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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum (Yeast dumplings with wine sauce)

October 12, 2009

This week’s recipe challenge was Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum or sweet yeast dumplings with wine sauce.  There are only two words to describe this recipe: FREAKING DELICIOUS! Somehow, I’d managed to live over 7 years in Germany without ever having Dampfnudeln.  Regensburg just happens to have a restaurant, Dampfnudel Uli, that top German chef Alfons Schuhbeck says makes the best [...]

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Real German Cuisine: Hechtkloesschen in Rieslingssauce (Fish dumplings in Riesling sauce)

September 14, 2009

This week’s challenge was to make Hechtklößchen in Rieslingssauce (Pike dumplings in Riesling sauce).  Pike is hard to get, at least in our area and in my in-laws area of Germany.  We spent the last five days at my in-laws, it was a lovely break to get away from television and internet, but I always come back feeling [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Kalbshaxn (Veal Knuckle)

April 6, 2009

This week for the Real German Cuisine Challenge, we made a Kalbshaxn (Veal Knuckle).  The knuckle is a cut of meat from the leg of the calf, located next to the sirloin.  I’m learning a lot about cuts of meat doing these challenges.  I used to have no idea what cut was from where, but [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Rheinischer Sauerbraten

March 23, 2009

This week’s challenge was Rheinischer Sauerbraten (Rhineland sauerbraten) with Schneebällchen (small potato dumplings).  This was pretty much a complete disaster, though it was not at all the recipes fault.  I love Sauerbraten, it’s one of my favorite German dishes, so I was really looking forward to today and nothing seemed to go my way. I [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Semmelknoedel mit Pilzen

February 16, 2009

For the first recipe in the Real German Cuisine Challenge, we made Semmelknödel mit Pilzen, or Bread Dumplings with Mushrooms. I made this for dinner Saturday night and I thought it was pretty easy to make and tasted wonderful.  The dumplings weren’t as dense as I expected, but Rainer said they were perfect.  The sauce [...]

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