Bosna

Ingredients

Sausage

• 4bratwurst, thin Austrian style

Bread

• 2short white baguettes or long crusty rolls

Also

• 1large onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbspoil or butter
• 2 tspmild curry powder
• 2 tbspchopped parsley

Sauce

• mustard, or ketchup, or both
• sometimes a hot sauce

To serve

• hot, at a stand, late at night

Directions

1. Use thin bratwurst rather than thick ones, since two must fit side by side in the bread. Grill or pan fry them over a medium heat until browned all over and cooked through.
2. Cook them slowly rather than fast, since fierce heat splits the skins and leaves the middle raw. They should take eight to ten minutes.
3. Chop it finely either way, since large pieces fall out of the sandwich. Use a mild curry powder, not a hot one. Use a fair amount, since it should be clearly noticeable and it is the defining flavour. Now the bread, which must be sturdy.
4. Use a short white baguette or a long crusty roll, crisp outside and soft within. The bread must be sturdy enough to hold two sausages and their juices without collapsing.
5. Cut the roll almost through lengthways, leaving a hinge, or cut off one end and hollow it out. That keeps everything inside and makes it possible to eat walking without losing the filling.
6. Warm or lightly toast the bread before filling it. Squeeze mustard or ketchup into the bread first, along the length. Now push the two hot sausages in side by side.
7. Spoon the fried onion over and along them. Dust generously with curry powder. Scatter chopped parsley over the top. Some add a hot sauce, which is a more recent habit. Serve it immediately, wrapped in paper, to be eaten in the hand.

Technique

• It was created at a Salzburg stand in the late 1940s.
• The curry powder is the defining flavour and is used generously.
• The sauce goes into the bread before the sausages.

Substitutions

• Any thin fine-textured pork sausage.
• A crusty white roll in place of a baguette.

Variations

• With raw onion rather than fried.
• With a hot sauce added.
• Made with a spicier sausage.

History

Created at a Salzburg sausage stand in the late 1940s and still the city’s late-night order.

Frequently asked questions

What is Bosna?

Bosna is a street food from Austria: two grilled bratwurst in a baguette with onion, curry and parsley. Created at a Salzburg sausage stand in the late 1940s and still the city’s late-night order.

How long does Bosna take to make?

Bosna takes 10 min of preparation and 10 min of cooking. The recipe makes 2 sandwiches. It is rated easy to make.

What can I substitute in Bosna?

Yes, within limits. Any thin fine-textured pork sausage. A crusty white roll in place of a baguette.

What is the most important thing to get right in Bosna?

Use thin bratwurst rather than thick ones, since two must fit side by side in the bread. Grill or pan fry them over a medium heat until browned all over and cooked through.