Dinner
German Pork Schnitzel
Pork loin beaten thin, breadcrumbed and fried in a shallow pool of butter and oil so the coating puffs away from the…
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Breads, schnitzel and serious cake. 97 German recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
The 97 recipes cover 9 of the site’s categories, among them 36 dinners, 22 bakes, 12 holiday dishes, 11 lunches, 6 quick meals and 5 desserts. Of these, 13 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Gurkensalat (10 min), Bockwurst (15 min) and Fischbrotchen (15 min). For 46, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 55 easy, 34 medium and 8 hard.
As written, 49 are vegetarian, 3 vegan, 12 gluten-free and 23 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
German recipes — all 97 recipes
Bread
Bavarian Soft Pretzels
Chewy, deep-mahogany Bavarian pretzels with a distinct alkaline tang, from a food-grade lye or baking soda bath…
Desserts
Black Forest Cake
Chocolate sponge soaked in kirsch, layered with sour cherries and unsweetened whipped cream, finished with chocolate…
Dinner
Bratwurst with Sauerkraut
Bratwurst simmered in beer and onions and then browned, served on sauerkraut cooked down with apple and caraway.
Side dish
Käsespätzle
Soft egg noodles scraped straight into boiling water, then layered with grated cheese and topped with fried onions…
Baking
Bavarian Brezel
The Bavarian shape: fat belly, thin crossed arms, split along the base as it bakes, with coarse salt on the dark lye…
Lunch
Warm German Potato Salad
Warm potatoes dressed in a bacon, vinegar and stock dressing rather than mayonnaise — sharper, lighter, and much…
Holiday Specials
Sauerbraten
Beef marinated in vinegar and wine for three days, then braised and served with a sweet-sour gravy thickened with…
Holiday Specials
Christstollen
Dresden Christstollen: a dense fruit bread heavy with rum-soaked fruit and marzipan, buttered and sugared while hot…
Quick Meals
Flammkuchen
Alsatian tarte flambée: a cracker-thin base with no yeast, spread with crème fraîche and covered with onion and…
Baking
Marble Cake
The German Marmorkuchen: one batter split in two, one half darkened with cocoa, and the two dragged through each…
Holiday Specials
Roast Goose
The Christmas bird before turkey took over: dark, rich meat under skin that crackles, and about a litre of the best…
Dinner
Rouladen
Thin beef rolled around bacon, onion and pickle, browned and braised two hours into its own gravy.
Desserts
Black Forest Gateau
Chocolate sponge soaked in kirsch, layered with cherries and cream. The kirsch is not optional and never was.
Appetizers
Obatzda
Ripe Camembert mashed with butter, paprika and beer into a spread for pretzels. Fifteen minutes and no cooking.
Lunch
Currywurst
Sliced fried sausage under a warm, spiced curry ketchup sauce and a dusting of curry powder. Berlin's best-known…
Holiday Specials
Lebkuchen
Soft, spiced German honey cookies with ground almonds, candied peel and warm Christmas spices, finished with a thin…
Side dish
Potato Dumplings
Boiled potato, flour and egg shaped into balls and simmered until they float. Four servings in 1 hour 25 minutes to…
Dinner
German Meatballs
Pork and beef meatballs poached for 15 minutes in broth and served in a creamy caper sauce, Königsberger Klopse style.
Side dish
German Red Cabbage
Red cabbage braised for 1 hour with apple, onion, cider vinegar and cloves until soft, sweet and sour.
Baking
German Apple Cake
A buttery sponge packed with sliced apples and cinnamon, baked until the top is golden and sugary.
Baking
Plum Cake
A buttery sponge topped with halved plums and cinnamon sugar, baked until the fruit is soft and jammy.
Bread
Rye Bread
A dense, sour-edged loaf made with rye and white flour, caraway seeds and a spoonful of treacle.
Dinner
German Potato Soup
Kartoffelsuppe: a thick German potato soup with carrot, leek, bacon and a splash of vinegar to finish.
Breakfast
Griessbrei
A German semolina porridge cooked in milk with sugar and vanilla, served with cinnamon sugar and stewed fruit.
Side dish
Bratkartoffeln
German fried potatoes: boiled potatoes sliced and fried with onion and bacon until crisp and golden.
Dinner
Kaesespaetzle
Soft egg noodles layered with grated cheese and sweet fried onions, a German cheese noodle bake from the pan.
Dinner
Schweinebraten
A German roast pork shoulder with a crackled rind, roasted for 2 hours on onions with dark beer and caraway.
Dinner
Eisbein
A cured pork knuckle simmered for 2 hours 30 minutes until the meat falls from the bone, served with sauerkraut and…
Dinner
Schweinshaxe
A Bavarian pork knuckle simmered then roasted until the rind crackles, in 2 hours 50 minutes, with beer gravy.
Dinner
Kassler
Smoked cured pork loin roasted with sauerkraut and onions for 90 minutes until tender, a German family dinner.
Side dish
Kartoffelpuffer
Thin, lacy pancakes of grated potato and onion fried until crisp, served with apple sauce, in 40 minutes.
Side dish
Kartoffelklosse
Smooth potato dumplings of raw and cooked potato, simmered gently for 25 minutes and served with roast meat and gravy.
Side dish
Semmelknodel
Bread dumplings of stale rolls, milk, egg and parsley, simmered for 25 minutes and served with mushroom sauce or…
Dinner
Labskaus
A north German mash of corned beef, potato and beetroot topped with a fried egg, pickled herring and gherkin, in 1…
Dinner
Himmel und Erde
Mashed potato and apple served with fried black pudding and onions, a Rhineland plate ready in 50 minutes.
Dinner
Maultaschen
Swabian pasta pockets filled with spinach, pork and bread, simmered in broth for 20 minutes, in 1 hour 20 minutes.
Dinner
Leberkase
A Bavarian loaf of finely minced pork and beef baked for 1 hour until the top is brown and crusty, served sliced.
Quick Meals
Weisswurst
White veal and pork sausages warmed in hot water for 15 minutes and served with sweet mustard and a soft pretzel.
Baking
Bienenstich
A German yeast cake topped with caramelised almonds and split to hold a vanilla cream, risen for 1 hour and baked…
Baking
Berliner Pfannkuchen
Jam filled German doughnuts of a yeast dough risen for 90 minutes and fried until golden with a pale band, rolled in…
Holiday Specials
Spekulatius
Thin, crisp, spiced Christmas biscuits pressed in moulds or cut by hand, with cinnamon, cloves and brown sugar…
Holiday Specials
Pfeffernusse
Small, soft, spiced German Christmas biscuits with honey, nuts and black pepper, glazed with icing sugar, baked for…
Holiday Specials
Vanillekipferl
Small crescent biscuits of butter, ground almonds and flour rolled in vanilla sugar, chilled for 1 hour and baked…
Holiday Specials
Zimtsterne
Cinnamon stars of ground almonds and egg white meringue with a white glaze, left to dry for 1 hour and baked for 15…
Dinner
Erbsensuppe
A thick German split pea soup with smoked pork and sausage simmered for 90 minutes until the peas fall apart.
Lunch
Linsensuppe
A German brown lentil soup with potato, carrot and bacon, finished with a splash of vinegar and sliced sausage, in…
Dinner
Eintopf
A German stew of beef, potatoes, carrots, cabbage and beans simmered together for 50 minutes in a rich broth.
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