Prettles

Submitted by Chef Pan

"German Breakfast Sausage This recipe was brought over from Germany they threw all left overs from butchering together and made this. Today this is how I make it."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 48

ingredients

• 5 lbs pork shoulder
• 5 lbs beef roast
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 5 tablespoons allspice
• 1 lb pinhead oats or 1 lb steel cut oats, this is 4 cups

directions

1. Cover with salted water, and boil until meat is tender. Grind the meat in a meat grinder.
2. Mix together well. Set aside.
3. Cook 4 cups pinhead oats, in the broth left over from the meat. You will need 3 cups of broth for each 1 cup of oats. Cook 20 minutes. Then add the the ground meat, mixing well. Add the pepper and allspice mixing well. Spread into a couple 9x12 cake pans. Place in freezer until cool enough to cut into blocks, wrap in foil and return to freezer until ready to use.
4. Place a small amount of Crisco or butter in a skillet and fry just until heated.
5. We serve it on bread or toast. Some put molasses on it too.
6. If you like it spicer add more pepper and allspice to taste.

Reviews

[jkpape1967]

Being of German descent, I am always interested in German-American recipes. I had never heard of prettles, until my son-in-law who is familiar with the Toledo area, mentioned them in passing. He said his dad used to talk about prettles. Having never tasted this sausage, I have no basis for comparison, but I did enjoy it. I followed the recipe except for two things. I simmered the oats for 28 minutes (vice 20), because I live at high altitude. I also followed the suggestion of another reviewer and increased the seasonings. I tripled the recipe amounts and that seemed just right for my tastes. Next time I make this, I think I’ll add some red pepper flakes as I prefer spicy sausage. Thanks so much for posting this recipe Chef Pan!

 

[the_world_isastage]

I grew up eating prettles and believe it to be one of those foods that you have to acquire a taste for. The basic recipe is dead on, thank you very much! I gave it 4 stars because I made it according to the recipe last year and it tasted bland to me. I just made it again and kept adding allspice and tasting it until I had added over 7 times the recipe quantity, and skpped the pepper altogether. Apparently my Mother liked it spicey and that is how I became accustomed to eating prettles. Thanks so much for the recipe!

 

[Rick M.]

When my mom made this she would use the hogs head and boil all the meat off of it. I find getting a hogs head somewhat problematic..... But once the every thing was all mixed together she would re-grind to get a smoother consistancy.