German Sausage Recipes

The word 'sausage' comes from the Latin word 'salus', which means preserved or salted. In the days when there were no refrigerators, sausages were prepared in order to preserve the meat. A sausage is made of ground meat, spices, salt and animal fat, which are covered with a natural or artificial casing. Usually the ground meat used to make a sausage is pork, but it can be made of turkey, lamb, chicken as well as beef.

Sausages are very popular in majority of European countries, but it is the Germans who have the longest tradition of making them. The traditional German sausage is called Weisswurst, but the Germans are known for making a wide variety of sausages like Frankfurter, Cervelt, Bratwurst, etc. Several delicious dishes can be made with these German sausages. Let us look at some of the toothsome German sausage recipes.

German Cheese Sausage Dish

Ingredients

• 8 ounces Swiss Cheese, shredded
• 16 ounces German sausage
• 4 ounces mayonnaise
• 16 ounces sauerkraut(shredded cabbage)

Dressing

• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 4 cups mashed potatoes

Preparation

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees. Wash and drain the sauerkraut thoroughly and keep it aside. Chop the sausages into small pieces and put them in a large mixing bowl. Add cheese, mayonnaise, sauerkraut and mix well. In another bowl, take mashed potatoes and blend mayonnaise with it. Take the sausage mixture in a baking pan and top it with potato and mayonnaise mixture. Bake for half an hour and your German cheese sausage is ready.

Vegetable Sausage Dish

Ingredients

• 16 ounces German link sausage
• 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 3-4 cups of water
• 3 teaspoons A-1 steak sauce
• 1 teaspoon kitchen Bouquet (flavored sauce)
• 1 small onion
• 4 medium sized potatoes

Preparation

Slice the sausage into round pieces and chop the onion and potatoes into small pieces. Take a small bowl of water and add black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, steak sauce and kitchen bouquet into it and set aside. In a deep bottom pan, fry the sausages until they turn brown in color. Transfer the sausages into a plate and remove the excess grease. In the same pan, take 1 cup of water and stir. Put in the sausages again and add potatoes and onions into it. Pour water with spices into it and stir well, so that the seasonings get mixed thoroughly. Add more water, if necessary, and cook on low heat by covering the pan till the vegetables turn tender. Remember that you should not add salt to it. Spread it on a serving bowl, and match it with crusty bread for delicious results.

Sausage Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 13 ounces knackwurst or frankfurter (sausage)
• 1 kilogram potatoes
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 spring onions
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• Fresh chives

Toppings

• 3 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 3 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons yogurt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

Slice the sausages and the spring onions diagonally. Cut the potatoes into large pieces and also the fresh chives. In a non stick pan, heat little olive oil, and fry the sausages for 4-5 minutes on medium to low heat. In a cooking pan, take some water and add salt to it. Put the potatoes into it and let it boil. Pour in the chicken stock cubes and stir. Let it cook for 10-15 minutes on low flame. Take it off the flame and drain the water. Pour in cold water to cool it. Put in the potato mixture and sausages in a salad bowl and mix well. In another bowl, mix yogurt, mustard, vinegar, olive oil and mayonnaise and add to the salad bowl. Garnish it with chopped chives and serve.

In recent times, German sausages are available easily in the market, which saves your time and energy of preparing them. You can just buy them from a local bakery, and try one of these recipes to make mouthwatering sausage dish.