Homestyle German Potato Pancake

1 medium potato, cooked in the microwave on high for 3 minutes
one egg, scrambled
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tbsp chopped green onions
salt & pepper, to taste
1 tbsp canola oil

In a medium bowl, using a grater on the largest hole size, grate the potato into the bowl. Add flour and coat the potato, incorporate egg and green onion. You can add the salt and pepper at this time or after it's cooked. This mixture will be thick.

In a small frying pan, heat oil and then add mixture pressing down and leveling until it's an even 1/4 inch thick disc. Cook for about 5 minutes on one side until browned and then flip and turn down the heat to prevent burning. Serves one.

Sausage Vegetable Soup

Sausage Vegetable Soup

Johnson's stadium fully cooked bratwurst- 1 1/2 package
2 potatoes, diced;
3 celery stalks, sliced;
1 medium onion, diced;
1-15 ounce can canellini beans, drained and rinsed;
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder;
8 ounces or more chopped greens (radicchio, escarole, endive, kale, baby spinach, etc);
1 tsp granulated garlic;
2-14 ounce cans peeled and diced tomatoes;
2 sliced carrots;
olive oil

In large stock pot over medium high heat, add tablespoon of olive oil, a pinch of coarse kosher salt, and onion cooking until translucent. Add to pot carrots and celery. Cook for about 5-7 minutes, stirring a few times. In a medium skillet, brown sausage, then cut into bite-size pieces, then add chopped sausage along with potatoes, chicken stock, garlic and pepper. Add canellini beans, diced tomatoes and cold water to pot until it is about 2/3rds full. Add greens. Make sure greens are covered in water by pushing them under and allow everything to return to slow boil. This should take about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent burning, but don't over cook. Garnish with your favorite croutons.

Adapted from http://www.yelp.com/menu/claros-italian-market-tustin/recipes

Brotsuppe

250 g Brot, altbacken (old bread) = three slices diced
50 g Speck, fett, geräuchert (bacon) = 3 pieces, sliced
1 Zwiebel(n) (onions)
1 Knoblauchzehe(n) (garlic)
6 mushrooms, sliced
125 ml Weißwein (white wine - or beer) = 1/2 cup
1 Liter beef broth
2 EL Schmand (sour creme)
1 Bund Schnittlauch (chives)

In a frying pan with tall sides, fly up sliced bacon. Add chopped onion, garlic, mushrooms, cut bread (squares) and roast all in the bacon grease. stir in beer and broth cook for 15 min. Cut chives, stir in the sour creme and serve.

This is an very old recipe, you can find it all over Germany in different variations. It was good to get your family fed up with a low money budget (after the war, when no one had money..) Also popular with farmers, when the maid and farmhands had to be fed.

German One Pot Dinner

German One Pot Dinner

3 tbs. margarine
1/2 cabbage , chopped
2/3 cup uncooked rice
1 med onion, chopped
2 lbs hamburger
1 can diced tomatoes
1 tbsp Lawry's Season Salt to taste
Salt and pepper to taste

Melt margarine in dutch oven, layer cabbage, uncooked rice, onion, raw crumbled hamburger, season salt, then tomatoes. Cover with lid and simmer 25-35 minutes until rice, cabbage and burger are done. Salt and pepper to taste.

Do not stir or lift lid until done.

German Red Cabbage

2 tbsp margarine
5 cups shredded red cabbage
one sliced green apple
3 tbsp water
1/4 cup white sugar
2 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp ground cloves

Using a large heavy pot on top of the stove, add all ingredients, bring to a boil and then lower heat and cook covered for 1 hour and 30 minutes.


Instapot: German Red Cabbage

Cut a head of cabbage in half, then cut each half into 1/2 inch slices.

Insert steamer into Instapot and fill with enough water to touch the bottom of the steamer. Place the sliced red cabbage into the Instapot on the steamer, close the pot and set for 10 minutes on manual.

In a stew pot on the stove, add 2 tbsp margarine, 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/4 cup white sugar, a tsp of kosher salt and 20 grinds of coarse black pepper. Heat on low stirring constantly. Turn off when sugar is dissolved. Incorporate hot cabbage immediately after cooking.