May 162011
 
Swabian Sauerkraut Soup

This Swabian Sauerkraut Soup will warm you up. Ingredients Swabian Sauerkraut Soup 250 g fresh or frozen spinach 300 g mild Sauerkraut 500ml beef broth (instant or cubes) 1 bunch parsley 300 ml heavy cream salt, pepper 1 pinch sugar 100 g creme fraiche Cooking Instructions Swabian Sauerkraut Soup 1. Wash and remove stems and roots [read more...]

Nov 222010
 
Cabbage Carrot Salad

Cabbage is a popular winter vegetable in Germany with many different ways to cook it. One way is Sauerkraut but that’s only one way. In a former recipe I posted a sauerkraut stew and soup recipe, today it is  a salad with carrots, hazelnuts and a horseradish dressing. Enjoy! Ingredients (4-6 portions) 500 g white [read more...]

Nov 122010
 
Pineapple Sauerkraut

Not very many know that Sauerkraut is very tasty together with pineapples. There is  a funny story connected to the pineapples: Emperor Karl V. did not want to eat these strange looking fruit that his men brought from their discovery journeys. He was afraid that this fruit might be poisoning. Well, after 600 years we know that [read more...]

Oct 272010
 
Sauerkraut Stew with Sausages

You must try this stew – or “Eintopf” in German – if you like Sauerkraut. Get the canned Sauerkraut from Hengstenberg or Kuehne if you can, they are good German brands. You would need sausages for this recipe, and the best is to get the so called German “Roastbratwuerstchen” or “Thuringer Smoked Bratwurst”; they are [read more...]