This is the ultimate roast – Bavarian beer roasted pork, also known as Bayerischer Schweinebraten or Krustenbraten - tender, juicy meat and crunchy crackling on top, perfectly roasted and crispy. This is hearty, honest autumn food, for those cold nights after a long walk out in the countryside. Ingredients: 1500 g / 3.5 pounds of pork, … [Read more...]

You don’t need to travel to Munich to eat this traditional German dish called Jägerspätzle. This Bavarian classic is often served at the Oktoberfest and makes for a seriously exciting family dinner - at any time of the year. Ingredients: For the Spätzle: 2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup milk 3 eggs butter for … [Read more...]

This is a feast for a crowd of friends. Prepare the sauerkraut (recipe follows) and a variety of sausages and meats. You may grill or fry the sausages or you may wish to cook some or all of the meats and sausages in the sauerkraut. Ingredients: Smoked pork chops Bratwurst Bauernwurst Knackwurst Wieners Nürnberger Bratwurst Blood … [Read more...]

Early fall in Germany means Oktoberfest. So get together and celebrate with delicious savory food like stuffed potato skins and cold flowing beer! Ingredients: • 4 russet potatoes, scrubbed and dried • Canola oil • salt • black pepper • 2 Bratwurst sausage links, sliced into circles • 2 large onions, quartered and sliced thinly • ½ cup … [Read more...]

Bring Oktoberfest to the comfort of your own home with this simple beer-braised bratwurst recipe! Ingredients: 2 tbsp. butter 2 onions, sliced 2 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and sliced 1 (12 oz.) can of your favorite beer. For best flavor, avoid hoppy and/or malty beer. 1 package Beer Bratwurst salt & pepper, to taste Preparation: 1. … [Read more...]

Bauernfrühstück (Farmer's breakfast) is a German country breakfast dish made from fried potatoes, eggs, onions, leeks or chives, and bacon or ham. It is similar to the somewhat simpler English bubble and squeak. The ingredients are mixed in a pan and fried as an omelette. It is usually accompanied by a tomato salad or pickles. An urban Berlin … [Read more...]

Golden, crispy fried German potato pancakes are a real treat and something Germans miss when they move away. Eating freshly made potato pancakes with applesauce at local outdoor weekly markets, Christmas markets or at Karneval or Fasching are some of the wonderful ways Germans indulge in this favorite German treat. Ingredients: 2 eggs 2 tbsp … [Read more...]

A pork roast traditionally served with a mild sauce, red cabbage, and potato dumplings (Kartoffelklöße) in the South, or peas and boiled potatoes in the North-East. Ingredients: 2 – 3 pound pork loin roast 4 slices pork bacon 2 cloves garlic, chopped salt and pepper 1 large onion 1 cup carrot slices 2 cups white wine (substitute with … [Read more...]

Legend has it that creator of currywurst was the housewife Herta Heuwer from the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. In 1949, she mixed together Worcestershire sauce, spices and ketchup, blended this with cooked tomatoes and onions and made a warm spicy sauce to cover deep fried sliced Knackwurst (Knockwurst). By trial and error Herta had created a … [Read more...]

Ingredients: 700 g medium potatoes 4 teaspoons anise seeds 1  1/2 teaspoons coriander seed 1 teaspoon caraway seeds 1 teaspoon mustard seeds 1/3 cup beer 1/4 cup vinegar 3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon … [Read more...]