HOW TO COOK SCHWENKER (SCHWENKBRATEN RECIPE)

Schwenker or Schwenkbraten is a German version of steak marinated in several spices and grilled over a wood fire. This dish originated in Saarland, Germany located near the German-french borders. The meat is marinated for 24 hours and when ready for cooking, the meat is placed in a grill which is hanged in a chain over the wood fire as the grill slowly swings. If you think that doing the swing thing is a bit annoying work to do, you can broil the meat in a charcoal grill without the swinging job. Basically, pork shoulder is the meat used for this dish but you can use pork chops or ribs if you like. When done marinating, set the marinade aside because it can be cooked for sauce. You can even spread the marinade on the meat while roasting it. This is the recipe I want to share with you:


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HOW TO COOK SCHWENKER (SCHWENKBRATEN RECIPE)

Ingredients:
2 pounds pork chops
3 medium size onion (chopped)
3 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 tablespoon spicy mustard
2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
5 juniper berries (crushed)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoon lemon extract (lemon soda can be used as alternative)
salt to taste

Preparation and Step by Step Cooking Procedure:
1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients, make sure the marinade covers the whole meat.
2. Marinade the pork chops for 24 hours.
3. Set up a tripod with a grill chained to it.
4. Put up wood fire under the grill.
5. Put the meat on the grill and roast while gently swinging the grill.
6. Roast the meat until tender and cooked. Spread the meat with marinade from time to time.
7. Or you can roast the meat by simply doing the barbecue way.
8. When the meat is cooked, put the marinade in a skillet and heat until thickened.
9. And serve with rice.

HOW TO COOK SCHWENKER (SCHWENKBRATEN RECIPE)