Toast Hawaii Bratwurst – A German 50s classic interpreted as a sausage
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Today I’m going to show you how to make your own toast hawaii sausage. It’s easy and super quick to make.
Toast hawaii sausage combines the nostalgic charm of the 1950s with modern barbecuing. This creative mix of classic toast hawaii with hearty ham, sweet pineapple and spicy sausage brings a touch of retro flair to your barbecue. It’s well worth trying out!
If you’re interested in more great recipes, my recipe book “24 Bratwurst Recipes For A Perfect Barbecue Experience” is for you!
I also answered some general questions about making bratwurst in my post Making Bratwurst Yourself. Have a look there.
But now enough talking…
Here you can find the complete sausage without casing recipe as a video or to read through.
Have fun and good luck making it!
Table of Contents
Toast hawaii sausage – What do you need to make it?
Ingredients per 1 kg
| Ingredient | Grams | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| pork belly | 300 g | 30 % |
| pork neck | 250 g | 25 % |
| cooked ham | 150 g | 15 % |
| cheese | 150 g | 15 % |
| tinned pineapple | 150 g | 15 % |
Spices per 1 kg
| Ingredient | Grams |
|---|---|
| salt | 18 g |
| black pepper | 2 g |
| Optional cocktail cherry | — |
It is important that the cheese is heat stable and remains really creamy and does not “separate”. There are several ways to do this, the simplest being “American cheese”. Alternatively, you can make any cheese “inseparable” with citric acid, for example. I will write another separate post for this soon.
The equipment to make toast hawaii sausage
A meat grinder cuts the meat into small pieces so it can be mixed with the seasoning. Cut the meat into pieces that fit the feed tube before grinding.
Sausage stuffer, grinder attachment or funnel
Use a sausage stuffer to fill the mixture into its casing. A stuffing attachment for your meat grinder or a hand funnel also works when you are starting out.
Natural casings / jars
The toast hawaii sausage is stuffed into natural casings. I recommend you to use pork casing caliber 28/30.
If you want to make toast hawaii sausage without casings, you can use jars and boil down the mixture.
Toast hawaii sausage – Step-By-Step Instructions
Cut the meat, cooked ham, pineapple and cheese into pieces suitable for the grinder. You can vary the size depending on how big your meat grinder is. If you do not want to grind the pineapple and processed cheese, cut both ingredients to your desired size.
Put the ingredients in the freezer for 1-2 hours. This will help you later when mincing and ensure that the mixture does not get too warm.
Now you can grind the ingredients. Depending on how coarse or fine you want your sausage, you can use different perforated disks. To be honest, this is completely a matter of taste. I personally use the coarse perforated disk. But as I said … you have to like it!
Add the salt and pepper to the mixture and mix the ingredients together. You can do this by hand or with a hand mixer. Make sure that you mix the sausage meat for 4-5 minutes so that it binds well.
Next, put the pre-watered casing (approx. 30 min) on the sausage stuffer. Use pork casings caliber 28/30. In the end, it’s up to you whether you want to make thinner or thicker sausages. As with the degree of fineness, this is a matter of taste and can be decided by you.
Fill the sausage meat into the casing. Important: Do not fill the casing too much, otherwise it will burst later during frying.
Now press your bratwurst into shape. You can decide for yourself how big your bratwurst should be. To do this, press the sausage to the desired length with two fingers on each hand and cut it apart.
You can now fry the sausage. Optionally, you can also blanch it in salted water at 70 °C for approx. 25 minutes (18 g salt per liter of water). Place the toast hawaii sausage in ice water to cool.
Your toast hawaii sausage is ready 😄. Enjoy it.
Frequently asked questions
What is Toast Hawaii, and how does it become a sausage?
What is Toast Hawaii, and how does it become a sausage?
Toast Hawaii is the German fifties classic the post title names: a slice of toast with ham, pineapple and melted cheese over it, and a cocktail cherry on top if you are doing it properly. This recipe keeps the whole arrangement and moves it one step earlier. The ham, the pineapple and the cheese are not toppings here; they go into the sausage meat itself, which is why the ingredient list above reads like a shopping list for the toast.
Two of them need a word of their own once they are inside a casing, and both are above. The cheese has to be one that stays creamy under heat instead of separating, and step 1 leaves you the choice of grinding the pineapple and the cheese with the meat or cutting them to size and folding them through afterwards, which changes how evenly they are spread. The cherry is the one part that stays where it was: it goes on top at the end rather than into the meat.
How long is the shelf life of the toast hawaii sausage?
How long is the shelf life of the toast hawaii sausage?
The toast hawaii sausage will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 days. You can also freeze it optimally. Then it will keep much longer. You don’t have to be afraid, it won’t lose its taste.
