Goetta

Goetta

Many of you may not have heard of this. It is from Germany and means the same, generally, as grits, thought not to be confused with hominy grits which are popular in the southeast US. This is served for breakfast, normally, but can be used as a side dish any time. It has been popular in the German communities of Cincinnati for many years.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 8 cups water
• 2 1/2 cups steel cut or pinhead oats
• 1 large onion, chopped thin
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 tsps. sea salt
• pinch of black pepper
• 2 tsps. thyme
• 2 tsps. sage
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 tbsp. garlic powder
• 1 tbsp. paprika

Directions:

1. Bring large pot of water to a boil, add oats, salt and pepper
2. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 2 hours
3. Add meat and rest of ingredients.
4. Cook 1 more hour
5. Pour into a large flat dish with 1/2 inch rim
6. Let it cool
7. Refrigerate
8. When ready to serve, slice into thin patties and fry until brown on each side in butter or olive oil

Turkey sausage can be used if you don't want to add all of your own sausage type seasonings.

This recipe makes 10 servings at a minimum. That is abnormal for this blog, but I wanted a lot of leftovers.

Hope you enjoy it, Diane.