sausage should be plump and crisp when cooked, and juicy to the bite. 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.īratwurst, bockwurst, knockwurst ('Knackwurst'), rindswurst, kielbasa or anything similar to the texture of these sausages should do well. 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). It was invented by a Berlin woman, Herta Heuwer, in 1949 and is very popular all throughout the country today. Which is then, sprinkles with more curry powder when served. It is simply a sausage that is cooked, usually fried but can also be grilled, then slathered with a special sauce made mainly from ketchup, curry and other spices.
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. Good thing that we now have a lot of supermarkets in the country that also offer imported food items. There are sausages that you boil, while others are for frying or grilling and some you eat as it is. They have different ways to prepare and cook certain sausages. And I am pretty sure I haven't tried them all out yet.įor someone who did not grow up with such range in the varieties of sausages, it can be a bit confusing. I, too, am missing the various sausages I was able to enjoy while in Germany. Although he seems to find them acceptable depending on which brand I give him. He still has to wrap his head around the idea of our red hotdogs. 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. Perfect for a snack or light lunch or dinner and quite easy and simple to make too. Try this Currywurst recipe and get to enjoy the most popular street food of Germany wherever you are.