105 german recipes

Traditional German Zwetschgenmus (damson plum cheese) slowly cooked for hours into a thick, spreadable fruit butter with just plums and water. No added sugar needed.

Traditional German Springerle cookies with anise oil, stamped with carved molds and dried overnight before baking to a pale straw color. This heirloom recipe makes 72 delicate, picture-perfect cookies.

Traditional German lebkuchen cookies with honey, molasses, almonds, candied fruit, and five warm spices. Soft, chewy spice cookies brushed with lemon glaze for a classic Christmas treat.

Kesselfleisch, a traditional German boiled pork with root vegetables, juniper berries, coriander, and clove-studded onions simmered low and slow until tender.

Carthusian dumplings made from stale kaiser rolls soaked in lemon-milk custard, breaded, deep-fried, and rolled in cinnamon sugar. A classic German dessert.

Kuemmelkartoffel, a traditional German caraway potato side dish. Boiled potato slices tossed with caraway seeds and finished with melted butter for earthy, aromatic flavor.

German bacon rouladen: paper-thin round steak smeared with Dijon, rolled around bacon and onion, browned in flour, then braised in its own pan gravy. A classic Bavarian comfort-food roll.

German-style cold potato salad dressed with vinegar, mustard, and dill seed. No mayo, no eggs. Naturally creamy from reserved starchy potato water.

German sauerkraut salad with ham and grapes in a honey-yogurt dressing. A quick no-cook side that balances tangy kraut with sweet fruit and savory julienned ham, ready in 10 minutes.

Authentic Westphalian pumpernickel bread baked low and slow for 12 hours creates dense, dark, slightly sweet rye bread with traditional German flavor.

Green peppercorn bread: a rustic German rye and wheat sourdough flavored with green peppercorns soaked in apple juice. Earthy, fragrant, faintly peppery, made the traditional leavened way.

Bodebiremus is a rustic German potato mush made with boiled potatoes, milk, and a touch of flour, topped with crispy cracklings or toasted breadcrumbs. Simple Bavarian comfort food at its finest.

Tender carrots braised in dark beer with butter and a touch of sugar. This German-inspired side dish is hearty, earthy, and ready in 40 minutes with just 5 ingredients.

German beer-braised carrots (Karotten in Bier Gedunstet) with butter, a pinch of sugar, and salt. A simple 5-ingredient side that turns humble carrots into a malty, glossy vegetable.

Versoffene Jungfern: a German dessert sauce of spiced red wine reduced with cinnamon, clove, and lemon zest, poured hot over fresh dumplings. Simple, warming, and ready in 40 minutes.

Homemade pickled herring fillets simmered in a sweet-spiced vinegar brine with cinnamon sticks, allspice, mace, peppercorns, cloves, and onion. A traditional German preparation made for big batches.