German Recipes for Everyday Cooking

40 min German

German-style schnitzel

Thinly pat the escalopes between foil, season with salt and pepper. Prepare the flour, whisked eggs and crumbs.

50 min German

Hunter's schnitzel with creamy mushroom sauce

Flap the escalopes flat, season with salt and pepper and flour lightly. Fry briefly in clarified butter or ghee on both sides and keep warm.

1 hr German

Berlin potato soup

Sauté the onion and soup greens in butter. Add potatoes, broth and marjoram and cook until tender.

50 min German

Swabian potato salad

Cook potatoes as peeled potatoes, let evaporate briefly and peel while still warm. Cut potatoes into thin slices and put them in a bowl.

35 min German

Maultaschen in broth

Bring the stock to the boil with the carrot, leek and celery and simmer gently for a few minutes. Season the stock with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

1 hr 55 min German

Stuffed cabbage rolls with ground beef

Loosen cabbage leaves, cut thick ribs flat and blanch in salted water. Mix minced meat with pressed bread roll, egg, onion, mustard and spices loosely.

2 hr 10 min German

Kale with Pinkel sausage

Blanch and roughly chop fresh kale or defrost frozen kale. Sauté onions in lard, add kale and fill with stock.

1 hr 50 min German

Pea soup with sausages

Sauté the onion, carrots, leeks and celery in oil. Add the peas, stock, bay leaf and marjoram and cook gently.

1 hr 20 min German

Chicken fricassee with rice

Cook the chicken gently with the stock, bay leaf and salt until tender. Collect the stock. Remove the chicken, let cool a little and divide into bite-sized pieces.

40 min German

German fried potatoes with bacon and onions

Peel and slice the potatoes into even slices. Slowly drain the bacon in the pan and remove as soon as it is crispy.

1 hr 25 min German

Apple strudel

Knead the flour, water, oil and salt to a smooth dough. Cover and let rest for at least 30 minutes. Mix apples with sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and raisins. Toast the crumbs in a little butter until golden brown.

45 min German

Currywurst with chips

Cook the chips according to the package or fresh until they are crispy. Keep warm. Sauté the onion in oil, fry the tomato paste and curry powder briefly.

50 min German

Potato pancakes

Grate the potatoes and onion finely, squeeze out the mixture in a cloth and mix the potatoes with eggs, flour, salt and nutmeg. Add the potato starch from the liquid.

1 hr 15 min German

Lentil stew

Sauté the onion, carrots, celery and leek in oil until fragrant. Add the lentils, stock and bay leaf and cook gently.

2 hr 25 min German

Roast pork

Pat meat dry, cut rind into a diamond shape if available and season with salt. Brown meat all around. Roast root vegetables and tomato paste in the braise.

1 hr 5 min German

Königsberger meatballs

Squeeze out the rolls and mix them loosely with the minced meat, egg, onion, mustard, salt and pepper. Form the dumpling of equal size with moist hands and do not press too hard.

45 min German

Cheese spaetzle

Fry the onion rings slowly in butter and oil until golden brown. Set aside a portion to serve. Warm the spaetzle briefly in salted water or scrape it off. Reserve a little cooking water.

55 min German

Potato soup

Sauté the onion, carrot, leek and celery in butter without frying them. Stir in the potato cubes and marjoram, fill with stock and bring to the boil.

2 hr 35 min German

Beef roulades

Spread the meat flat, season with salt and pepper and brush with mustard. Spread bacon, cucumber and onion on top. Lightly fold the sides, roll up the roulades tightly and secure with needles or kitchen yarn.

3 days 4 hr 15 min German

Rhenish Sauerbraten

Rhenish Sauerbraten is marinated for three days in red wine, vinegar, root vegetables and spices. The beef is then braised slowly and served with a balanced sauce made with Printen gingerbread and raisins.