#Sauerbraten with spaetzle full#
#Sauerbraten with spaetzle series#

#Sauerbraten with spaetzle full#

It was heartily full of cabbage and barley, with carrots and onions rounding out the flavor. The taste of salted pork soaking the warm roll melted in his mouth. Following Uhrl’s lead, he plucked a roll from the pile and dipped it into the hunter’s stew. The piping broth’s rich smell wafted into his nose and his mouth watered in anticipation. “Thank you,” Matthias said when his bowl was filled. Imagine the flavors in something like that. This was no small thing for Beatrix to share what little they had. Back when Beatrix was making hers, it was more of a “perpetual stew” – never-emptied, always cooking, based on what was available at their little farm. Varying by region, you’ll notice different types of meats, vegetables and spices used. What is a Hunter’s Stew? If you search it on the internet, you’ll find a lot of recipes for it. Also, I am by no means a chef, so please bear with my recipes – this event was for family fun more than anything else 😉 Lastly, as our menu was Metzlingen-inspired, this particular meal was based upon the Hunter’s Stew that Beatrix so kindly and generously offered to Matthias and Avelina. We used them as inspiration and then first adjusted it for our family’s needs (allergies, preferences, time, what ingredients were available. Points of Note – All of our recipes began with ones featured within this German cookbook that I had purchased years ago. (And because we had some Pretzels to make and bake, which will be in the next post.) After a lengthy baking phase the day before, we got up extra early to make sure that we gave the dish ample time to cook.

I like it.” – My HusbandĪs we explained in the Part One of the “Adventures in German Cooking” series, we created our Sauerbraten marinade, coated our cuts of beef in it, and let it sit in the refrigerator for four days, flipping the meat every eight hours or so. “It’s like a pot roast and Glühwein had a baby. This is the third post in that series, focusing on finishing the Sauerbraten meal 🙂 One fun idea was the “Adventures in German Cooking” event, which the kids and I completed over the weekend.

#Sauerbraten with spaetzle series#

Not only did we discuss creating a series of thoughtful questions (which I’m putting together and will post soon), but my friends also recommended creating some fun things to go along with it. Leave a Comment I recently had an email from a reader asking about providing “Questions for Book Clubs” for my novel “The King’s Sword”, which led to a fun conversation with some writing friends.