This dish was a fun play on words, but it also has a fun adventure in the making of the recipe too. It's a real basic cracker snack appitizer, but there was a little searching around and a taste test involved. All the dish entailed was Sociable crackers (get it, "Sociable" for the "Social" Network... oh you can't script stuff like that), some stone ground musturd, a german style sausage called Knockwurst (learn the difference between Knockwurst and Bratwurst
here), topped with the first recipe ever put on The Polymouth:
Caramelized Onions.
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| The Social Network section of the 100 Mile Hallway Mural |
So Knockwurst doesn't exactly grow on trees. You have to do a little digging. You probably won't find it at your local super market, so this will give you a chance to try some of your local mom and pop butcher shops. In our search for the best option we tried out 3 of Portlands favorite butcher shops:
Otto's Sausage Kitchen,
Edelweiss Sausage and Delicatessen, and
Phil's Uptown Meat Market. There was no traditional Knockwurst to be found, but we selected a close enough facsimile from each spot and got to the fun: Sausage Taste Test!!! The winner ended up being Otto's
Bockwurst. It is a lovely, smooth, soft and flavorful sausage, and well worth the trip.
The dish itself is real easy: Stack a cracker with mustard, a thin slice of sausage, and top with caramelized onions. I think a garnigh of flat-leaf parsley, lemon zest, or chives would be nice, but you don't need them. Serve this at your next party and your "Freinds" will "Like" them so much they will be "Requesting" more...
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