German Hackepeter Recipe
Hackepeter is a traditional German spread made from fresh, finely minced raw pork, seasoned with salt, pepper, and spices such as garlic or caraway. It is most commonly enjoyed on bread and topped with raw onions.
Ingredients
- Pork, upper shell or shoulder – 400g
- Pork belly, fresh – 100g
- Onions – 2
- Clove of garlic – 1
- Caraway seed – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- White pepper, ground – 1/2 tsp
Instructions
- About 1 hour before consumption, cut the very fresh pork into thick slices and remove the rind, skin and tendons. Then cut into coarse cubes.
- Place the meat cubes next to each other on a tray and place in the freezer for about an hour. The pieces should not be close enough to get stuck together. Chilling the meat will make grinding easier.
- In the meantime, peel off the onions and garlic. Coarsely dice the onions and crush the garlic finely. Crush the caraway seeds and mix with salt and coarsely ground pepper.
- Remove the pork cubes from the freezer after the hour. Grind them immediately through the coarsest perforated disc of the meat grinder. Also add the onion and garlic to the grinder.
- Quickly mix the spice and salt mixture into the ground pork. Do not over-mix as the mixture may become too firm. Immediately place the meat in the refrigerator until consumption.
Notes
- Hackepeter should be consumed within 1 day.
Nutrition
Calories: 189kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 14gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 328mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
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