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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Kaninchen mit Pilzen (Rabbit with mushrooms)

October 19, 2009

This week’s recipe was Kaninchen mit Pilzen, or rabbit with mushrooms.  It comes from the section for the state of Nordrhein-Westfallen.  This state is home to the cities of Düsseldorf, Köln (Cologne) and Bonn. This is the first of several rabbit recipes in this cookbook.  Germans are very fond of eating rabbit, and while I’m [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Wuerzfleisch mit Pilzen (Pork ragout with mushrooms)

October 5, 2009

This week’s recipe, Würzfleisch mit Pilzem (Pork ragout with mushrooms), comes from the “Niedersachsen and Bremen” section of the Echte Deutsche Küche cookbook.  Niedersachsen is the northwest corner of Germany and has a North Sea coastline.  The state of Bremen contains two cities, Bremen and Bremerhaven.  This was one of the main ports where German emigrants left for [...]

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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Flammkuchen mit Pilzen (Tarte Flambee with mushrooms)

September 7, 2009

This weeks challenge was Flammkuchen mit Pilzen or Tarte flambee with mushrooms. We’ve gotten this in restaurants before, but until now, I had no idea how much fat goes into this dish. First, the crust was made with 150 grams of lard.  The crust was easy to make and roll out.  I’m not sure if we got [...]

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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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