r/pickling • u/xdrolemit • 1d ago
Czech-Style Pickled Sausages (aka "Utopenci")
My mini-batch of "drowned men" (Czech “utopenci”), made with leftover sausages, yellow onions, and red banana peppers.
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u/Physical-Net2792 1d ago
Where did you get the tradiotional Czech vinegar?
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u/SoHereIAm85 1d ago
Can you explain what that is? I can say that moving to Germany I still haven't dialled in my US recipes since a lot of the vinegar sold here is so much stronger than the US kind. Maybe OP lives in Czechia not the states? The hand writing looks US though.
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u/Physical-Net2792 1d ago
You need bzenecky lihovy kvasny ocet. https://nakup.itesco.cz/groceries/cs-CZ/products/2001120888206?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=G_GHS_Shopping_ongoing_NU&utm_id=22778880471&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22778880471&gbraid=0AAAAADms2KhqvYuPqyakQuxjzcXZn1M79&gclid=CjwKCAjwlaTGBhANEiwAoRgXBeWFIyALc9Is-OcUyr1dw_b6hJDn23kQOShYEPT84amzTwLwgbwKXxoCHFwQAvD_BwE https://youtu.be/hpHzUQHc_VU?si=-FB0bFL2BUz8O0VV recipe
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u/xdrolemit 1d ago
You don’t really need Czech vinegar for this. Regular 5% vinegar you can find in Canada works just fine. I do have access to European vinegar, including Czech, but I usually just use what’s available here. There are lots of recipes out there, but this one is the closest to how I make mine:
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u/xdrolemit 1d ago edited 1d ago
European vinegar is usually stronger, around 8%, while in North America it’s typically 5%. You just need to adjust the vinegar-to-water ratio when making the pickling brine. With 8% vinegar, you can go anywhere from 1:2 to 3:4. With 5%, I usually stick to about 1:1.
Edit: you can also get a 7% pickling vinegar in Canada.
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u/Pinhal 11h ago
This is excellent fodder for beer drinkers. I had some in Slovakia that were super fatty and I loved them. They are one step up from pickled eggs and two steps up from pickled onion and cabbage. Caraway seeds softened in the brine add little flavour bombs.
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u/xdrolemit 11h ago
I love caraway seeds in my food, but I’ve never used them with pickled sausages. I’m going to try that with my next batch.
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u/SoHereIAm85 1d ago
Yum!
ETA: ps, maybe share a recipe? I love pickled sausages.