Bratwurst sauce

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 tsp clarified butter
• 2 sausages, fine, raw
• 1 bell pepper(s), diced to bite-sized pieces, pitted
• 1 onion(s), finely diced
• 50 g bacon cubes
• 500 ml tomatoes, pureed
• 1 tsp sugar
• possibly salt
• 1 tbsp applesauce
• 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
• 1 tsp, heaped tomato paste
• 1 tsp, leveled mustard

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Grandma Renate’s sauce

Heat the pan, melt the clarified butter, and gradually remove the sausages from the skins, bite-sized pieces at a time, and fry them brown on one side. Discard the skins. Add the bacon and toss to coat. The bacon should be browned. Add the bell peppers and onions and allow to become translucent. Add the tomato paste and sauté briefly. Deglaze with the passata and add all the other ingredients except the salt. Simmer gently for about 20 minutes. Season with salt just before serving; you may not need any salt, as the sausage and bacon already contain plenty of salt. A delicious dinner; serve with bread rolls for dipping the sauce. Be sure to use raw, fine sausages so they can impart their full flavor to the sauce. The better the sausage, the better the end product. Tip: I like to sprinkle with a little curry and chili, which is recommended if you like it hotter.