
I grew up on Leberkäse and I could eat it as breakfast. The name “Leberkäse” is a misnomer, it does not contain liver or cheese, mainly pork, therefore some people call it Fleischkäse and in English “German meatloaf”

Besides Bratwurst and Weisswurst, the Leberkäse is without a doubt the most popular snack in Bavaria. It is traditionally offered warm in a bread roll, or as a main course with fried egg and home fries or potato salad
The Curing salt Prague Powder #1 is not absolutely necessary, it is just there to retain the pink/red color while baking, otherwise it’ll be gray when cooked. Just use more Kosher salt instead for taste. Optional: If you like to keep the red color in the meat, you could add a couple of drops of beet juice or red food coloring to look authentic.
In my opinion, the Ninja Blender works the best to mince the meat. Another option is to buy minced hamburger meat, preferable a pork and beef mixture.
The best meat grinder to mince meat in my opinion is the Ninja Blender preferable 1200W
I personally own a Ninja Blender I bought on Amazon
The recipe below is written in English and German
Leberkäse, a German street food
Cuisine
German
Category
European Cuisine
Germany
Main Course
Northern Europe
Recipes
Wurst Deli meats
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 pound lean pork, mageres Schweinefleisch
- 1 pound pork belly, fetter Schweinebauch
- 1/4 pound bacon, uncured/unsalted, Speck, unbehandelt und ungesalzen
- 1/2 tsp Curing Salt or Prague Powder #1 on Amazon, Pökelsalz
- 1 tsp salt, Salz
- Pinch of white pepper, weisser Pfeffer
- 1/2 onion cut in cubes, gehackte Zwiebel
- Majoran
- Nutmeg, Muskatnuss
- Thyme, Thymian
- Ginger, Ingwer
- Cardamon (optional)
- 400 g ice cubes, Eiswürfel
Persons
10
Serving Size
1 slice
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour, 20 minutes
Total Time
1 hour, 35 minutes
In my opinion, the Ninja Blender works best to mince the meat. Another option is to buy minced hamburger meat, preferable a pork and beef mixture.
To keep the redness in the Leberkäse you can order Prague Powder #1 Curing salt
To keep the redness in the Leberkäse you can order Prague Powder #1 Curing salt
Instructions
- Fleisch in Würfel schneiden und anfrieren für 30 minuten (Freeze cubed meat in the freezer for about about 30 minutes)
- Die Eiswürfel in der Küchenmaschine/Blender zu Eisschnee verarbeiten (make some Ice snow)
- Den Eisschnee bis zum Gebrauch im Gefrierfach aufbewahren (keep the ice snow in the refrigerator until needed)
- Das gut gekühlte Fleisch schnell mit den Gewürzen und Zwiebel mischen (Mix the spices and onion with the meat)
- Es ist wichtig dass es kalt bleibt, sonst lässt es sich nicht fein genug mischen (the mixture has to stay cold, so it has to happen quick)
- Das Fleisch in die Maschine geben, in 2 Portionen damit es schneller mixt, auf höchster Stufe für 1 Minute mixen (Mince the meat in the mixer, in 2 portion, at highest speed)
- Den Eisschnee zugeben und nochmal schnell auf hoher Stufe durchmischen (add the ice snow to the mixture, and mix again at the highest speed)
- Eine gut gekühlte Kastenform ausfetten, die Masse in die Form geben (Pour mixture in cool, creased pound cake baking pan)
- Einige Male stauchen damit keine Luftblasen im Teig sind, mit einem feuchten Teigschaber Rauten in die Masse drücken (nicht schneiden). Spray a cooled loaf cake pan with cooking spray, or lay out with parchment paper.
- Fill the form with the mixture, press down so the air bubbles can escape, make a diamond shape pattern in the dough with a wet spatula (don’t cut).
- Bei ca. 180 C, 70 bis 90 min backen (bake at 350 F for 70 to 90 minutes)
- Wenn der Leberkäse noch etwas blass ist kurz den Broiler anmachen (If the Leberkaese is still pale put it under the broiler for several minutes). Internal temperature needs to reach 170 F or 76 C
Notes
Serve on a Kaiser roll with mustard, or with potato salad as a side
Calories
115 kcal
4.8%
Fat
10 g
15%
Saturated
17%
85%
Carbs
0.8 g
0%
Protein
6 g
Sodium
466 mg
19%
Cholesterol
66 mg
22%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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