Friday, July 15, 2011

Easy and Delicious German Recipes

This post is especially for one of my subscribers, Herb, who has graciously requested some German recipes. I have some great recipes I acquired while living in Landstuhl Germany in the early 1990's that I made for my family.  They were very easy to make.

Here are a couple, and I'll post more later.  I hope these are helpful! Thanks :0)

Beef Rouladen

4 thin steak slices, cut from the top round steak
salt and pepper to taste
mustard
1 onion, sliced
4 thin ham slices or bacon slices
1 Tbsp butter
1 cup beef broth

Pound steak and sprinkle salt/pepper on both sides. Spread mustard sparingly on one side. On top of mustard, add ham and onion. Roll from end to end and secure with toothpicks. Dip in flour. Heat butter and brown rouladen. Add broth; cover and simmer over low heat for 1 to 1.5 hours.

Remove rouladen; add flour or cornstarch to thicken meat juices. If desired, 1 Tbsp sour cream may be used in gravy mixture. Serve with rice, noodles or potato dumplings. Serves 4.

Potato Dumplings

1 1/2 lbs. cooked potatoes, cold
1/2 cup flour
milk
1 egg
salt

Mash the cold potatoes. Combine with potatoes, the flour, egg, and just enough milk to cause the dough to hold together when formed into dumplings. Form dumplings, approx. 2 inches in wide. Drop carefully into pot of boiling, salted water. Simmer, uncovered, about 15 - 20 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove from water and serve immediately.

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