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- Braised Red Cabbage with Apples and Bacon. This sweet-and-sour, traditional Bavarian braised red cabbage is always served with goose, duck, or pork. To make it, the cabbage is gently braised with tart apple, smoky bacon, orange zest, and spices.
- Pretzel and Mustard Dumplings. Dumplings made of day-old pretzels and bound with egg are common in Germany; they're a delicious way to use up stale bread and are great to serve alongside roasted goose to soak up extra gravy on the plate.
- Mulled Wine. This drink from Walkers restaurant in Cape Neddick, Maine, is gently infused with nutmeg, vanilla, and star anise, then lightly sweetened with honey and maple syrup.
- Roasted Goose Legs with Sour Cherry Glaze and Gravy. Food & Wine editor Melanie Hansche reimagines the traditions of her hometown of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany, in this recipe for sour cherry–glazed roasted goose legs.
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- Chef John's Roast Christmas Goose
- Chef John's Beef Rouladen
- Chef John's Braised Red Cabbage
- German Spaetzle Dumplings
- German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelkloess
- German Stollen
- Traditional Springerle
Chef John's Beef Rouladen. Photo: lutzflcat
With this complete German Christmas menu, choose your festive main dish adventure: Roast goose or beef rouladen. Then load up on the side dishes: braised red cabbage, spaetzle, and potato dumplings — they'll pair perfectly with either choice. And stick around for the Stollen! For your wine choice, try a German Riesling with the roast goose or a Spätburgunder with the Rouladen. And don't miss our collection of top-rated
This roast goose recipe features a simple wine reduction sauce. This incredibly simple recipe starts with a pre-cooked smoked goose. Once you've thawed the bird, roasting it could not be easier. The subtle smokiness of roast goose pairs perfectly with the red wine, balsamic vinegar, and blackberry notes.
If you prefer the beef-and-potatoes approach to merrymaking, this classic beef Rouladen might be more your style. "For something that looks and tastes as impressive as this beef rouladen, it's actually one of the simplest stuffed meat recipes I know," says Chef John. "You can pretty much use any cheap cut of beef; I used round steak, but rump, chuc...
Pictured: Chef John's Braised Red Cabbage. Allrecipes
Add a pop of color to the holiday plate with red cabbage braised in wine and simple seasonings, including a pinch of caraway seeds. The salty, sour, and sweet flavors go great with the beef or roast goose. It also benefits from being super easy. "There are so many ways to tweak this recipe," says Chef John. "Raisins, currants, shallots, onions, leeks, apples, and pears are just a few things that rock in this recipe."
These traditional German dumplings are made with flour. You'll boil them in water or broth and then pan fry them in butter. "You can also mince a few pieces of bacon in a pan, and heat the cooked spaetzle in the bacon drippings — only omit the butter, if preparing recipe with bacon," says MARBALET.
German Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelkloesse). Chef John
These soft, comforting dumplings are filled with a small surprise center of fresh croutons and finished with a drizzle of browned butter. "For best results, roast, don't boil, the potatoes so they're nice and dry," says Chef John. Top these dumplings with bacon and/or sautéed onions and mushroom sauce.
Popular all over Germany during the Christmas season, stollen is filled with dried fruit, candied citrus and orange peel, and almonds. "A very traditional stollen that I make every Christmas," says Marianne. "This stollen is loaded with "
Springerle cookies are a centuries-old, anise-flavored German Christmas cookie made using decorative, carved wooden molds or rolling pins. "We have made these very traditional German cookies every year since I was a child," says PREGOCOOK. "My mother remembers her grandmother making them with this recipe that has been in our family for generations....
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Christmas Day in Germany is a time for enjoying family and friends, capped off with a celebratory feast. For Christian Germans, the time between St. Martin’s Day (November 11), and Christmas Eve was historically dedicated to fasting. A simple fish dinner with potato pancakes and sauerkraut is still often served on Christmas Eve, although ...
Dec 13, 2017 · Top 1 – Duck or Goose. According to surveys a roasted good or duck is the favorite dinner for most of the German families. The meal is served with potato dumplings and the traditional red cabbage at the side. See how German families prepare their food for the Christmas holidays in this video.
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It's the season to eat, drink and to be merry.. Our Executive Chef, Alexander Thiel, has created a festive feast for the big day. Come and celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with family, friends or colleagues. You can enjoy our Christmas Menu, for £125 per person.
