German Cuisine

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Beer-Brats on a Bun

Grill the sausages first, then add them to a beer sauce for a great sandwich.

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

1 pound bratwurst
3 tablespoons olive or canola oil
1 large onion, sliced
12 ounces dark German beer
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon coarse German-style mustard
4 Kaiser or other hard rolls

Preparation:

Grill sausages over medium heat until brown and 3/4 done, turning them occasionally as they brown.

In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil. Add the onion, cover the skillet and cook over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently until light brown.

Pour in the beer and scrape up any brown bits clinging to the bottom of the pan. Add grilled sausages to the pan, and add the bay leaves.

Partially cover and cook over moderate heat for 15 minutes. Stir in the mustard and cook until the liquid has begun to thicken slightly. To serve, split the brats down the middle and place on a roll with the onions and sauce. Pass a pot of hot mustard on the side.

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Red Cabbage in Ring of Baked Fish
(Rotkohl in gebackenem Fischring)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb. fish filet
4 oz margarine
7 oz white bread
Milk
Salt
Seasoning
Lemon juice

Instructions:

Mince fish filet. Soak white bread in milk. Squeeze out excess milk. Blend all ingredients well. Grease a baking ring and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Put fish mixture into baking ring. Bake in preheated oven at moderate heat for about 20 minutes. Prepare red cabbage (see below). When fish ring is done, turn out onto a serving platter. Put red cabbage into hollow of ring. Serve with mashed potatoes.

Red Cabbage

Ingredients:

2 lb. red cabbage
2 onions
2 tbsp. lard or margarine
1/2 pint red wine
2 tbsp. vinegar
6 juniper berries
1 bay leaf
3 cloves
Salt
Pepper
2 tbsp. honey, red current jelly or cranberry compôte

Instructions:

Clean, quarter, and core cabbage. Cut into small strips. Peel and dice onions. Melt lard or margarine in a large, heavy casserole dish. Add onions and fry until golden brown, and then add cabbage. Cook gently. Stir in red wine, vinegar, juniper berries, cloves, bay leaf, some salt and pepper.

Cover and cook over medium heat for approximately 45 minutes. Add honey, red current jelly or cranberry compôte to taste

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German Vegetable Salad
(Gemüsesalat)

Ingredients:

1 small can asparagus
1 small can green beans
1 jar/can peas and carrots
1 small can sweet corn (optional)
Soured cream
Salt
Vinegar
Pepper

Instructions:

Drain all vegetables well. Prepare a salad sauce out of soured cream, salt, vinegar, and pepper. Mix in vegetables.

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Pear Cake
(Birnentorte)

Ingredients:

5 medium-sized pears, peeled, halved and cored
1/4 pint white wine
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
6 oz butter or margarine
6 oz sugar
3 eggs
11 oz plain flour
2 tsp. baking powder
6 tbsp. milk
1 heaping tbsp. cocoa
4 heaping tbsp. oats
4 tbsp. rum
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tbsp. powdered sugar

Instructions:

Arrange pear halves in a pan, cored surface facing up. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour in white wine to cover, bring to a boil, and cook covered for about 5 minutes. Drain.

Whisk butter or margarine and sugar until creamy. Add eggs and continue whisking. Blend in sifted flour, baking powder, cocoa, nutmeg, cinnamon, and oats, gradually pouring in milk and rum.

Grease and flour a 7 inch spring-form baking tin. Pour in 2/3 of cake mixture and spread evenly. Arrange pear halves on top of batter, core surface facing down. Pour over the rest of batter. Bake in a preheated oven at 400º for about 60 minutes. Turn out onto rack to cool. Dust with powdered sugar.

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Almond Oat Cookies (Mandelplaetzchen mit Koellnflocken)

Zutaten: 125 g Butter, 150 g Zucker, 1 P. Vanillezucker, 1 Prise Salz , 1 Ei, 80 g gehackte Mandeln, 90 g Haferflocken oder Schmelzflocken, 1 Tl. Backpulver, 80 g Mehl, Fett fuers Backblech.

Butter, Zucker, Vanillezucker, Salz und Ei schaumig rühren. Die anderen Zutaten dazugeben und gut durcharbeiten. Mit feuchten Haenden kleine Kugeln drehen und diese nicht zu dicht nebeneinander auf ein gefettetes Backblech setzen.

Bei 190 Grad Celsius (375 F), mittlere Einschubleiste ca 10-15 Min. backen. Die Plätzchen sind fertig wenn der Rand leicht braun ist.


Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 package Vanilla sugar, 1 pinch of salt, 1 egg, 1/3 cup chopped almonds, 1/2 cup oatmeal (either Haferflocken or Schmelzflocken), 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/3 cup flour

Preheat oven to 375°F

Beat butter, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt and egg until light and fluffy. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. With damp hands roll dough into small balls and place 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet.

Bake on the center rack for 10 - 15 minutes. Cookies are ready when the edges are light brown.

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Bunte Frühlings-Platte mit Frikadellen
Colorful spring platter with white asparagus, assorted German salads on Bibb lettuce,
topped by chilled German hamburgers (Frikadellen)



Gurkensalat (Cucumber Salad)

2 English cucumbers (peeled & sliced)

2 cups yogurt ? plain, non-fat

1 cup sour cream

2 packages Salatkrönung Dill-Kräuter

¼ cup fresh dill chopped

Juice of one lemon

Sugar to taste

Salt & pepper to taste

Dash of Maggi

Dash of Worchester Sauce
Seleriesalat

Jar of German Sellerie Salat (celery root)

Toss with German White Balsamic Vinegar and salt & pepper to taste
Karottensalat

Jar of German Karottensalat (carrot salad)
Serve straight from the jar or toss with a little orange juice
Pustasalat

Jar of Pustasalat
Ready to serve straight from the jar
Paprikastreifensalat

Jar of Paprikastreifen (red pepper strips)
Toss with julienne onions, fresh basil and White Balsamic Vinegar
Senfgurken

Jar of Senfgurken
Ready to serve straight from the jar
Schneller Kartoffelsalat (quick potato salad)

Cooked, unpeeled, diced yellow potatoes

Cherry tomatoes
Prepare Salat Krönung (Frühlingskäuter) with Sonnenblumen Oel (sunflower) oil

Sugar to taste, salt & pepper to taste
White Asparagus

Jar of Weisse Spargel (white asparagus)
Ready to serve straight from the jar


Assemble the platter with an attractive display of salads & garnish with:
Sliced hard-boiled eggs
Tomato wedges, cherry tomatoes, radishes, etc.
Whole fresh parsley
Bibb or butter lettuce


Top with warm or cold Frikadellen (recipe follows)


FRIKADELLEN (German hamburgers)

1 package of Knorr Hackbraten Fix

125 ml water
½ pound (250 g) ground beef

½ pound (250 g) ground pork

½ onion diced and sautéed in butter

½ cup chopped parsley

1 Tablespoon Löwensenf
preparation:
Combine Hackbraten Fix and water. Add all the other ingredients, shape into patties and sauté until the Frikadellen are brown and fully cooked