Altenburger Brötchen, rye rolls stuffed with meat and gratinéed

Altenburger Brötchen, rye rolls stuffed with meat and gratinéed

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A delicious and easy-to-prepare dish, perfect as an appetizer or as a main course.

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“Altenburger” are a delicious rye bread dish filled with ground meat. They can be served as an appetizer, especially if the main course is light.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.94 $1.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.81
  • $0.40
  • $0.32
  • $0.12
  • $0.20
  • $0.21
  • $0.03
  • $0.85

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (400 °F), with the top and bottom heating elements on.
  2. Cut a small opening in each bread roll and hollow them out. ≈ 8 min
  3. Coarsely grate the Emmental cheese. Wash, dry, and chop the parsley. ≈ 8 min
  4. Mix the meat with the egg, drained green pepper, parsley, mustard, and brandy. ≈ 10 min
  5. Generously season with paprika, salt, curry, and pepper, and then fill the small bread rolls. ≈ 10 min
  6. Sprinkle with Emmental cheese and bake for about 10 minutes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Altenburger Brötchen, rye rolls stuffed with meat and gratinéed

  • 400 g of mixed ground meat$3.81
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped green bell pepper$0.32
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of medium-strength mustard$0.12
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika$0.20
  • 1 teaspoon of curry powder$0.21
  • ground black salt and pepper$0.03
  • 50 g of Emmental cheese$0.85

Total$5.94

that's $1.49 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 large loaves of rye bread
  • 400 g of mixed ground meat
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped green bell pepper
  • One bunch of parsley
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons of medium-strength mustard
  • 4 cl of brandy
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika
  • 1 teaspoon of curry powder
  • ground black salt and pepper
  • 50 g of Emmental cheese

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