Meats and Sausages
Cocktailwürstchen (Cocktail Sausages)
Cocktailwürstchen (cocktail sausages) are small diameter sausages which are cut to shorter sections and end up on a cold meat platter or in hot dishes like stews.
| Meats | Metric | US |
|---|---|---|
| Lean pork | 400 g | 0.88 lb |
| Lean beef with connective tissue | 300 g | 0.66 lb |
| Fat trimmings | 300 g | 0.66 lb |
Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of meat
| Salt | 16 g | 2.5 tsp |
| Cure #1 | 2.5 g | 1/2 tsp |
| Pepper | 2.0 g | 1 tsp |
| Coriander | 0.5 g | 1/4 tsp |
| Allspice | 0.5 g | 1/4 tsp |
| Mace | 0.5 g | 1/4 tsp |
| Ginger | 0.3 g | 1/8 tsp |
Instructions
- Grind beef and pork through 3 mm (1/8") plate. Add salt, Cure #1, spices and water and mix with ground meat OR emulsify in food processor.
- Grind pork through 3 mm (1/8") plate.
- Mix everything together.
- Stuff into 22 mm sheep casings forming 25 cm (10") links.
- Hold for 30 minutes at room temperature if cure #1 was added.
- Boil in water at 75° C (167° F) for 20 minutes.
Notes
Cure #1 (optional) is added for pink color only.


















