Authentic Grandma's Goetta Recipe: A Traditional Cincinnati Staple

Grandma's Goetta

INGREDIENTS

1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground pork 8 cups water 2 1/2 cups of pinhead oatmeal 1 large onion, diced 4 large bay leaves 3 teaspoons salt pinch of pepper

PREPARATION:

1. Put water into pan and bring to boil. Add salt, pepper and oatmeal. Cook for 2 hours, stirring often. Keep lid on while cooking at low heat.
2. Add meat, onion & bay leaves. Cook 1 hour, stirring often.
3. Pour into bread pans. When it's cooled, store in the refrigerator. When served, cut a slice from the loaf, then fry in a pan with hot bacon fat until well browned.

   With the time you save freezing-and-eating, you can take your pre-made creations and use them in other recipes, saving yourself prep time.

This recipe appears in: Midwestern