First I want to say thank you for all of you that have given support during my mom's surgery.
I am still kind of a newbie on facebook but it sure makes it easy to comment each others photos and what they are going through. also recipes, that is not so easy for you to comment on if you have to go through email.
I also wanted to thank all those that commented on the Rouladen recipe. I got some great tips and I jotted them down for you to all to benefit from!
The Maultaschen request last week was not really what Dan wanted but I thought it would be a great recipe to share and it has such a FUN history. I know it is a little warm in some parts of the US and Canada and the Northern part of the Earth, but in the Southern half of the globe a good hearty broth with these fine stuffed noodles will be just the ticket.
Celery Root (knollensellerie) a German favorite is starting to make it’s way into the states but still looks a bit intimidating to some. I made a celery root apple salad that is a nice take on a Waldorf
Finally for dessert Anette Holmes sent in one of her showstoppers, 3 layer Apple Cake in response to Shirley’s request and Sylvia Norris sent an interesting cherry soup with dumplings that is on the same thought stream as a cherry cobbler, but simmered on the stove.
Please Join my discussion of German recipes on Facebook. Just press button and give some comments, recipe requests or your recipes and talk to some of the other wonderful folks there.
Anita Greifenstein a reader from Berlin, had some great tips that are truly German, showing how we often will not waste food!
........I like adding a little pickle juice in with the stock. Whatever leftover onions or pickles I have I thrown in the pot also. Any leftover mustard? Fill mustard container with a bit of water, swish it around and also add it to the broth.
Vorachon in Thailand made this for his family and it was a bit tough.
It is important to cook the Rouladen until it is about 200 degrees.
you can also take one out, let it cook a bit and and see if it is fork tender.
Bacon Wrapped Rouladen, like a filet mignon why not wrap the bacon around the meat roll or in addition to having bacon in the filling. This makes a nice presentation as well as added flavor. see picture below
Crockpot style This can easily be done by browning the Rouladen first and then adding stock and simmering in the crockpot on low all day. You can also do a "unrolled style" by leaving the steaks unrolled place in the crockpot then just adding some bacon, onion and pickles to the broth and some German mustard. It is not really Rouladen but the flavor will be there and it is quick and simple.
Try other meats
In the future we will show Rouladen made from pork, chicken and veal.
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On the subject of German Salads
Last newsletter we showed how to make Wurst salat
My friend Peter Menyart who lived for a long time in Bavaria,
that they use Ring Bologna for this dish.
You can get this and a lot of other good German products at the Germandeli.com
Maultaschen is a traditional German dish from the Swabian area of Germany which is a stuffed pasta that is generally larger than a ravioli. They are also made like a strudel and cut into slices. The filling usually consists of spinach or parsley or both and ground meat and seasonings.
The Swabian dish that is served first in a broth, and then often in the same bowl a second course of potato salad and a few more maultaschen topped with fried onions in butter. Traditional in our family is to fry them the next day in butter but first dipped in a bit of flour to soak up any left over juices.
The origin of this dish is interesting, although no one knows really for sure. The legend has it that it was developed by monks from the Maulbronn monastery and served on lent to hide the fact that there was meat in there, believing that God couldn't see it if it was hidden.
They are sometimes called then a humorous name Herrgottsbscheißerle (roughly: "little ones to cheat on the Lord")
Another rumor for this dish is that it could have come from the old Swabian words "Maultatzen" or "Maultatschen" which means a slap in the face. Thus the name could refer to the similarity between a swollen cheek and the finished look of the stuffed noodle!
This is our families version of Maultaschen which we call
Gefülte Nudeln. There shape is a bit different than square.
I wish I would have had time to make this before I left
for the road, and take some pictures. My mouth drooled
as I read this recipe. Anette is from Germany and
gave me her version of this cake that Last week Shirley sent in
a recipe and wondered if it was
German or not. Anette told me that a layer cake like this
would never exist as it was too sweet. This version has
both chunks of apples and grated apples as well as a nice
brown sugar frosting that she says is a showstopper.
Sylvia Norris sent me this recipe and I thought,
wow what a neat variation on a cobbler.
If you can get the Morello cherries at Trader Joe's
use those.
1 pint tart cherries, such as Morello cherries, washed and pitted.
1 qt. water or more
salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sugar
Dumplings:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Dash salt
1 cup milk
Boil together for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup sweet cream. ( or omit cream and make little dumplings with flour and cream and drop into boiling soup.
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I order from the German Deli more frequently than ever.
I try to get in bulk to make the shipping dollars count.
Also there are sales all the time I like to take advantage of.
They are nice folks. If you don't believe me call them.
and tell them Stephen Block sent you from the German Goodies Newsletter.
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Kitchen Tool Review
The Wooden Spoon
One of my favorite and most used kitchen tools.
I love the feel and sturdiness of a wooden spoon. I can use it in any
non-stick pan, The flat bottom is nice so you can scrape the bottom
to loosen food as it is cooking.
I don't mind paying for a good wooden spoon. I paid 12 dollars for mine
It seems like a lot for a spoon but I use it every day and I love it!
Heintje was one of those famous child stars. He was an actor and a singer, but his acting ability is remarkably low...Still, people loved it...and he was really famous in the 60s and 70s in Germany. I watched all his movies and really enjoyed them, when i was small..Today, i think it is kind of sappy and his voice not well trained, but it also brings back a few memories..mixed feelings, so to say...
Text:
Letzte Rose in unserem Garten,
die verborgen im Laub ich fand,
willst noch immer auf Sonne warten,
doch der Herbstwind weht uebers Land.
Laengst verwelkt sind alle Blumen,
all die Pracht ging laengst dahin.
Letzte Rose in unserem Garten,
so alleine musst du verbluehen,
La la la......
Laengst verwelkt sind alle Blumen,
all die Pracht ging laengst dahin.
Letzte Rose in unserem Garten,
so alleine musst du verbluehn,
so alleine musst du verbluehn.
