Easy German Recipes

People who have visited Germany say that food of the country has left a long-lasting impression on them. This is true because the cuisine of this nation is famous for the variety it provides. German cuisine has evolved through several centuries and is also influenced by Italian, Turkish, and Austrian cuisines. Though German food is famous and liked by people all around the world, not many try to make them because most of them are quite difficult and time-consuming. However, here are some German recipes that do not take much time to be cooked, but still retains the taste of delicious, traditional, German food.

Easy to Make German Recipes

If you are looking for such German recipes, here are some delicious ones which can not only be made quickly, but also taste wonderful.

Chicken in German Style

Ingredients

• 6 chicken breasts, boned and skinned
• 4 slices bacon
• 3 cups sauerkraut
• 8 ounces cooked Polish sausage, sliced
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 4 ounces barbecue sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions

Heat little oil in a small sauce pan and fry the bacon until it becomes crisp. Transfer the bacon into another plate and cook garlic and onion in the same sauce pan, along with the fat produced while cooking bacon. After four minutes, remove the saucepan from heat and set aside. Take a large mixing bowl and mix sausage, tomato sauce, sauerkraut, and honey together. Put in garlic, onion, and chicken breasts with it. Sprinkle some salt and pepper to this mixture and stir well. Place the bacon in the bowl and mix all the ingredients together. Transfer the ingredients in the bowl into a glass baking dish and cover with a foil. Cook the baking dish in a 350 degrees F preheated oven for 55-65 minutes. Before taking out from the oven, check whether the chicken is fully cooked. Read more on German sauerkraut recipes and German sausage recipes.

Spicy Potato German Salad

Ingredients

• 16 ounces Polish sausage, fully cooked
• 4 ounces sour cream
• ¼ cup butter
• ¾ cup cider vinegar
• 6 cups cooked potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 8 ounces water
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 onion, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions

In a medium-sized saucepan, heat butter and when it melts completely, add onion and garlic to it. Stir fry for sometime, till they become crisp. Add flour to the saucepan and continue frying for a minute again. This should be followed with sugar, vinegar and finally water. Cook in a medium to high heat and when it reaches boiling point, reduce the flame to the lowest and allow it to cook for three more minutes. Slice the sausages into chunks and add to the saucepan, followed by potatoes. Continue stirring for sometime and then add sour cream, salt and pepper to it. Cook it on a low flame by stirring occasionally. See to it that it is heated completely. Transfer all the ingredients in a salad bowl and serve hot.

Easy German Dessert Recipes

German cuisine is famous for its scrumptious desserts, and the good news is, they are not very difficult to make. You can therefore, include your children in the cooking process while making these mouth-watering desserts.

Delicious German Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 1 package sweet cooking chocolate
• 20 ounces sifted cake flour
• 7 cups butter
• 8 ounces buttermilk
• Pinch of salt
• 16 ounces sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 7 teaspoons soda
• 4 eggs, separated

Directions

Take 4 ounces, i.e. ½ cup of boiling water and melt chocolate in it. When it is fully melted, keep it aside for cooling. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, salt and soda through a sieve and mix well. In another bowl, whisk butter and sugar together till it becomes light and fluffy. Put in the egg yolks one by one, while whisking after every addition, and set aside. Add vanilla to the melted chocolate and transfer this into the above mixture. Put in the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, along with the buttermilk, alternately. Add the egg whites in the end and continue beating them together till a stiff peak forms. Prepare 3 greased baking pans by lining them with waxed paper. Pour the cake mixture into these pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes at the temperature of 350 degrees F. Once fully baked, remove from the pans and allow it to cool completely before using it.

Chocolate Pie

Ingredients

• 4 ounces Baker's German sweet chocolate
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 13 ounces evaporated milk
• 4 ounces pecans, chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup butter
• 12 ounces sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 unbaked pie shells
• 1 and 1/3 cups Baker's Angel Flake coconut

Directions

In a saucepan, stir butter and chocolate together till they melt completely. Take the pan from the flame and stir in evaporated milk into the melted butter and chocolate. Add cornstarch, sugar and salt into this mixture, followed by the eggs and vanilla, and mix till all the ingredients are fully blended. Transfer this pie mixture into pie shells and sprinkle some coconut and pecans to it. Place the pie shells in the oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes at the temperature of 375 degrees F. When you take the pie out, it will be a little soft from the inside, but will set while cooling. Hence, allow it cool for four hours after taking it out from the oven. Cut them into slices and serve with cool whipped cream.

These are some of the German recipes that you can make at home. You can prepare these for an everyday dinner or as a special dish for a party at your place. I assure you that your guests as well as family members will enjoy indulging in these delicious German treats.