Weisswurst Recipe

Before we get into our weisswurst recipe, let’s take some time to really understand what this recipe is and its cultural impact. Weisswurst, or white sausage, is a Bavaria specialty.

They are short and greyish white-colored sausages made by mixing finely minced veal and back bacon in a food processor or meat grinder.

The mix of the white sausage is then stuffed into pork casings using a sausage stuffer. Seasonings typically used when making weisswurst include parsley, onions, nutmeg, cardamom, mace, ginger, and fresh lemon. They have a firm but bouncy bite and texture with a very mild taste.

The History of Weisswurst

Weisswurst was created in Munich by a butcher named Sepp Moser in 1857. He was working in the restaurant’s kitchen, Zumewigen Licht, located next to his butcher shop. Thick sausage skin was used to make the traditional sausages he always made. However, the guest of the restaurant didn’t want to wait a long time for their meal.

So, he used the thin skin he had to fill the remaining sausages, afraid that they would split. Instead of frying the sausages, he instead warmed them in a pot of salted warm water for ten minutes.

The original recipe contained lean calf meat, bacon, herbs, and spices. He added in some freshness with the addition of lemon and parsley.

How to Eat Weisswurst

Weisswurst is often served warm. Since they are already precooked, you simply have to slowly reheat the white sausage in a pot of salted hot water. It takes about ten minutes to warm the sausage all the way through.

The hot water you use should stay around 70-degrees, and you should not allow the water to boil. If the water boils, the casing of the sausage can split or break, and this can potentially affect the overall flavor of your white sausage.

When it is time to eat the sausage, cut off the tip and suck the sausage out of its casing. You can also choose to make a long slit in the sausage and pull away from the sausage casing with your fingers or a knife and a fork.

What to Serve with Weisswurst

You will find your weisswurst is best served in a tureen in its own cooking water. It is best eaten when accompanied by a soft pretzel, sweet mustard, and a half-liter of Hefeweizen. This is a light wheat beer that Germans say is good for digestion. Any other Bavarian beer will pair well with this dish also.

Weisswurst can also be made with sauerkraut, red cabbage, and potato mash or potato salad, and beer-braised onion if you are looking for some real homemade comfort food.

What Is the Shelf Life of Weisswurst?

Weisswurst will keep up to a week in the refrigerator if stored in its original vacuum-sealed packaging if you purchased it from the store. If you make the weisswurst yourself, the uncooked fresh sausage can be stored in the refrigerator for one to two days. Cooked sausage can be kept refrigerated for three to four days.

Weisswurst Recipe

Here is an easy-to-follow recipe when you want to make your own fresh weisswurst at home.

Ingredients

• 5 lbs. veal stew meat
• 1 oz. ground mustard seed
• 5 lbs. lean pork butts
• 1 Tbsp. ground white pepper
• 3 1/2 oz. non-fat dry milk
• 1 tsp. ground celery seeds
• 3 1/2 oz. salt
• 1 tsp. mace
• 3 1/2 oz. soy protein concentrate
• 1 oz. powdered dextrose
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1 qt. ice water or crushed ice
• 1 tsp. dry parsley

Directions

Grind meat through a 1/4″ or 3/8″ grinder plate. Add all the ingredients except for the water and mix thoroughly until evenly distributed.

Place the meat mixture in the food processor adding the water as you go. This will help emulsify the meat.

Stuff sausage meat into a 32-35mm hog casing and make into 5″ to 6″ links. Place into 160-degree F water and cook until an internal temperature of 170-degrees F is met. Then shower the sausage with cool water until the internal temperature falls to 75-degrees F. Place in cooler overnight before using.

Pan fry these brats until browned. For a delicate, crunchy coating, cover the sausages with milk for 10 minutes, then coat the sausages with flour. Brown the sausage in a skillet with vegetable oil.

Serve with German bread or a crusty roll and spicy mustard, sweet mustard, or horseradish sauce.

Enjoy!

Conclusion

The Weisswurst is a great way to enjoy sausage as your main dish paired with side dishes and beer or other beverages. Although it takes some time and effort to prepare it everything is worthwhile.

Weisswurst FAQ

Still, have questions about this delectable white sausage? Read on for answers to some of the more commonly asked questions about weisswurst.