HOW TO MAKE HACKEPETER (METT RECIPE)

How To Make Hackepeter (Mett Recipe) –this dish is another German version for chopped pork but unlike many metts, Hackepeter is prepared without bacon. This dish is considered as one of the oldest dishes because the name itself is derived from the word “meti” which is a saxon term for “food”. Some simple version of this dish is prepared just by adding salt and pepper and sometimes, garlic is added too. If you are going to make one and planning to add chopped onions, that would then be called Zwiebel. In Germany, Mett contains only below 35% fat and usualy it is only sold on the very day of mett processing. Here is how to make Hackepeter (Mett Recipe):

Ingredients

500g pork (cleaned and ground)

1 large onion (chopped)

1 egg yolk

8 st rolls (halves)

80-100 grams butter

1 small stalk chives

Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

1. In a bowl, combine together pork, egg yolk, onions, salt and pepper.
2. Spread every rolls with butter.
3. Spread meat mixture and garnish with chives.

HOW TO MAKE EIERKUCHEN

How To Make Eierkuchen –this one is another German counterpart of an American dish that we call pancakes. This is also flat and thin made from a starch-based batter and cooked on a hot flat surface like frying fan. The American pancake uses baking powder and the English one is usually unleavened like a crepe. Eierkuchen is known to be one of the lunch meal in Germany. It is commonly served with syrup or sauce. Eierkuchen is like a combination of American and English pancakes. Kids love this dish so do I and I am sure you’re going to like it too. Here is how to make Eierkuchen:

Ingredients

8 tablespoon milk

4 eggs

¼ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon sugar

8 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon maple syrup (you can replace it with vanilla extract)

½ cup butter

Maple syrup

Procedure

1. In a bowl, combine together milk, eggs, syrup, salt and sugar.
2. Mix and stir until all the solid ingredients are dissolved.
3. Add flour and mix perfectly.
4. In a flat skillet, melt a spoon of butter (one spoon of butter per pancake.)
5. Pour batter in the skillet just enough for one pancake. It depends on your desired size.
6. When the top side of batter is no longer runny, flip the batter upside down.
7. Fry and check the side underneath. If turned brown, it is already cooked so remove it from the skillet and do the butter and batter process several times.
8. Transfer to serving plates and serve with maple syrup.

How To Make Eierkuchen

HOW TO MAKE BULETTEN

How To Make Buletten –here is another German dish that has American counterpart. Buletten is actually a sort of meatballs. Some of the procedures on making this dish is the same as the procedures on making the American types of meatballs but there are some unique ways of cooking it depending on what version you are going to make. You can use your favorite meat ingredients for this one like pork or beef. Naturally you want to mince and ground your meat but frequently, Germans add breadcrumbs to it, and even some herbs too. But if you’re going to add herbs, I just want to remind you that not all herbs are good for this dish so be careful or else you’re going to ruin your Buletten Meatballs. Here is how to make Buletten:

Ingredients

¼ kilo ground beef

¼ kilo ground pork

1 breadroll

1 egg (whisked)

½ cup spring onion (minced)

3 tablespoon butter

Salt and pepper

1 clarified butter

Procedure

1. In a deep bowl, Combine together ground meats.
2. Soak up the breadroll in the water and squeeze to remove unnecessary water.
3. Pull apart into small pieces and add to the meat mixture. Mix perfectly.
4. Add the egg, mix and knead.
5. In a pan, melt butter and saute onion until translucent.
6. Remove from heat and let cool down.
7. Add the onion to the meat mixture.
8. Add salt and pepper and knead.
9. Scoop mixture and roll into a small ball, repeat the process for every ball.
10. In a skillet, melt butter. Fry the meatballs until brown.
11. And serve with your favorite gravy.

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HOW TO MAKE DAMPFNUDELN

How To Make Dampfnudeln –this is actually a steamed white bread made of yeast dough. It is the counterpart of what the Filipinos called Siopao. The most common way to cook this Dampfnudeln is steaming it in a pan or pot. There are to ways you may want to do with the fillings. You can put it inside every dough or you can serve it with the steamed bread. Whatever you like will be fine. I'm not sure if this recipe I am going to share with you is the traditional or original one because I only got it from the internet. Here is how to make Dampfnudeln:

Ingredients

1 tablespoon white sugar

1.5 teaspoon dry yeast (active)

4 tablespoon lukewarm water

1 tablespoon sugar

12 tablespoon lukewarm milk

¼ cup melted butter

¼ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon sugar

2.5 cup sifted all-purpose flour

8 tablespoon cold milk

2 tablespoon butter

Procedure

1. In a deep small bowl, pour in lukewarm water. Add yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar and dissolve for 5 minutes.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine together lukewarm milk, butter, 1 tablespoon sugar, salt. Stir until all ingredients are dissolved.
3. Add the yeast mixture and flour. Mix perfectly until dough forms into a ball.
4. On a lightly floured board, knead the dough for 5 minutes. Cover with clean cloth and let rest until doubled, about 40-50 minutes.
5. Divide the dough into 10 pieces of ball. Put in a lightly greased baking sheet and let rise for half an hour.
6. In a pan, combine 2 tablespoon butter, 2 tablespoon sugar, cold milk. Bring to a boil. And stir perfectly.
7. Place the dumplings in the pan and cover, lower the heat and simmer for half an hour.
8. Put in individual serving plates and serve with vanilla sauce.

How To Make Dampfnudeln

HOW TO MAKE BUCHTELN

How To Make Buchteln –this bread is a traditional dumplings in Germany. It is also made of yeast dough. This Buchteln thing is very similar to Dampfnudeln only this dish is filled with jam so that is what we are going to use in this recipe. This dish is also similar to siopao but the fillings of siopao is meat and its dough is made of rice. Buchteln can be filled with your favorite jam and also  you can top it with vanilla sauce. This bread is very popular in Austria and in America, we call it sweet rolls dumplings. Many restaurants and bake shops in Europe serve and sell this bread. This bread is packed with carbohydrates so it is good for breakfast or even snack. In this recipe I am going to share with you,you may want to replace the jam with your favorite one. Here is how to make Buchteln:

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon dry yeast (active)

8 tablespoon white sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Lemon zest

½ cup butter (melted)

1 cup lukewarm milk (divided into 2)

2 eggs

Strawberry jam (or your favorite one)

Procedure

1. Combine together zest, vanilla, sugar, yeast and flour. Mix perfectly.
2. Add eggs, butter, and the remaining milk. Mix until dough is formed.
3. On a lightly floured board, knead the dough for several minutes.
4. Cover with clean cloth and let rise until double. That will take about 40-50 minutes.
5. On a lightly flour board, roll the dough into 1cm thick. Cut the dough into 3”x3” squares.
6. Scoop a spoon of jam and place in every dough squares. Gather together all the side and pinch with each other to seal it.
7. Preheat oven to 190 degrees C.
8. Place the dough on a lightly greased tray and cover with cloth and let rise. Spread melted butter over the buchteln.
9. Bake the buchteln for half an hour. Remove from oven and let cool down.
10.  And serve.

How To Make Buchteln