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    The Best Vegan Currywurst

    Published: Jan 13, 2021 ยท Updated: Sep 12, 2022 by Jacqui Wormington ยท This post may contain affiliate links. ยท 10 Comments

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    Learn how to make the BEST Vegan Currywurst! One of the most popular street foods Germany has to offer. It is a savory, satisfying meal including (plant-based) bratwurst with a spicy, curry ketchup sauce. Enjoy with fresh fries, potato wedges, or bread.

    Jump to:
    • ๐Ÿ’ก The recipe in a nutshell
    • ๐Ÿค” What is Currywurst?
    • ๐ŸŒญ History and origin
    • ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Currywurst in German culture
    • ๐Ÿฅ˜ Ingredients for vegan Currywurst
    • ๐Ÿ’ญ More German vegan food
    • ๐Ÿ“– Recipe
    • ๐Ÿ’ฌ Reviews
    vegan german currywurst made with tofurky's beer brats served on a plate

    ๐Ÿ’ก The recipe in a nutshell

    • Vegan (eggless and dairy free))
    • German street food made plant-based
    • Easy and quick to make
    • Savory, flavorful, and spicy

    ๐Ÿค” What is Currywurst?

    The German name "Currywurst" means translated "Curry Sausage". Currywurst is a German fast food dish consisting of steamed, then fried pork sausage (German Bratwurst) typically cut into bite-size slices. The Bratwurst comes with Currysauce made out of ketchup or tomato paste, yellow curry powder and other spices. It is often served with 'Pommes' (fries in German), or bread. The sauce can vary from color, texture and level of spice from region and restaurant.

    ๐ŸŒญ History and origin

    Herta Heuwer invented Currywurst in Berlin in 1949. She lived in the British military sector of Berlin after World War II. 

    At work, she experimented with some ketchup, curry powder, and Worcestershire sauce soldiers had given her. At that time, people lived on limited post-war rations. Her flavorful spicy sauce poured over hot Bratwurst fresh off the grill provided people with a highly needed contrast. 

    She set up a street stand close to where construction workers would work hard on rebuilding the war-torn city. Two years later she would patent her Currywurst. Her delicious sauce gained a lot of popularity and at its peak she was selling nearly 1500 currywursts per day. Thatโ€™s 10,000 per week!

    ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Currywurst in German culture

    Today the currywurst remains popular throughout all of Germany and basically every city and town has at least one โ€œImbissโ€ (fast food stand) offering their own house made Currysauce.

    Even former Chancellor Gerhard Schrรถder is a noted fan of currywurst and by tradition, every candidate for the mayor of Berlin is photographed at a currywurst stand. There are even songs and novels as well as a Currywurst museum in Berlin honoring this dish. 

    I even heard from a lot of Germans having foreign guests, taking them to shabby little fast food stands with fabulous tasting Curry Sauce as a (tourist) attraction. Germans are truly proud of their street food, so don't be weirded when they take you out for some currywurst. They are not trying to be cheap, but are in fact very proud of and obsessed with this dish.

    The sauce is often vegan. So order the delicious german Currysauce with just fries or bread. However, there are lots of places offering vegan or vegetarian sausages in bigger cities nowadays as well.

    ๐Ÿฅ˜ Ingredients for vegan Currywurst

    The sauce is definitely the star in this dish and usually uses mostly vegan ingredients already. To make vegan currywurst sauce you need:

    • yellow curry
    • paprika powder
    • tomato sauce
    • Worcestershire sauce (Instead of using regular Worcestershire sauce, look out for a vegan kind)

    Next, you need a good vegan sausage. Thankfully there are a variety of good-tasting vegan sausages available in our grocery stores nowadays. You definitely want to look out for a vegan 'Bratwurst' style. My personal favorite to use for Currywurst in the US is Tofurky's Beer Brat.

    ๐Ÿ’ญ More German vegan food

    Believe me, German cuisine is more than just sauerkraut and bratwurst! Try this delicious and veganized German potato salad. If you are looking for something light and sweet after a heavy meal, I totally recommend this German 'Herrencreme' - a delightful pudding dessert with (vegan) whipped cream, rum, and dark chocolate shavings. Browse our German recipe page for more ideas!

    ๐Ÿ“– Recipe

    vegan currywurst

    The BEST Vegan Currywurst

    Jacqui Wormington
    Learn how to make the BEST Vegan Currywurst! One of Germany's best street foods. Easy vegan curry sauce that is savory, satisfying and spicy.
    5 from 8 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Sauce
    Cuisine Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, German, Vegan
    Servings 4 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 plant-based brats (bratwurst styled sausages eg: Tofurky beer brats)
    • 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons yellow curry powder, more for sprinkling on top
    • 1-2 tablespoons paprika powder
    • 50 mililiters vegetable broth
    • 1 can of tomato sauce (or sieved tomatoes) (15 oz / 425g)
    • ยฝ tablespoons agave syrup, or cane sugar
    • 1 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
    • 1 tablespoons vegan Worcestershire sauce*, or ketchup
    • salt and black pepper to taste.
    • optional: some chili flakes & curry for sprinkling
    • Serve with desired amount of fries, potato wedges, slices of bread or 'Brรถtchen'
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    Instructions
     

    Preparation

    • Gather all ingredients. Take vegan brat sausages out of the packaging and cut them into bite-sized slices. If serving with fries/potato wedges, prepare them now following package instructions.
    • To cook the curry sauce: Heat oil in a (non-stick) skillet pan. Once hot enough add sausage slices and fry until nicely browned (around 3 to 5 minutes). Then add 1 tablespoon of curry powder and stir-fry shortly. When flavors are enhanced, deglazed with vegetable broth. Add tomato sauce, agave, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and the remaining curry and paprika powder. Let everything simmer for at least 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with some more paprika if needed. Add salt, and pepper to taste.
    • Arrange on a plate and sprinkle with more curry powder, if desired add chili flakes. Serve with french fries, potato wedges, or a slice of bread. Enjoy!

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    Notes

    For more flavor: Let the sauce cool completely and then refrigerate for a day before using to allow time for the flavors to melt. Heat up shortly before serving with fries, wedges, or bread.ย ย 
    ย 
    Not all Worcestershire sauces are vegan (some contain anchovies), check the ingredient list before buying! For example in the US Annie's and Kroger, have vegan Worcestershire sauces

    The provided nutritional information is an estimate. Accuracy is not guaranteed.

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    1. Marek says

      January 18, 2021 at 7:25 am

      5 stars
      By far the best Currywurst recipe I've ever seen and tried: The instructions are precise and easy to follow, and the best part is the taste in the end. And as a German from the land of the currywurst, I should know ๐Ÿ˜œ

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      • Jacqui says

        January 18, 2021 at 8:21 pm

        Thank you so much for your feedback!

        Reply
    2. Helan says

      April 26, 2021 at 5:55 am

      5 stars
      Thanks For Sharing this Amazing Recipe. My Family Loved It. I will be sharing this Recipe with my Friends. Hope They will like it.

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      • Jacqui says

        May 04, 2021 at 7:06 am

        Hi Helan, thank you so much for your review. That makes me so happy to hear! I hope they all enjoy this recipe just as much.

        Reply
    3. Kayla DiMaggio says

      December 27, 2021 at 5:54 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! This currywurst was so delicious! It was hearty and warming and hit all the right spots!

      Reply
    4. Shilpa says

      December 27, 2021 at 9:22 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks for sharing the story of this dish along with the recipe. I love learning about new foods and the story they say.

      Reply
    5. Marinela says

      December 28, 2021 at 12:43 am

      5 stars
      Wow! This vegan currywurst is really the best! It's perfectly savory, spicy, and full of flavor. The pictures are stunning, too ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    6. Andrea White says

      December 28, 2021 at 4:19 am

      5 stars
      So good! The best sauce ever!

      Reply
    7. Lucy says

      December 28, 2021 at 9:12 am

      5 stars
      This currywurst is delicious, packed full of flavour and so quick and simple to make.

      Reply

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