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OktoberFEAST: Traditional German Foods

October 3, 2013 by madincrafts 6 Comments

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While music and decorations add to the gemütlichkeit of any Oktoberfest, the food and drink are the really central elements.  Everyone recognizes that Germans make top notch beer, but don’t brush off German food.  My cousin Mollie and I prepared a feast of traditional German foods for our Oktoberfest guests to enjoy.

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My cousin Mollie follows Emeril’s sauerbraten recipe, which our grandfather said tasted just like his German grandma’s recipe.  The meat (we needed 10 pounds!) needs to marinate for several days before cooking, so make sure to plan ahead!

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Himmel und Erde is a new addition to our OktoberFEAST menu.  Himmel und Erde is German for “Heaven and Earth,” and it is an apple (Himmel) and mashed potato (Erde) dish topped with bacon and onions.  Yeah. Delicious.

15 medium potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
7 1/2 large tart apples, sliced
3/4 T. sugar
15 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 3/4 medium onion, sliced
3 3/4 T. butter, softened
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Boil potatoes, apples, and sugar in 1 inch of water to boiling.  Reduce heat, cover and cook until tender,  approx. 15 minutes; drain.  Fry bacon until crisp; drain on paper towel.  Cook onions in rendered bacon fat.  Place potatoes and apples in serving bowl, dot with butter, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with nutmeg.  Finish by topping with bacon and onion.

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I sort of wing my Rohtkohl recipe each time I make it.  This year I used:

German Rohtkohl
2014-04-02 21:39:15
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
3 hr
Total Time
3 hr 10 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
3 hr
Total Time
3 hr 10 min
1949 calories
190 g
167 g
62 g
75 g
20 g
2779 g
3949 g
118 g
0 g
35 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
2779g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1949
Calories from Fat 560
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 62g
96%
Saturated Fat 20g
100%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 8g
Monounsaturated Fat 27g
Cholesterol 167mg
56%
Sodium 3949mg
165%
Total Carbohydrates 190g
63%
Dietary Fiber 31g
124%
Sugars 118g
Protein 75g
Vitamin A
256%
Vitamin C
1114%
Calcium
66%
Iron
86%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 1 large and 1 small head of red cabbage, shredded
  2. 1 apple, peeled and sliced
  3. 1 onion, diced
  4. 1 lb. pound of bacon
  5. 2 cups of apple juice
  6. 2 cups of sweet red wine
  7. 1 cup of red wine vinegar
Instructions
  1. Chop the bacon and cook it in a pan until crispy.
  2. Remove it from the pan, and cook the apple and onion in the bacon grease.
  3. Add all the ingredients into a crock pot and cook for 2-3 hours.
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calories
1949
fat
62g
protein
75g
carbs
190g
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The spaetzle needs to be made at the last minute, so save yourself enough time to boil the water and get the spaetzle maker going. 

German Spaetzle
2014-04-02 21:37:45
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
15 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
15 min
1196 calories
192 g
744 g
21 g
51 g
7 g
569 g
294 g
1 g
0 g
13 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
569g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1196
Calories from Fat 192
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 21g
33%
Saturated Fat 7g
33%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 744mg
248%
Sodium 294mg
12%
Total Carbohydrates 192g
64%
Dietary Fiber 7g
27%
Sugars 1g
Protein 51g
Vitamin A
22%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
15%
Iron
36%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 4 eggs
  2. 2 cups flour
  3. 1/2 cup cold water
Instructions
  1. Beat the eggs and then whisk in the flour and water.
  2. Boil a large pot of water in which you have dissolved a bouillon cube.
  3. Drop the batter through the spaetzle maker into the boiling water, and boil the spaetzle until they float to the top.
  4. Use a slotted spoon to move the spaetzle from the pot and into a serving bowl.
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fat
21g
protein
51g
carbs
192g
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My mom made the Kraut mit Wurst using fresh sausage from our local German butcher.  It was delicious!

Crockpot Kraut mit Wurst
2014-04-02 21:36:34
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Cook Time
6 hr
Cook Time
6 hr
2992 calories
154 g
794 g
200 g
149 g
71 g
1247 g
13639 g
107 g
0 g
121 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
1247g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2992
Calories from Fat 1800
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 200g
308%
Saturated Fat 71g
353%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 27g
Monounsaturated Fat 94g
Cholesterol 794mg
265%
Sodium 13639mg
568%
Total Carbohydrates 154g
51%
Dietary Fiber 1g
5%
Sugars 107g
Protein 149g
Vitamin A
0%
Vitamin C
281%
Calcium
11%
Iron
85%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients
  1. 1 1/2 T of caraway seed
  2. 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  3. 2 small cans of kraut
  4. 2 1/2 lb. FRESH smoked polish sausage
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in a crock pot on high for 2 hours.
  2. Reduce heat and cook for 3-4 more hours.
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fat
200g
protein
149g
carbs
154g
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We also served Karotten im Bier again, but I must have missed taking a picture of it as it was passed around the table.

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Mollie and I tried out some new dessert recipes this year.  I made Donauwelle which is a German cake with several different layers (Welle is German for “waves”).  The bottom of the cake consists of layers vanilla and chocolate cake topped with sour cherries.  The middle layer is a mixture of pudding and butter (sounds weird, but is so good), and the whole thing is topped with bittersweet chocolate ganache. 

To me, it tasted like a very German cake, like something you would buy from the display at the town Backerei.  It’s not overly sweet or rich, but it is still incredibly tasty.

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Mollie got super fancy and made a Prinzregententorte (Prince Regent Cake).  It is a very rich cake made from multiple layers of dense cake and sweet chocolate frosting.

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Instead of cutting the cake into all those layers, Mollie was smart and used 6 small cake pans so she could just stack them up as they were.  Isn’t that cake beautiful?  I also love this picture because the background shows the socializing going on at the party.

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Guests were asked to bring their own German beer, so there was a wide variety of domestic and imported Oktoberfest beers being imbibed.

Throwing an Oktoberfest party is a great way to introduce yourself to German food and the culture of gemütlichkeit.  At our party there was lots of laughing, a bit of singing, and a joyful atmosphere all evening long.  What more could you ask for?

 

You might like these other Oktoberfest party DIYs:

OKTOBERFEST HANGING WREATHS

HANGING OKTOBERFEST WREATH

STAMPED OKTOBERFEST TABLE RUNNER

Filed Under: Dinner, Fall Entertaining and Recipes, Party Tagged With: affiliate, food, German, holiday, menu, Oktoberfest, party, recipes, tutorial

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  1. Kim @ LiaH says

    September 12, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing these! Remind me of home! I’ve added your post to my Oktoberfest 2014 LinkUp here – http://lifeinahouseoftestosterone.com/2014/09/oktoberfest-2014-german-inspired-linkup/!

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