Christmas Goetta
October 28, 2025 • 0 comments
Eric's grandma passed this recipe on to all of her kids. Each year, Eric's mom cooks this up and freezes it in the bread pans, wraps in butcher paper, and gifts a few pounds to both her kids. It is truly a nostalgic treat for the cold winter months and a Cincinnati staple. If you want a tried and true goetta recipe, this one will do it.
Ingredients
- (1 lb) Ground beef
- (1 lb) Pork Breakfast Sausage Loaf
- (8 cups) Water
- (2 1/2 cups) Pinhead Oatmeal
- 1 Large Onion Sliced
- (1-4) Bay Leaves
- (3 tsp) Salt
- Pinch of Pepper
Directions
Instructions
- Put water into a pan, when boiling, add salt, pepper, and oatmeal.
- Cook 2 hours, stirring often, keep lid on while cooking over low heat.
- Add meat, onion, and bay leaves, mix well.
- Let cook 1 hour, stirring often.
- Pour into bread pans. When cool, place in refrigerator. Will keep for days.
- When ready to use, slice the loaf of goetta and put into a pan in which there is a little hot bacon fat. Fry until well browned.
A recipe from the Kitchen of Eric's Grandma
