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Oktoberfest
G et o u t the le d erh o sen and
s te in s — it is th e s e a s o n fo r
O ktoberfest. Before you tap the
keg and turn up the oom -pah, here's
a bit o f history about the event and
th e b e e r s ty le b o th n a m e d
O ktoberfest.
O ktoberfest is an event that cel
ebrates the abundance o f the fall
harvest; w hich takes place during
the 16 days before the first Sunday
in O ctober. T his year O ktoberfest
began on Saturday, Septem ber 22,
and ends Sunday, O ctober 07.
W h a t g o e s b e s t w ith an
O ktoberfest? If a stein is in one
hand, the other usually holds a
Sausage Cooking Tips
• C ook fresh sausages o v er gentle heat so the
in terio r fully cooks.
wurst or sausage. At the M unich
O ktoberfest, the food is served in
gargantuan portions: haunches of
oxen and w hole chickens are spit-
roasted, and m yriad sausages are
steam ed and served with sauerkraut
and onions. A m erican sausage-
m akers all m ake flavorful sau
sa g es— b eef, c h ic k e n , p o rk or
veal— often flavored with fresh
h e r b s a n d s e a s o n in g s — th a t
com plem ent the bready, malty notes
o f an O ktoberfest beer.
T he follow ing recipes will help
you create an O ktoberfest menu
that celebrates the fall harvest's
abundance.
• S au sag es can be steam ed, sim m ered, fired
o r grilled. T ry a co m b in atio n o f m ethods.
• B efore co o k in g , prick the skins to prevent
b u rstin g .
• T o heat co o k ed fresh sausage, bring a pan
o f w ater o r b eer to a boil. T u rn o ff the heat, add
the sau sag es an d co v e r for 10 to 15 m inutes.
Ingredients for life.
• R eheat sau sag es in hot w ater, but avoid boiling
th em as th eir sk in s will split.
• O n io n s in the co o k in g liq u id add flav o r to sa u
sag es.
• Parboil fresh sau sag es in w ater o r b eer before
g rillin g o r frying.
• B e e r ad d s a s tro n g e r fla v o r th a n w ate r. M alt-
h e a v y b e e rs a d d s w e e tn e s s a n d a re g o o d fo r
stro n g ly fla v o re d sa u sa g e . L a g e rs ad d a slig h t
b itte r n e s s an d c o m p le m e n t s w e e te r s ty le s a u
sages.
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All the Wurst for Ware
80% Lean. 20% Fat.
SAVE up to $6.00 lb.
Weisswurst is the traditional sausage served at "Weisn"—as
the locals call Oktoberfest—but dozens o f other wursts are
also served. Here are a few o f them:
• B ierschinken— a large slicing sausage w ith chunks o f ham and
pistachios
• B ie m u rst— coarse-textured slicing sausage flavored with ju n ip er
berries and cardam om
• B lutw urst— blood sausage, which com es in m any varieties; it is eaten
sliced and cold or fried like black pudding
• B ratw urst— a pale, sm oked sausage m ade o f finely m inced veal, pork,
ginger, nutm eg and other spices; usually com es raw and m ust be cooked,
but precooked bratw urst is also available (reheat before serving)
• B raunschw eiger— a spreadable sm oked-liver sausage enriched with
eggs and milk; the m ost well know n o f the liverw urst sausages
• C ervelat— sim ilar to Italian salam i, a slicing sausage o f pork and beef,
spices and often m ustard or garlic; Thüringer is a com m on variety o f
G erm an cervelat
• Knockw urst; kn ackw u rst— a short, plum p sm oked sausage needing
poaching or grilling; contains finely m inced lean pork, beef, spices and,
notably, garlic; often served with sauerkraut
• W ienerwurst— b e lie v e d to b e th e o rig in o f A m erican frankfurter; beef
and pork flavored with coriander and garlic
• W eissw urst— G erm an for "white sausage" and is very pale and
delicately flavored; m ade o f veal, som etim es beef and pork, cream and
eggs; a specialty o f M unich and traditionally served at O ktoberfest with
rye bread, sw eet m ustard and, o f course, beer.
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Beer-Braised Brats
“Try the cranberry-pickle
relish; i t ’s a perfect compli
ment to enhance the distinc
tive flavor o f the brats. ”
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chef-inspired
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Soups
Ingredients
• 2 Tbs. butter
• ‘/ i cup thinly sliced onion
• I 12-ounce bottle o r can, dark
G erm an beer
• 1 Tbs. packed brown sugar
• 1 Tbs. vinegar
• '/i tsp. caraw ay seeds
• Vi tsp. dried thym e, crushed
• Vi tsp. W orcestershire sauce
12.55
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Galion Whole 2%. 1%.
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• 5 uncooked bratw urst links (1-1/
4 pounds)
• 5 hoagie bunds, bratw ursts buns,
o r o th e r crusty rolls, split and
to asted
• 1 recipe ‘easy cranberry-pickle
relish’ *see below
Directions
R efreshe W afer
1. I n a 4-quart Dutch oven, heat butter over m edium heat. Add onion;
cook and stir about 5 m inutes or until tender. Add beer, brown sugar,
vinegar, caraw ay seeds, thyme, and W orcestershire sauce. Bring to
boiling: reduce heat. Place bratw ursts in beer m ixture. C over and sim m er
for 10 m inutes.
2. U sing tongs, rem ove bratw ursts from cooking liquid. In a grill pan or
l()-inch skillet cook bratw ursts over m edium heat about 10 m inutes or
until golden brown ( I60F), turning occasionally. If desired, return the
bratw ursts to cooking liquid to keep w arm until serving time.
3. To serve, place grilled bratw ursts in buns. Using a slotted spoon, top
with onion slices and cranberry-pickle relish. M akes 5 sandwiches.
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• M ustards: sw eet, hot, spicy, coarse and sm ooth; set out a variety of
m ustards to com plem ent the w ide range o f sausages.
• Breads can he soft rolls; dense rye or black breads; caraw ay, poppy
seed, and other seeded breads and rolls; sour doughs and w hole grain
breads; and hot, soft pretzels (especially gixxl with mustard).
• Don't forget the sauerkraut'
• A uthentic G erm an beer, o f course, is the drink o f choice. O ktoberfest
style beers are am ber colored, sweet, very malty and traditionally the first
beers o f the season. W eissbicr is the perf ect com plem ent to W eissw urst,
as its lighter body and flavor won't overpow er the delicately seasoned
sausage.
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