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Spießbraten – basic recipe for roast pork

In Idar-Oberstein and the surrounding area, you can order grilled meat in almost every restaurant. Here is the basic recipe, but it has many variations. In some places the meat is roasted in one piece, in others the slices of meat are still smeared with mustard and interspersed with slices of bacon.

Ingredients:

2 kg or more of pork neck or neck whole or thicker slices 2-3 pcs large onions ground red pepper dark beer black pepper salt

Procedure:

  • Slice the peeled onions into thin rounds, place them in a bowl, sprinkle liberally with salt, season with pepper and red pepper, add the peeled, crushed garlic cloves as well, knead with your hands until the onions release their liquid and the other flavors and aromas combine
  • Marinate the meat on the spit, if it is in slices, then we must press them together a lot, grill – grill with a slow rotation preferably on beech wood, occasionally pour black beer and marinade.