The Recipe · No.729 · Currywurst

Currywurst, and Where to Source It

The sauce is the whole thing and it is not just ketchup: you cook down tomato with onion, then build in curry powder, paprika, and a little sweetness so it turns into a spiced, tangy gravy. The sausage gets sliced and coated hot, then a final dusting of curry powder on top so the spice hits raw and fragrant.

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Published July 2026 · Sourcing verified 5 Jul 2026

Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Makes4 servings
CuisineGerman
Part One
The Ingredients — and where to get them
Bratwurst
A good coarse-ground pork bratwurst, griddled crisp. A real butcher sausage beats supermarket links.
4 links
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Tomato
Passata or crushed tomato cooked down into the sauce base. A sweet, low-acid tomato needs less sugar.
1.5 cups
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Curry powder
In the sauce and dusted on top; buy it fresh so it is fragrant, not dusty.
2 tbsp
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Onion
Cooked soft as the base of the sauce. Fresh, bought local.
1
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Paprika and sugar
Sweet paprika for color and a spoon of sugar to balance the tomato.
to taste
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Part Two
The Method
  1. Cook the sauceSoften the onion, add tomato, curry powder, paprika, and a little sugar and vinegar, and simmer into a spiced gravy.
  2. Griddle the wurstGriddle or pan-fry the bratwurst until browned and crisp all over.
  3. Slice and coatSlice the sausage into rounds and toss or pour the hot sauce over.
  4. Dust and serveDust with more curry powder and serve with fries or a roll.
Part Three
The Toolkit

Skillet · Saucepan · Tongs

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