About Cookie Lady Expertise Learned a variety of German wonderments in my mothers and Aunts and finally my mother-in-laws kitchen. Made my first spatzle at age 10. Have a recipe for making Baumkkuchen at home. -There are recipes in my personal files from the first course to the last. My library is considerable!
Expert: Cookie Lady Date: 10/1/2003 Subject: German Side Dishes
Question Dear Cookie Lady,
Help! Am to bring two side dishes for neighborhood dinner party...theme...German. Do you have any suggestions? Any ideas with recipies are so very much appreciated.
Thanks,
Julie
Answer Julie, since I do not know what the main course will be, sending two very typical German side dishes. Hope these work well for you. Enjoy the party!!
German Red Cabbage
2 tablespoons butter
1 apple, peeled and diced
1 small onion, chopped
4 cups shredded red cabbage
1/4 cup vinegar
2-4 tablespoons sugar or apple jelly
1-2 whole clove
1/2 cup red wine
1 tablespoon flour or 1/2tablespoon cornstarch
1. Melt butter, add apple and onion, cook until soft.
2. Add cabbage, stir to blend.
3. Add vinegar, sugar, cloves and wine.
4. Cook, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 12 minutes.
5. Thicken the sauce with flour, first adding a little water with the flour.
6. Simmer until sauce is smooth.
Kartoffelsalat-- German Potato salad
15 small boiled potatoes
1 medium onion (chopped fine)
1/2 cup chopped celery (or more)
1/4 cup potato water
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 lb bacon, cooked crisply and drained
1/2 cup vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
salt and pepper, to taste
Simmer onions and celery in bacon drippings just a minute or so
Add flour, vinegar, potato water, sugar, salt and pepper
Toss with potatoes and serve- warm or room temperature
Hard boiled eggs may be added
