My Nephew Helps Me COOK A SECRET GERMAN FAMILY RECIPE// Join me as I team up with my lovely nephew Luca in his flat in Germany to tacke a German family recipe that I've never tried to cook before: Saarländische Gefillde with Sauerkraut & Specksauce! Get ready for a culinary adventure filled with love, laughter, and a dash of nostalgia. Watch as we chop, dice, and sauté our way to a delicious dish that's sure to become a new family favourite. Happy New Year! Kirsten
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RECIPE SAARLÄDISCHE GEFILLDE WITH SAUERKRAUT & SPECKSAUCE:
Ingredients for the 'Knödel' (for 8 Knödel)
1kg potatoes (half of them cooked and the other half raw)
2 egg yolks
50g flour
salt & pepper
Method
Peel the boiled potatoes, use a grater to grate them and add them to the grated raw potatoes. Add the eggs, the salt and pepper and the flour and mix well.
Ingredients for the filling
100g mince meat
100g liver sausage
bread crumbs (about 50g)
parsley
1 egg yolk
salt
Method
Mix everything well and form 8 fillings.
Then form 8 'Knödel', flat them with your hand, add the filling and close them again forming balls. Bring salted water to the boil and reduce the heat straight away. The 'Knödel' will rise to the surface once they are ready.
Ingredients for the Sauerkraut
800g Sauerkraut
200ml pineapple juice
2 onions
bay leaf, juniper berries, cloves
lard
salt & pepper
Method
Peel and slice the onions and fry them in lard. Add the pineapple juice. Add the Sauerkraut and the spices. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
Ingredients 'Specksauce'
jar of veal stock
100g diced bacon
2 onions
2 tablespoons cream
lard
salt & pepper
potato starch
majoram and parsley
Method
Fry the onions and bacon. Add the marjoram and veal stock. Cook for about five minutes. Add salt and pepper and thicken with potato starch. Add the cream and parsley and you're good to go!
ENJOY!
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CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:
0:00 - Intro
0:58 - We will cook 'Saarländische Gefillde with Sauerkraut & Specksauce
01:57 - Shopping for all the ingredients
07:07 - German traditions during the festive season and the New Year
10:24 - Preparing the 'Gefillde'
17:40 - Making the filling for the 'Gefille'
19:05 - A little sweet break
20:31 - Continuing with the filling and the 'Gefillde'
23:51 - Regional beverage & the misconception about Germans and Sauerkraut
25:40 - Making the Sauerkraut & the sauce
30:19 - Time to cook the 'Gefillde'
31:09 - Dinner is served
35:28 - Outtakes
37:09 - Lotta & Outro
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