German Hela Hot Spicy Curry Ketchup - 1 x 800 ml

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Whether it's as a treat for dinner or a much needed stomach filler after a heavy night, most people like chips and curry sauce. The new product caused a stir on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, where fans decided it tasted just like the McDonald's version. The sausage usually used is the traditional Bratwurst. They are now easily available from Lidl or Aldi and Tesco. You can serve them with and without skin. My currywurst sauce recipe has a slightly sweet and sour flavor. If you don’t like your curry ketchup too sweet, I would go for ketchup with reduced sugar, as you don’t want to miss the flavor of the caramelized onions. How to serve Currywurst the German way?

Replace 1/2 teaspoon of Sweet Paprika with 1/2 teaspoon of Hot Paprika if you want someextra heat. Using a little cayenne pepper would likely work too but I didn’t test that. No photos of me mixing the ingredients this time because it’s all pretty simple and self explanatory. This homemade currywurst sauce represents the very best you’ve ever had – multiplied by several flavor boosts! Currywurst has been a German institution since its invention in Berlin in 1949 by Herta Heuwer. She lived in the British military sector of Berlin after World War II where some soldiers had given her some ketchup, curry powder and Worcestershire sauce that they brought with them from the UK. She went to work experimenting on a sauce that would provide much needed contrast to the limited post-war rations the people were accustomed to living on, a flavorful spicy sauce poured over Bratwursts hot off the grill that she would patent two years later.

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Oh, and my favourite kind of paprika is a Hungarian brand called “Pride of Szeged”. Hungarians definitely know their paprika! You can find it at World Market, but I get it from the local Eastern European Delicatessen, called International Deli. Though, whatever you have in your pantry will work just fine. No need to get special paprika unless you really want to do so. In Hessen, where I am from, they like to serve Rindswurst (Beef sausage) for currywurst. About the currywurst sauce recipe The Hela sauce is very similar, but it's actually quite a lot nicer. It's less sweet and vinegary, and tastes more like the stuff you get in the chip shop.

Today the currywurst remains popular throughout all of Germany and can be found at most Schnellimbisse (fast food stands). It’s estimated that roughly 800 million currywursts are consumed in Germany each year with 70 million consumed in Berlin alone! With a population of 3.5 million in Berlin, that’s over 20 currywursts per Berliner per year. Yes, the Germans still love their currywursts. And I stand right along with them because I love them, too! Curry ketchup tastes sweet with a slightly smoky taste. Obviously, you can taste the curry powder through it all. You sometimes add the curry powder is only on top of the sauce, after serving. Away from the chippy, another avenue for this combo is at McDonald's where you can dip the fast-food giant's famous fries into its sweet curry sauce. I currently have two bottles of Hela Curry Gewürz (Spice) Ketchup in our fridge door. One is “scharf” (or spicy), and one is “delikat” (or mild). You can use it right away but it tastes even better if you let it sit overnight in the fridge to give the flavours time to really meld.There’s a reason over 800 million Currywursts are consumed each year in Germany – they’re deeeelicious and have been a German institution since 1949! Learn how to make the BEST authentic curry ketchup and traditional German Currywurst!