I could not find anything but the brats in our local grocery, so I used those. I should have cut them up though. I think it would have been better.
A quick google came up with: Bratwurst, or Brats as they are usually, called are a mixture of pork and veal with light spices indicative of the region of Europe from which they hail ... Germany. Though many brats are made from just pork and beef, many true Germans would say that only real brats are made with veal. Bratwurst has a very light color and flavor, which come from the grain-fed pork. In America, brats are usually slow cooked over a low fire and then stuffed into hoagie rolls or buns and topped with sauteed onions and a line of mustard. Knackwurst, often spelled knockwurst is a soft sausage made of pork and beef spiced with garlic. It is often seasoned. It is often compared to ( and confused with) bockwurst which is very similar to modern frankfurters. Since bockwurst is more heavily seasoned and made with veal, knackwurst usually gets the most comparison to American Hot Dogs. The color is light and the texture is soft. Knackwursts are commonly eaten with bread and saurkraut or -----Original Message----- From: Sisi Ben-Simon [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:12 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] repost october fest Hi, what is knockworst? Are they those thick fast saucages? I just love love love the German bratwurst! Thanks Sisi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:42 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] repost october fest > Hi, > > I gave this to my dad. He has made it twice already. He really likes it I > guess. > > Crock Pot Oktoberfest Knockwurst > > 1 pkg. (32 oz.) sauerkraut, drained > 5 large red potatoes, sliced > 1-1/2 lb. knockwurst, whole or chunked > Caraway seeds, to taste > 1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar, or to taste > 1 cup chicken broth > 5 large Granny Smith apples. cored, diced > > Layer in either a Dutch oven for stovetop cooking*, or in a crock pot. > > Begin layering with potatoes, then sauerkraut, then a sprinkling of > caraway > seeds and half the brown sugar, then the apples, then the knockwurst, then > the chicken broth, then the rest of the brown sugar. > > If using the crock pot, cover and cook on LOW heat setting for 7 hours. > > * Note: Cover and cook on low for stovetop, for 2 hours. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of leverenz > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:33 PM > To: c n d > Subject: [CnD] repost october fest > > I have some how deleted the recipe everyone has referred to as October > fest > casserole or something like that, but with so many that have made it and > liked I really would appreciate if someone could take the time to repost. > thanks and sorry for the need for the repost > Dee > > > Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you > out.. Anton Chekhov > > Scanned by the Barracuda Spam Firewall at CPWS Broadband > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4601 (20091112) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
