How to make Goetta / Hard Times Meat Recipe

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while pork shoulder is more budget-friendly.

steel-cut oats

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: rolled oats

Quinoa is more nutritious, while rolled oats are often cheaper and quicker to prepare.

In a crock pot, combine 2.5 cups of steel cut oats and 6 cups of water.

Add beef bouillon, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, cayenne pepper, and allspice to the mixture.

Season with a little salt and pepper, then stir to combine.

Cover and cook on high for 2 hours.

After 2 hours, cook half an onion chopped in a skillet.

Add 1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of ground pork to the skillet and cook until fully crumbled.

Add the cooked meat to the oatmeal mixture in the crock pot, including drippings.

Cover and cook on low for an additional 2 hours.

Transfer the mixture into two bread loaf pans and cover with tin foil.

Refrigerate overnight.

Slice the goetta and pan-fry until crispy.

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