HOW TO COOK SAUERBRATEN

How To Cook Sauerbraten –Here is another German traditioal dish. It is  very popular in the Rhur Valley region of the country. I have never been to other regions of Germany but I am sure they even make this dish as well. I tried many versions of Sauerbraten and I can say all of them are worth trying because they are so delicious that you’ll get confused whether you are in United States or Deutschland when eating them. It consists of many ingredients so you may want to  replace some with other ingredients but be careful because you might end up ruining the taste, but why not? It would teach you a thing or two so don’t be afraid experimenting. Even myself messed up with the recipes as well but I found the right one that suits my taste. The process is not tricky at all  but you can’t eat it whenever you want because we will have to marinade it. Here is how to cook Sauerbraten:

Ingredients

1 ½ lb. beef rump roast

1 sweet onion (chopped)

½ cup red wine vinegar

½ cup water

½ tbsp salt

½ tbsp ground pepper

1 tsp brown sugar

5 whole cloves

1 bay leaf

1 tbsp flour

Salt to taste

Ground pepper to taste

2 tbsp oil

5 slices bread  (crumbled)

Cooking Procedure

1. In a plastice container, combine together beef rump  roast, water, vinegar wine, onions, salt, pepper, sugar, bay leaf and cloves. Mix well.
2. Cover and marinade for 3 days.
3. After  3 days, remove the meat from marinade and dry.
4. Reserve the marinade and set aside.
5. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper, mix well.
6. Add the meat and mix evenly until all the meat is covered with flour mixture.
7. In a frying pan, heat oil over medium heat.
8. Fry the beef until golden brown on every side.
9. Pour the marinade to the pan. Set the stove at medium-low heat.
10. Simmer until the meat is tender, it s slow cooking so it will take up to 3 hours.
11. Remove the meat and slice.
12. Add bread crumbs to the pan and stir while simmering until the gravy is thickened.
13. Put the meat in a serving plate and pour gravy over the meat.
14. And serve.

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HOW TO COOK PFEFFERPOTTHAST

How To Cook Pfefferpotthast-Another German dish. It is name derived from 3 things, the Pfeffer which means a general term for spicy and hot, pott  means cooked in a pot and the hast means fried meat. This Pfefferpotthast is not a tricky dish to cook, sometimes it is tougher to me when there is no place on earth I can get the ingredients. But this thing we are going to cook this time, the ingredients are common so there would be no problem at all. I have tried many versions of this dish but what I am going to share with you is the simplest but good enough to boast about. But don’t be so selfish, you are on the internet right now so why don’t you share this recipe and put it in your timeline? Let the world know about this great recipe. Here is how to cook Pfefferpotthast:

Ingredients

3 medium size onions (diced)

1 medium size carrots (diced)

1 leek (chopped)

2 stalks of celery (chopped)

2 tablespoon cooking oil

2 pounds beef (cut into serving pieces)

2 cups water

1 bay leaf

2 cloves

5 peppercorns (ground)

½ tablespoon salt

2 slices of rye bread (crumbled)

3 tablespoon lemon extract

¼ teaspoon sugar

Cooking Procedure

1. In a pan, heat oil, add the beef and saute until browned. Remove and set aside.
2. In the same pan, saute onions, carrots, leek, celery until almost cooked.
3. Put back the beef in the pan and saute for 1 minute together with the ingredients.
4. Add water, bay leaf and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Remove the water from the stew and put it in a bowl.
6. In the bowl, add salt, pepper, lemon extract,sugar and bread crumbs. Mix perfectly to make gravy.
7. Put the meat and carrots in the gravy and simmer for 5 minutes.
8. And serve.

Note: You can serve Pfefferpotthast with boiled green peas and potatoes.

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HOW TO COOK PELLKARTOFFELN

How To Cook Pellkartoffeln –I can’t get enough of these German dishes. I still want more of them so I found myself looking up in the internet for the recipes. I don’t know why but they seem to be so appealing to me. I can’t blame myself because these German dishes are so delicious. Yes, most of them are just conterparts of the common food that we know but I always find mysterious taste whenever I eat them. I’m not saying that these dishes are the bests in the world but if there are 10 dishes that I would recommend, German Dishes would be on the list. This time, I am going to share with you another Deutschland food, I actually eat it for breakfast but I think it is also good for snack and even dinner. This recipe I am about to share with you is not mine. Here is how to cook Pellkartoffeln:

Ingredients

1 pound quark

¼  cup of low-fat milk

½ cup spring Onions (chopped)

Salt and pepper to taste

2 tablespoon flaxseed oil

¼ cup parsley (chopped)

2 pounds potatoes

Cooking Procedure

1. In a pot, boil the potatoes and simmer (do not peel it), do not overcook the potatoes.
2. In a  bowl, combine together  the quark, milk, onions, salt, pepper and flaxseed oil.
3. Stir perfectly.
4. In a serving plate, put a piece of cooked potatoes and pour a little quark mixture on the side. Garnish with parsley and serve.

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