Braunsweiger Ball

sonny

Hadn't made this for years, but took it to a party the other night and people loved it.


1/2 lb. braunsweiger
8 oz package of cream cheese *
3 T finely chopped onion
1 T lemon juice
1 T Worchestershire (sp) sauce

Soften cream cheeese and braunsweiger. Beat together (mixer is best) Add other ingredients. Mix well. Plop on serving plate. Shape to ball. (If too soft put in fridge for a few minutes) Chill for a few hours. *Recipe calls for "icing" it with another 4 0z of cream cheese. Looks better but not required.



Tried to post a great orange cookie recipe on Sat. from home, but couldn't get signed in. xx(

HRinNH

For the unsavy people like me, what's braunsweiger? Some sort of cheese?

twochr

Wow! Can't believe you don't know what it is - it is sooo good and called by several other names (even if not correct) - goose liver, liver cheese, liver loaf, etc. It is garlicky and great and is the "poor man's pate de fois gras". The recipe sounds great and I'm definitely going to try it as we loooove Braunsweiger!

sonny

Also, liver worst. Forgot to note: serve with crackers. . duh. .

Don D

Boy, I thought this was a mountain oyster recipe as I thought Braunsweiger was a German bull and ball, well......

Anyway, nobody yet has explained what it is, only what it is not. My dad's favorite sandwich was always what he called goose-liver or goose-liver cheese and I never knew what the heck it really was. I figured out later that it must be about the same as Spam or Vienna Sausage. I think I recall that it came in a package, sliced square with a thin edge of fat around it. I never knew what part of the animal came square like that.

Shadowfax

Don, what you describe your father as eating is what we call liverwurst loaf, available in the deli section with the other cold cuts, but for all practical purposes it is Braunsweiger. I don't really know what is in it, but it is some sort of processed liver product. I havn't had it for years, but loved it as a kid. After the discussion of the 'mechanically seperated' stuff, I swore off cold cuts - but this discussion is making me hungry for a liverwust sandwich.

sonny

I'd read the label tonight and let you know, but am not sure I want to know . .would hate to get into a hot dog kind of thing again.

Dutch2

Great timing. Everyone in my family, even my teen age boys, love braunsweiger. Just this past weekend we were discussing how we could prepare the packaged braunsweiger into a dip. We will definately give this a try. Best I remember it is mostly pork liver and a few other "parts." Hey, parts is parts, if you don't read the label....
Thanks,
Dutch2

Whirlwind

Not to change the subject from the ever-popular questionable pig parts discussion, but I'm still waiting for the orange cookie recipe!

sonny

I haven't tried this one, but sounds good with the horseradish

Liverwurst Dip
Ingredients:

8 ounces braunsweiger (Liverwurst)
3 ounces Cream Cheese, softened
2 tablepsoons lemon juice
1 package Lipton onion soup mix
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 tablespoon red horseradish (from jar)
1 can evaporated milk

In bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving. Serve with crackers or on bread

Will try to remember the orange cookie recipe tomorrow. Don't hold your breath. Lots of gray moments lately

Whirlwind

Sonny, you are a veritable font of liverwurst knowledge. However, I must say I was a tad disappointed that the Braunsweiger Ball was an edible item and not a formal black tie affair to which you were inviting all your fellow Forumites. I was just about to send my evening gown out be pressed. :DD

sonny

Hey, why not? The first annual Forumite Braunsweiger Ball! Now to the details. Where shall we have it? Note: I do not go North of the Florida line after Dec. 1st xB-)

System

At what time of year or date do you consider venturing across the line again? I got left out of the cruise. But now the Braunsweiger Ball?

I thought nobody liked braunswiger but me. Lots of mayo on rye, mmm. I'll try these recipes and not tell what's in it. See what my family says about that!

safety

Is that on toasted rye and do you use any cheese?

System

No toast or cheese. The best would be a rye bun with a thin slice of valdalia onion. Don't have this before a date or any other event when you may be up close and personal. Okay to have with Miller Lite.

safety

Will Icehouse work, it's a Miller product and my favorite. x:9

sonny

After March 1st. NO mayo. . hot mustard and plain old American cheese.

HRinNH

Somewhere North in the summer or South in the winter.

Dutch2

Sonny,
Just had to share with you... we have prepared this item a few times at home and we love it. We have also taken this to a local college function as an hors d'oeuvre and once to a Boy Scout Court of Honor and it was a hit at both. I must admit that my wife calles it Red-Neck Pate rather than Braunsweiger Ball.
Thanks for the recipe,
Dutch2

Don D

Hey, what happened to the committee planning the Braunswiger Ball? Speaking of which, who knows why mice have small balls? It's because so few of them know how to dance.