Food Ingredients Meat + Poultry Sausage The 6 Best Wurst Recipes The actual worst? When you're out of wurst. By Food & Wine Editors Food & Wine Editors This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of experts, including staff, recipe developers, chefs, and contributors. Many of our galleries curate recipes or guides from a variety of sources which we credit throughout the content and at each link. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 24, 2017 Trending Videos Close this video player In Germany, wurst (sausage) is a staple at any meal—especially when beer gets involved. Though they're typically made with veal, pork or a mix of the two meats, German sausages come in a wide range of styles from classic bratwurst (usually pork seasoned with marjoram) to thick, juicy knockwurst (pork with lots of garlic) to pale boiled weisswurst (veal mixed with onions, cardamom and parsley). Start your liebesaffäre (love affair) with the delicious sausages with our best wurst recipes. 1. Lentil Salad with Knockwurst This rustic, room temperature salad is packed with tender lentils and meaty sausage. 2. Sautéed German Sausages with Bacon and Apple Sauerkraut In Germany's Pfalz region, cooks braise sauerkraut with onions, apples, seasonings, a touch of sugar and a little of the region's Riesling wine, creating a delicious accompaniment for juicy weisswurst or bratwurst. CREDIT: © QUENTIN BACON 3. Franks and Beans Cassoulet This grown-up take on franks and beans includes a combination of knockwurst, weisswurst and Italian sausage. 4. Brat Reubens Bratwurst meets pastrami, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing in these hybrid sandwiches. 5. Bratwurst with Mustardy Fried Potatoes and Braised Cabbage Mustardy fried potatoes are the perfect accompaniment to grilled bratwurst. 6. Beer Braised Cabbage and Sausage Braising bratwurst in beer makes it even more beer-friendly. © Eva Kolenko Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit