German Currywurst

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Currywurst is a German fast food dish typically sold by street vendors and food trucks. It is simply a German sausage doused in a spiced tomato-based sauce that’s rich, sweet, and dusted with curry powder. Traditionally, Currywurst is served with pommes frites or Brötchen (crusty German bread rolls).
Berlin, Hamburg and the Ruhr region all claim to have invented the currywurst. For most people, however, only one thing matters: that it tastes good. However, the only person to have applied for a patent was Herta Heuwer from Berlin, who is said to have invented the currywurst in 1949. She obtained ketchup (and possibly Worcestershire sauce) and curry powder from British soldiers stationed in Germany. She then mixed these ingredients with other spices and poured the sauce (which she had patented ten years later under the name ‘Chillup’) over Bratwürste hot off the grill. Berlin is also home to the German Currywurst Museum, which provides information on the history, legends and interesting facts surrounding this popular snack.
As an integral part of German cuisine, the currywurst has long since achieved cult status – regardless of which city first invented it. It’s impossible to imagine the canteens and food stalls without the Currywurst. And there are all sorts of ways to prepare it. Some use a Bratwurst with casing, some without, whilst others prefer a Bockwurst. Cured or smoked sausages are also popular choices for this snack. What they all have in common is that they are usually served sliced.

 

500 g Tomato passata 1 tbsp Tomato paste 2 tsp Honey 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp Vegetable stock powder 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1½ tbsp Curry powder plus extra for dusting 1 tsp Sweet paprika powder Tabasco, to taste Ghee, butter or oil of your choice Bratwürste or Bockwürste Fries or Brötchen, to serve

1. Place all the ingredients for the sauce in a saucepan and simmer over a low heat for 10-15 minutes until thick and glossy. .
2. Heat the ghee, butter or oil in a frying pan and fry the sausages or grill until cooked through over a medium heat, turning them several times.
3. Slice the sausages into bite-sized pieces and pour the sauce generously over the top. Dust with extra curry powder before serving. Serve with chips, or a crusty Brötchen for the full German street food experience.

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