Currywurst

Name: Currywurst
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: 4 bratwurst sausages; 1 cup ketchup; 2 tbsp curry powder, divided; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; Vegetable oil, for frying; French fries, for serving

4 servings10 min prep20 min cookEasy Germany

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Currywurst

Story updated September 17, 2026

Currywurst has a well-documented birth: Berlin food stall owner Herta Heuwer mixed ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and curry powder into a sauce she poured over grilled sausage in 1949. It caught on quickly in postwar Berlin and has since become one of Germany's most iconic street foods.

Ingredients

Scale:· 4 servings

4 bratwurst sausages
1 cup ketchup
2 tbsp curry powder, divided
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
Vegetable oil, for frying
French fries, for serving

Instructions

1Simmer ketchup with 1 tbsp curry powder, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and cayenne 10 minutes to make the sauce.
2Pan-fry or grill bratwurst until browned and cooked through.
3Slice sausages into bite-sized pieces.
4Arrange on a plate and spoon the curry ketchup generously over top.
5Dust with the remaining curry powder.
6Serve immediately with French fries.

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