Bratwurst - Homemade

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs lamb (boston cut or a cut with simular fat content)
• 1 1/2 lbs lean beef (93% lean or better yet, veal)
• 4 -5 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 2 teaspoons marjoram
• 2 teaspoons parsley
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 4 ounces beer
• 4 ounces water (may use 8 oz red wine instead of beer and water)

Recipe

• 1 first cube all the meat, toss tegether and grind meat through 3/16 inch plate.
• 2 mix all the seasoning together, sifting the powders to make sure there are no clumps. mix well.
• 3 add the liquid to the dry season mix and use a wisk to mix well.
• 4 add the liquid mixture to the ground meat and using your hands mix very thoroughly (you may want to use latex gloves, although i don't).
• 5 chill in the freezer for about an hour, stirring loosely about every 20 minutes.
• 6 mix again with hands and grind through a 1/4 inch plate.
• 7 at this point i like to make a small patty and pan fry it to taste for changes.
• 8 stuff into casings.