Currywurst

Berlin's iconic street food — sliced sausage smothered in curried ketchup sauce.

Comfort Food Family Friendly Quick & Easy
Prep Time
5m
Cook Time
15m
Total Time
20m
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

  • 4 bratwurst or bockwurst sausages
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • For the curry-ketchup sauce:
  • 200ml ketchup
  • 2 tbsp curry powder (plus extra for dusting)
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)
  • 1 tbsp honey or brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • Bread rolls or fries, for serving

Instructions

  1. 1 Make sauce: combine ketchup, curry powder, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, onion powder, cayenne, honey, and vinegar in a small saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring. Set aside.
  2. 2 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook sausages for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden and cooked through.
  3. 3 Slice sausages into 2cm thick coins.
  4. 4 Arrange on a plate or in a paper tray. Pour curry-ketchup sauce generously over the top.
  5. 5 Dust with extra curry powder.
  6. 6 Serve immediately with a bread roll or fries.

About This Recipe

Currywurst is Germany's most famous street food, invented in Berlin in 1949. Over 800 million currywursts are eaten in Germany every year — that's not a typo.

The concept is simple: pan-fried pork sausage sliced into coins, drenched in a tangy curry-ketchup sauce, and dusted with extra curry powder. Served with a bread roll or fries, it's fast, satisfying, and addictive.

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