Mouthwatering recipes from Newtownabbey, Dorsten and Rybnik A Taste of Twinning German Recipes 1 A Taste of Twinning Sharing food with friends is one of life’s pleasures. Experiencing foreign food is one of the first introductions to a new culture. By sharing our local food, we hope to bring our communities closer together to further our shared love of local produce. Scrambled Hotpot 2 Contents Newtownabbey 6 7 9 11 13 15 16 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 30 31 33 35 36 37 Ulster Eggs Super Sponge Oatcakes Oven Scones Almond Slices Whiskey Fruit Cake Barmbrack Coffee and Almond Macaroons Never Fail Meringues Apple Crumble Banoffee Pie Irish Hot Toddy Boxty Pancakes Colcannon Cottage Pie Beef Stew and Dumplings Leek and Potato Soup Champ Carrot and Orange Soup Lemon Cheesecake Rybnik 70 71 73 75 77 78 79 81 83 84 85 87 88 89 Bright-blue Cabbage Bread Soup Fish Salad Silesian Broth Silesian Onion Soup Hot Pot Beef Roulades with Pickles Silesian Ryemeal Soup Karminadle with Young Cabbage Foreman’s Pork Loin Buchty Steam Dumplings Silesian Noodles Egg Dessert Plum Cake Dorsten 40 41 43 45 46 47 49 50 51 53 54 55 57 59 61 62 63 64 66 67 Buckwheat Pancakes Buckwheat Flour Pancakes Reibeplatzchen Westphallian Potato Pancakes Potato Salad Solid Pea Soup Heaven and Earth Scrambled Hotpot Huntmen’s Cabbage Hotpot with Black Pudding Boiled Fillet with Onion Sauce Peppered Goulash Beef Hotpot with Fresh Vegetables Savoy Cabbage Roulades Beef Roulades Sauerbraten Marinated Beef Old German Beer Roast Salted Roast from Lower Rhine Hare Back with Walnut Crust and Strawberry Sauce Old Westphallian Pumpernickel Soup Pufferkes 3 Champ 4 Newtownabbey Recipes Newtownabbey Newtownabbey Recipes 5 So simple to cook, here’s a versatile dish that all the family can make and enjoy! Ulster Eggs You will need: 4 fairly large boiled potatoes 6 hard-boiled eggs 1 beaten egg Scallions and onions to taste Chop up all the ingredients, place in a large bowl and bind together with the beaten egg. Use your hands to form the mixture into egg shapes and roll in the breadcrumbs. 6 Newtownabbey Recipes Seasoning Golden breadcrumbs Fry in a hot deep fat fryer for several minutes. Northern Ireland is famous for its baking. Here’s a foolproof local recipe for the perfect sponge. Super Sponge You will need: 3 large eggs 5 tbsp of cold water 142g plain flour 1 tsp of baking powder 170g of caster sugar First, separate the eggs into whites and yolks. Whisk together the water, yolks and sugar until pale and they double in size. Now fold in the flour and baking powder. Whisk the egg whites until they are stiff and fold into the mixture. Divide the mixture into two sandwich tins. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 190ºC for 15 to 20 minutes. Super Sponge Newtownabbey Recipes 7 Oatcakes 8 Newtownabbey Recipes A nutritious kind of pancake, oatcakes are one of Northern Ireland’s most popular traditional foods. Oatcakes You will need: 54g fine oatmeal 18g flour 113g butter or margarine 1 ⁄2 dssp of salt 1 pinch baking soda Mix all the dry ingredients together and then rub in the butter or margarine. Add warm water, mix to a stiff paste. Roll out as thinly as you can and bake in a moderate oven until the oatcakes are crisp. Newtownabbey Recipes 9 Oven Scones 10 Newtownabbey Recipes Still warm from the oven, homemade scones are an essential part of a traditional Northern Irish tea. You can experiment by adding 85g of sultanas or 57g of cherries to this recipe. Oven Scones You will need: 227g soda bread flour 57g sugar 225g margarine 1 egg 1 ⁄4 pint buttermilk Begin by rubbing the margarine into the flour and sugar in a bowl. Then add the beaten egg and buttermilk and mix together. Roll out the mixture, cut into scone shapes about 2cms thick. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200ºC for approx. 35 mins (or until cooked through). Newtownabbey Recipes 11 Almond Slices 12 Newtownabbey Recipes A delicious sweet treat, these slices can be eaten at any time of day. Almond Slices You will need: 113g icing sugar 113g caster sugar 113g ground almonds 57g ground rice 1 tsp almond essence 3 small eggs Line a baking tin (approx 20cm x 30cm in size) with the short crust pastry and then spread with the apricot jam. Mix all the ingredients together (apart from the almond flakes) Flaked almonds Short crust pastry (enough to fill a baking tin 20cm x 30cm) Apricot jam and spread over the pastry. Finally, sprinkle the flaked almonds over. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at approximately 150ºC. Newtownabbey Recipes 13 Whiskey Fruit Cake 14 Newtownabbey Recipes Make sure you use a good Irish whiskey for this tasty traditional cake. You’ll need a little patience, but all good things are worth waiting for. Whiskey Fruit Cake You will need: 750g mixed fruit 75g diced almonds 55g glace cherries 200ml whiskey 225g butter Combine the mixed fruit, glace cherries, almonds, lemon juice, rind and spices in a bowl and then stir in half of the whiskey. Cover and leave to soak overnight. Next day, line a 20cm cake tin with two or three sheets of baking paper. Now mix the butter and sugar, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 4 eggs 1 lemon - juice and rind 2 tsp mixed spice 225g brown sugar 300g plain flour into the butter mixture. Place in the prepared tin and bake in a preheated oven at 150ºC for 1 hour and then change the temperature to 140ºC and bake for another 30 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin. Finally, pour over the remaining whiskey and keep for one to two weeks before cutting. Combine the sifted flour with the prepared fruit and fold Newtownabbey Recipes 15 Toasted and spread with butter, this Irish speciality was a traditional Halloween food. Barmbrack You will need: 1.35kgs flour 55g yeast 2 tsp salt and mixed spice 900ml milk 110g butter 110g sugar Begin by sieving all the dry ingredients (except the sugar) into a bowl. Then mix the yeast with a tsp of the sugar and half of the milk. Sprinkle a little flour on top and leave in a warm place for 10 minutes. Mix the flour, add the remaining milk and mix thoroughly. Now knead the mixture into a ball and turn onto a floured surface. Knead for another 15 minutes or until the dough no longer feels sticky. Put into a greased bowl and leave to rise for 30 minutes. 16 Newtownabbey Recipes 45g sultanas 110g currants & raisins mixed 110g mixed peel 1 tsp mixed spice Punch the dough down and flatten to a large round. Place the margarine, sugar and dried fruit in the middle and work in these ingredients by kneading until they are evenly incorporated in the dough. Return the dough to a greased bowl and let it rise for a further 30 minutes. Then divide it in half and shape it to fit the tins. Cover and leave to rise until the dough reaches the top of the tins. Cook in a pre-heated oven at 220ºC for 25 minutes and then 190ºC for 10 minutes. So simple to make, it’s hard to beat these macaroons for a tasty treat. Coffee and Almond Macaroons You will need: For the icing: 2 egg whites 100g caster sugar 100g ground almonds Almond essence 1 baking sheet covered with non-stick baking paper 50g margarine or butter 100g icing sugar Coffee essence Beat the egg whites until firm. Then, add the sugar in tablespoonfuls, beating well between each addition. Now fold in the ground almonds and essence. Using an icing pump, press 5cm circles of the mixture onto the baking sheet. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 150ºC until almost set and pale gold in colour. Leave to cool. Sandwich together with the coffee icing. Complete by swirling a ring of icing round the top of each macaroon and serve them in paper cases. Newtownabbey Recipes 17 Never Fail Meringues 18 Newtownabbey Recipes If you’re after foolproof meringues time after time, this is the recipe you’ve been searching for. Never Fail Meringues You will need: 2 egg whites 50g granulated sugar 1 ⁄4 tsp vinegar 250ml whipping cream 1 tsp caster sugar Beat the egg whites until they are firm. Then, add in the granulated sugar in tablespoonfuls, continuing to whisk between each addition. Gradually fold in the caster sugar, followed by the vinegar. 2 baking sheets covered with non-stick baking paper between each circle. Bake at 100ºC for 1hr and 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave in the oven for 20 minutes. When the meringues are cool, whip the cream and use it to sandwich the meringues together. Serve in paper cases. Using a piping bag, press 30 4cm circles of the mixture onto the baking sheets, leaving 2cms Newtownabbey Recipes 19 Apple Crumble 20 Newtownabbey Recipes Served with a good vanilla ice cream or custard this traditional dessert is a delicious winter warmer. Apple Crumble You will need: 250g self-raising flour (sifted) 100g butter (diced) 50g chopped nuts (almond skins on) – optional 75g Demerara sugar (soft brown sugar will do) Filling: 750g Bramley apples (cooking apples) 250g Cox’s apples 25g light soft brown sugar 1 level tsp ground cinnamon (optional) 1 ⁄2 tsp ground cloves (optional) Peel, core and slice the apples evenly and place them in a large bowl. Toss them gently in the soft brown sugar, ground cloves and cinnamon and place the apple mix into a baking dish for cooking. To make the crumble topping, you can either place the flour, butter and sugar into a food processor and whiz until it resembles fine breadcrumbs, or, in a bowl gently rub the butter into the flour and then add the sugar. If you like, you can add chopped nuts. Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the apple mix, spreading to the sides of the baking dish. Press down the mixture quite firmly and then run a fork all over the surface. Bake the crumble at 200ºC for 35-40 minutes until brown and crisp. Newtownabbey Recipes 21 Banoffee Pie 22 Newtownabbey Recipes A relatively recent dessert, this is a great favourite with children, who will love helping to make it too! Banoffee Pie You will need: 1 tin (400g) condensed milk 2 or 3 bananas 200g digestive biscuits (crushed) 100g butter (melted) Put the unopened tin of condensed milk in a pan of boiling water and allow it to boil for two hours, ensuring the boiling water covers the can throughout. Crush the biscuits in a food processor, or in a freezer bag with a rolling pin, until they are reduced to crumbs. Gently heat the butter in a saucepan, remove from the heat and mix with the biscuit crumbs until they start to bind together. Transfer the biscuit crumbs to a round loose bottomed dish and press down with the back of a metal spoon so that they cover the base. Place in the fridge to set. 1 large tub double cream or whipping cream Grated chocolate for decoration (or chocolate flake) Carefully remove the tin from the saucepan and leave to cool for a while. When cool enough to handle, open the tin carefully (the condensed milk will have caramelised into toffee and might shoot out when you open the can). Pour or spoon the toffee from the tin onto the biscuit base of the dish and place back into the fridge to cool. When ready to serve, slice the bananas and arrange them on top of the toffee pie. Now, whip the cream and then fold on top and smooth out. For a final flourish, decorate the top of the pie with grated chocolate. Newtownabbey Recipes 23 Irish Hot Toddy 24 Newtownabbey Recipes A drink to share with friends by the fireside on a wintry evening Irish Hot Toddy You will need: 6 tsp Old Bushmills Irish Whiskey 1 slice lemon 4 cloves 2 lumps sugar Pour the whiskey into a warmed glass. Stud the lemon slice with the cloves and add it with the sugar, nutmeg and the Pinch nutmeg 1 cinnamon stick 1 cup boiling water cinnamon stick before stirring gently. Pour on the boiling water, remove the cinnamon stick and serve nice and hot. Newtownabbey Recipes 25 Boxty Pancakes 26 Newtownabbey Recipes A famous Irish potato dish, these pancakes can be enjoyed at breakfast or as an accompaniment to any meal. Boxty Pancakes You will need: 30g of flour A pinch of salt 1 tsp of baking powder 500g potatoes Small bunch spring onions 175ml milk Peel and grate the potatoes, then sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the spring onions, milk, mace, salt and pepper. Mix with the potatoes, then add the egg and enough milk to make a thick batter. 1/8 tsp mace Salt and freshly ground black pepper 55-85g butter 1 large egg Drop dessertspoonfuls of batter into a hot greased frying pan and cook both sides of the pancake for 3 or 4 minutes until brown. Serve hot with a knob of butter. Newtownabbey Recipes 27 Colcannon 28 Newtownabbey Recipes Another popular Irish potato dish, its name comes from the Irish-Gaelic word cal ceannan, which means ‘whiteheaded cabbage’. Colcannon You will need: 750g green cabbage 500g potatoes Small bunch spring onions 175ml milk Firstly, cut the cabbage into quarters and cook in salted, boiling water until just tender before draining and leaving to cool. Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain and mash them. Now dice the spring onions, discarding the green part. Simmer the white part Salt & freshly ground blackpepper 55-85g butter in milk until tender, then add to the mashed potato and beat until smooth. Dice the cabbage and add to the potato. Season and put into a serving dish. Finally, make a well in the centre and add the butter. Serve immediately. Newtownabbey Recipes 29 There are various recipes for this traditional family favourite but you can’t go wrong with this one. Cottage Pie You will need: 450g steak mince 1 tbsp oil or butter 1 large onion (finely chopped) 1 large clove of garlic (crushed) 2 large carrots (peeled and chopped) – optional ingredient 1 parsnip (peeled and chopped) – optional ingredient Heat the oil or butter in a saucepan, then fry the chopped onion and crushed garlic until slightly soft. Add the peeled chopped carrots and parsnip and fry for a further couple of minutes. Put in the steak mince and fry until browned (which should take a couple of minutes). Add the beef or vegetable bouillon and a little boiling water, cover and simmer gently for 1 hour, checking occasionally and adding a little more water if necessary to avoid the mince sticking to the saucepan. 30 Newtownabbey Recipes Fresh parsley/thyme or 1 tsp mixed herbs 1 tbsp concentrated beef or vegetable bouillon or alternatively 1⁄2 a stock cube would do 5 large potatoes 150ml of milk 45g of grated cheese Meanwhile, boil the potatoes in salted water or steam until soft. The potatoes need to be quite soft for mashing. Mash the potatoes with a knob of butter and a little milk. Transfer the mince to an ovenproof dish and cover with the mashed potatoes. Top with grated cheese (optional). Bake in a hot oven (200°C) for 30 minutes until the topping is golden brown. Rich, full of flavour and goodness, this stew makes a great meal for all the family. Beef Stew and Dumplings You will need for the Stew: For the dumplings: 0.45kgs stewing steak, cubed 2 medium sized onions, quartered 227g carrots, sliced 227g swede, sliced 4 sticks of celery, cut into 2cm lengths 1pt beef stock – boiling 2 tbsp tomato puree 1 tsp mixed dried herbs Seasoning 113g self-raising flour Pinch salt 57g suet, shredded 1 tbsp chopped parsley Cold water, for mixing To make the stew, place the meat, vegetables, stock, puree, herbs and seasoning in a large casserole dish, cover and cook in the oven until the meat is tender - 165°C for 11⁄2 hours. water to make a soft dough and then divide into 4 or 6 pieces. Form each piece into a ball and place on top of the stew. Cover and cook for a further 20 to 30 minutes or until cooked through. For the dumplings, mix the flour, salt, suet and parsley together in a bowl. Add enough Newtownabbey Recipes 31 Leek and Potato Soup 32 Newtownabbey Recipes It’s hard to beat this most flavoursome, nutritious and hearty soup. Leek and Potato Soup You will need: 11⁄2kg of leeks 1 ⁄2kg of potatoes 56g butter 1pt ham or chicken stock 300ml of milk 300ml of single cream Fry the leeks in melted butter until they are soft but not brown. Add the potatoes and cook gently for two to three minutes. Add the stock, seasoning and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Salt and pepper Chopped parsley Puree until thick and smooth. Stir in the milk and cream and reheat gently without boiling. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving. Newtownabbey Recipes 33 Champ 34 Newtownabbey Recipes Another traditional Irish potato dish that remains popular around the world. This recipe serves four people. Champ You will need: 8 medium potatoes, peeled Small bunch of scallions (spring onions) Boil the potatoes until they are soft but not mushy. Drain and return to the heat to dry before mashing. Keep the mash hot while you finely chop the scallions, both green and white parts, and cook for five minutes in the milk. Beat this mixture into the mashed potatoes until smooth and fluffy. 125ml milk Salt and pepper Butter Season to taste and serve a large mound on each plate with a good knob of butter melting on the top. Remember, each forkful is dipped into the melted butter as it is eaten. Serve with a glass of cold milk. Newtownabbey Recipes 35 A full and hearty soup with a subtle flavour of orange. Carrot and Orange Soup You will need: 500g carrots, chopped 1 potato, peeled and chopped 1 onion, chopped 500g oranges (rind and juice) Heat the oil and add the onion, carrot and potato – sauté gently. Put on lid and sweat out for 5 mins. Stir in the flour and mix well. Add stock, orange juice and rind, cover Carrot and Orange Soup 36 Newtownabbey Recipes 1 tbsp Oil 0.85litres chicken stock 1 tbsp flour seasoning and simmer until vegetables are tender. Liquidise in a food processor or blender. Return to the pan and add seasoning to taste. Serve with cream. Why not spoil yourself with this most indulgent of cheesecakes? Lemon Cheesecake You will need: Topping: For the base: 12 digestive biscuits, crushed 57g melted butter 28g Demerara sugar 1 packet of lemon jelly crystals 1 cup boiling water 3 tbsp lemon juice One packet of Philadelphia cream cheese 2oz margarine 4 tbsp of caster sugar 1 large tin of condensed milk fresh cream and fruit For the base, mix the digestives with butter and sugar and press into two seven-inch cake tins. the condensed milk in a bowl until thick and creamy. Add the jelly and milk to the cream cheese while still beating. Pour evenly onto each base and chill in the fridge for several hours. Finally, decorate with fruit and cream. For the topping, dissolve the jelly in boiling water and allow to cool. Add lemon juice. Beat the cheese, margarine and castor sugar until fluffy. Whisk Newtownabbey Recipes 37 This traditional pancake recipe serves four people. Kornella Wemhoff’s Buckwheat Pancakes You will need: 250g buckwheat flour 125g wheat flour 1 1/2 tsps salt 1 egg 1 1/2 litres cold coffee Mix the buckwheat flour and wheat flour with the salt. Add the egg and the cold coffee to the combined flour and mix in. Let it sit for at least half-anhour. Reibeplatzchen Westphallian Potato Pancakes 38 Dorsten German Recipes You can also add roast onion slices, bacon or sausages and mix into the pancake dough before cooking. Dorsten Dorsten Recipes 39 This traditional pancake recipe serves four people. Buckwheat Pancakes You will need: 250g buckwheat flour 125g wheat flour 11⁄2 tsps salt 1 egg 11⁄2 litres cold coffee Mix the buckwheat flour and wheat flour with the salt. Add the egg and the cold coffee to the combined flour and mix in. Let it sit for at least at least 30 minutes. 40 Dorsten Recipes You can also add roast onion slices, bacon or sausages and mix into the pancake dough before cooking. Another variation on this versatile staple of German cooking Buckwheat Flour Pancakes You will need: 1kg buckwheat flour 1 ⁄2 tsp salt 5 eggs One cup of cold coffee 25g bacon Lard Prepare a thick and sticky dough by combining the flour, eggs, salt and the cold coffee. Let it set for 2 or 3 hours. Now cut the bacon into thin slices and fry it in a little bit of lard. Finish by putting a dollop of dough on top and frying it on both sides. Dorsten Recipes 41 Reibeplatzchen Westphallian Potato Pancakes 42 Dorsten Recipes Try serving these delicious pancakes with apple sauce or purée. Reibeplatzchen Westphallian Potato Pancakes You will need: 1.5kg potatoes 2 large onions 4 eggs Salt Flour to thicken Oil to fry Chop the potatoes and onions very finely and season with salt. Stir the eggs into the mixture before thickening with flour. Shape as pancakes and fry in hot oil on both sides until they are crispy. Dorsten Recipes 43 Tasty Potato Salad 44 Dorsten Recipes Germany is famous for its wonderful potato salads and this is one of the tastiest. Potato Salad You will need: 1.37kgs non-floury potatoes 1 onion 1 ⁄2 bunch spring onions 1 ⁄2 cucumber 2-3 tomatoes 2 boiled eggs 150g smoked bacon 3-4 tsps salt Peel, slice and cook the potatoes. Dice the onion, slice the spring onions, slice the cucumber very finely, divide the tomatoes into eight pieces and slice the eggs. Dice the bacon and fry it. Mix all the ingredients with the potatoes. Stir the salt, pepper, Freshly ground pepper 6 tbsp vinegar 8 tbsp good quality olive oil ¼ litre of stock A few radishes Chopped herbs vinegar and oil together and add to the other ingredients, mixing together very carefully. Steep the mixture for between 1 and 2 hours. Pour the stock in just before serving. Mix it again and season to taste. Add some sliced radishes and, finally, sprinkle the chopped herbs over the salad. Dorsten Recipes 45 This soup can be made a day in advance. It serves six. Solid Pea Soup You will need: 250g of dried peas 1 Bouquet Garni (herbs) 2kg pigs’ trotters 1 dried bay leaf 1 clove of garlic 1 onion Soak the peas overnight. Put the pigs’ trotters, bay leaf, clove and the onion into a large pan of cold water and cook for 45 minutes. Remove the skin and sieve the stock. Cook the peas and 46 Dorsten Recipes 250g boiled potatoes Salt, pepper Parsley Flavouring, such as Oxo or instant stock herbs. Dice the boiled potatoes. Now add the meat and the stock. Season to taste with the flavouring, salt and pepper and sprinkle with parsley. In this traditional German apple and potato dish, the apples stand for the Heaven and potatoes for the Earth. Heaven and Earth You will need: 1kg tart cooking apples 1kg floury potatoes Salt, pepper, sugar Peel and dice the potatoes and apples. Cook them together (very important!) in a little salted water. Mash gently but don’t overdo it. Season to 1 large onion Black pudding Lemon juice (optional) taste with salt, pepper, sugar and lemon juice. Arrange as a mound on the plate. Roast the black pudding and place it alongside. Dorsten Recipes 47 Scrambled Hotpot 48 Dorsten Recipes Tasty and nutritious, this hotpot can be accompanied by a side dish of homemade apple puree. Serves four to six people. Scrambled Hotpot You will need: 1kg curly kale Sausages, smoked pork chops, loin ribs (at least one piece per person) 1kg potatoes Shred the curly kale and let it boil. Drain the water. Peel the potatoes, cut into chunks and combine with the curly kale and the finely chopped onion in a large cooking pot filled with water. If you like, add one tbsp of instant vegetable stock. Put the meat in and cook for 20 to 30 minutes. 1 onion Salt pepper, nutmeg, mustard Take the meat out and drain the curly kale and potatoes. Reserve the stock. Mash the curly kale and the potatoes and mix in some stock. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and mustard. You can also use green beans, savoy cabbage or pointed cabbage instead of curly kale. Dorsten Recipes 49 A traditional German cabbage and bacon dish best served with roasted bacon, fried sausages or meatballs. Huntsman’s Cabbage You will need: 1 white cabbage 1kg potatoes 1 pack streaky bacon 2 tbsps oil 2 tbsps flour Finely chop the white cabbage. Cook for 10 minutes and keep the cooking water. Peel the potatoes, dice them roughly and cook, again keeping the cooking water. Heat the oil in a large pot, cut the bacon into rough slices and fry until crisp. Take the bacon out, sieve the flour and slowly 50 Dorsten Recipes Stock Salt, pepper 1 tsp mustard 1 tsp sugar Vinegar add some of the cooking water until you have a runny sauce. Season with pepper, salt, stock, mustard, sugar and vinegar. Put the boiled potatoes into the sauce and mash them gently. Afterwards fold in the white cabbage. If needed, add a little more stock. Garnished with apple slices and diced bacon, this is a really filling and flavoursome hotpot. Hotpot With Black Pudding You will need: Potatoes 1 large onion Milk Butter Nutmeg Salt For the hotpot: Apples Bacon (diced) Butter Cut the apples into slices, dip them in flour and fry until crisp. Peel the potatoes and cook them. Puree with the milk, butter, nutmeg and salt. Cut the black pudding into slices, coat them in flour and Black pudding Flour fry in the pan until crisp. Peel the onion, cut it into fine slices and fry it in the pan. Arrange the hotpot on a dish with the black pudding slices and fried onions on top. Dorsten Recipes 51 Boiled Fillet with Onion Sauce 52 Dorsten Recipes This hearty staple of German cooking will serve four to six people. Boiled Fillet with Onion Sauce You will need: 1.5kg stewing steak 1kg onions Butter Mustard Sugar, salt Cook the beef in stock. Slice the onion and briefly sauté in a pan with melted butter. Fill the pan with about 3/4 litres of the beef stock and cook for Starch flour Vinegar 1 egg yolk Beef stock 30 minutes. Thicken with the starch flour and season with mustard, vinegar, sugar and some salt. Finally, mix in the egg yolk. Dorsten Recipes 53 This delicious goulash-style dish from the Westphalia region of Germany serves four to six people. Peppered Goulash You will need: 1.5kg un-boned beef (best from the bow) 1kg onions 100g lard 1 tsp salt Dice the meat into equal cubes. Cut the peeled onions into slices or into eight pieces. Melt the lard in a pan and stir-fry both ingredients. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Add some water (so that it is just covered) and the remaining spices and let it all stew until the meat is done and the sauce has become thickened. If the 54 Dorsten Recipes Freshly ground pepper 3 cloves 2 bay leaves 2-3 slices of lemon sauce is too thin, you can thicken it with breadcrumbs. Finally season the dish with salt and pepper. Serve the dish in a preheated bowl with boiled potatoes and sliced beetroot, gherkins and pickled onions. This traditional hotpot makes a warming winter meal for all the family. Beef Hotpot with Fresh Vegetables You will need: 1kg fat-free beef (joint) 3 large onions 500g green beans 500g carrots 500g potatoes Dice the beef into approximately 2cm cubes and season with salt and pepper. Put the meat into a large pot (preferably a tall stockpot), add water until completely covered and stew on a low heat for about 1 hour. Meanwhile chop the onions finely and the other vegetables in about 2cm long strips. Peel and dice the tomatoes. After 5 tomatoes 100g butter Pepper and salt one hour add the vegetables to the beef in the following layers: onions, beans, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes. Season after each layer with salt and pepper. Finally cover with small flakes of butter and fill the pot with water. Let the hotpot come to the boil and then cook for about 30 minutes at a low heat. Dorsten Recipes 55 Savoy Cabbage Roulades 56 Dorsten Recipes Usually served with boiled potatoes and Hollandaise sauce, these cabbage and meat roulades are a popular German dish. Savoy Cabbage Roulades You will need: 1 Savoy cabbage 0.9kg minced meat 1 egg Breadcrumbs 1 onion diced First of all remove the stalk from the middle of the savoy cabbage and blanch the biggest leaves (put them into hot water for about six minutes). Meanwhile, mix together the minced meat with the egg, the breadcrumbs, the onion and pepper, salt and paprika. Take little portions from this mixture and wrap them with one or two cabbage leaves. Fix with toothpicks so that Pepper, salt and paprika to season the roulades don’t fall apart. During frying take care that the temperature is not too high, so that the cabbage leaves don’t burn. The roulades should stew for at least half-an-hour with the lid on. Turn the roulades several times. You can cut the remaining cabbage leaves very finely and stew them. Dorsten Recipes 57 Beef Roulades 58 Dorsten Recipes So simple to make, this dish is delicious served with boiled potatoes and red cabbage. Beef Roulades You will need: 4 beef roulades 400g streaky bacon 2 onions Mustard Dab the roulades with the mustard, dice the onion and bacon and arrange on top. Roll the roulades and lock them (with skewers or something similar). Heat some lard in a pot and sear the roulades. Cover in water and braise for about 90 minutes, keeping the water level high. Take out the meat and make a gravy with the stock. Refine it with red wine or brandy. Dorsten Recipes 59 Sauerbraten Marinated Beef 60 Dorsten Recipes This marinated dish was traditionally made with horsemeat but nowadays beef is preferred. Sauerbraten Marinated Beef You will need: For the marinade: 1kg beef joint ⁄2 litre water 3/8 litre vinegar 1 tsp salt 3 onions 10 peppercorns 1 Put the beef into the marinade and steep it for three to four hours. Take the meat out of the marinade, dry it and season it with salt and pepper. Brown it in hot oil and cover it with the marinade. The stewing time is about 90 to 120 minutes. 2 dried bay leaves 3 cloves 4 Juniper berries If you wish you can use a sieve to remove the bay leaves, cloves and juniper berries before thickening the same sauce with a roux. Cut the meat into slices. Serve the dish with hot red cabbage and boiled potatoes. Dorsten Recipes 61 A bottle of (preferably German) beer adds a distinctive flavour to this roast. Old German Beer Roast You will need: 1.5kg boneless pork neck 4 tbsp oil 4 tomatoes, peeled and puréed 2 tsps liquid honey 2 tbsp soy sauce Ask the butcher to tie up the meat like a joint and leave for 3/4 hour in the beer. Create a tasty sauce with the remaining ingredients. Take the meat out of the beer, dry and then moisten all over with the sauce, leaving just one cup of sauce. 62 Dorsten Recipes Pepper 1-2 cloves of crushed garlic 2 small onions crushed A bottle of German beer Wrap the joint tightly in aluminium foil. Cook it for about 11⁄2 hours in the oven at 225°C. When ready open the foil and moisten the roast with more sauce and cook for another 10 minutes keeping the foil open. Spoon the rest of the sauce over and cook for 10 more minutes in the oven until the meat is done and has a nice crust. Simple and tasty, this pork dish is wonderful served with a baguette and a sour cream dip. Salted Roast from Lower Rhine You will need: 1kg salt 11⁄2kg rolled pork (boneless) Pour the salt into a baking tray. Dry the rolled pork and place it on the salt. Cook the rolled pork at 175 – 200°C in the lowest rack of the oven for about 11⁄2 hours. After this time the salt will have vapourised and the roast will be crisp and juicy. Dorsten Recipes 63 Served with cold strawberry sauce, pasta and winter vegetables, this piquant dish is delight-fully different. Hare Back with Walnut Crust and Strawberry Sauce You will need: 2 hare backs (650g) 40-50g grainy medium hot mustard Salt, pepper 2 tbsp oil 3-4 sprigs of rosemary 50g butter For the crust: 80g butter 3 egg yolks 100g rough chopped walnuts 60g breadcrumbs ⁄2 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp honey Salt, pepper 50g shallots 1 orange (untreated) 1 lemon 50g cranberries 1 tsp oil 200ml port wine 250g strawberry jam Cayenne pepper Mustard powder Ground ginger Salt For the Strawberry Sauce: 64 Dorsten Recipes 1 Hare Back with Walnut Crust and Strawberry Sauce Cut the hare backs about 3cm deep on both sides along the backbone. Sprinkle the meat with salt and pepper and dab it with the mustard. Heat the oil in a roasting tin. Roast the hare back first on the meaty side, then on the bony side. Add the rosemary. Scatter butter flakes on the meaty side. Cook the hare backs on a tray in the bottom of the oven (200°C) for about 12-15 minutes. Take the hare backs out of the oven, cover with aluminium foil and let them rest for 5 to 10 minutes. For the crust, beat the butter until it is fluffy. Add the egg yolks one after another. Fold in the walnuts and breadcrumbs. Season with honey, salt, pepper and cinnamon. Wrap the mixture in clingfilm and put aside. For the strawberry sauce, peel the shallots and dice them finely. Grate the orange and lemon zest very finely. Press out the juice. Let the cranberries drip in a sieve. Stew the shallots in oil until soft. Cover with port wine, orange and lemon zest and reduce down to 100ml. Let it cool down and stir it in the strawberry jam and cranberries. Season with cayenne pepper, mustard powder, ginger and salt. Release the fillets with a sharpedged knife on both sides of the backbone. Spread the walnut mixture on the fillets and press in. Cook in a hot (200°C) oven for between 5 and 10 minutes. You can serve the fillets complete or you can cut them into medallions. Serve them with cold strawberry sauce, pasta and winter vegetables. Dorsten Recipes 65 This hearty bread-based soup serves four people. Old Westphallian Pumpernickel Soup You will need: 2 slices white bread 6 thick slices pumpernickel bread 1 cinnamon stick 1 litre water Boil the bread with the cinnamon stick in the water. Simmer it for one hour. Smooth it through a sieve and add the wine and raisins to the bread. Cook for another 10 minutes. 66 Dorsten Recipes ⁄2 litre white wine 50g raisins 2 egg yolks 1 tbsp sugar 1 Stir in the egg yolks and mix together with the sugar into the soup. As the egg yolk thickens quickly, take the soup off the heat. Serve very hot. Children will love this traditional treat from Westphalia. Pufferkes You will need: 500g flour 1 pack baking powder 5 eggs 1 pack icing sugar 250g sugar Mix the flour and the baking powder in a bowl. Add the eggs, icing sugar, sugar and salt and stir it with enough milk that the dough becomes thickened. Fold in the raisins. ⁄2 tbsp salt 200ml milk (approx) 125g raisins Oil or butter for baking 1 thickness of your finger) of the dough with a tbsp into the pan. Fry the dough at a medium heat. When ready the Pufferkes should be golden. Take them out of the pan and keep warm. Serve buttered. Heat some oil or butter in a pan and place portions (about the size of your palm and the Pufferkes Dorsten Recipes 67 Beef roulades with Silesian noodles and bright-blue cabbage 68 Rybnik Recipes Rybnik Rybnik Recipes 69 This tasty red cabbage and bacon dish is a popular starter in eastern Poland. Bright-blue Cabbage You will need: 1 kg of red cabbage 150g of smoked bacon 1 onion Salt Begin by shredding the cabbage and boiling in salted water. Dice the bacon and onion and fry together in a frying pan. 70 Rybnik Recipes Sugar Pepper Vinegar Strain the cabbage, add the fried bacon and onion, season with salt, sugar, pepper and vinegar to taste, then serve. Bread soup is a staple of many cuisines. You can serve the Polish version by itself or with fried potatoes and onion. Bread Soup You will need: 4 slices of dry stale bread 3-4 cloves of garlic 2 spoons of butter or lard Salt Stock cube Boil one litre of water in a large pan. Crush the garlic and stir the salt into it. Dice the bread and then distribute the ingredients evenly among four bowls. Carefully pour over the boiling water, then add the butter or lard and season with the stock cube. Rybnik Recipes 71 Fish Salad 72 Rybnik Recipes Another traditional Polish starter, this fish salad couldn’t be easier to prepare. Fish Salad You will need: 8 middle-sized potatoes 4 slices of salted herrings 3 pickles Boil the potatoes in their skins and leave to cool before peeling. Now dice the herrings, pickles, onion and peeled 1 onion 200g of smoked bacon Pepper potatoes. Dice and fry the bacon and mix in with the rest of the ingredients. Season to taste, then stir. Rybnik Recipes 73 Silesian Broth 74 Rybnik Recipes Silesia is a coal-mining region that has both Polish and German traditions in its cuisine, of which this delicious soup is a popular example. Silesian Broth You will need: 3/4 kg of beef 250g of veal 1 chicken carcass (or 400g of chicken wings) 1 large carrot 1 stick of celery 1 bunch of mixed vegetables (including cabbage) 1 bay leaf Throw the bay leaf, pimento, pepper and a small stick of celery, into a large pot. Then add the washed beef and veal, pour in three-and-a-half litres of cold water and add half a tsp of salt. Place the pot over a low heat and cover, leaving just a little space for air. After about 12 minutes use a ladle to take the froth off. Peel the carrot, celeriac and remove the outside leaves of the cabbage and leek and wash the rest of the vegetables. Add the chicken, carrot, parsleyroot and celeriac to the broth. Now either fry a sliced onion in a non-stick pan or roast Celeriac 1 onion 3-4 peppercorns 2 grains of pimento Chopped parsley Soup spice Salt Pepper a whole one and, about 30 minutes after adding the first vegetables, add to the rest of the vegetables. Season the soup and boil it until the meat and vegetables are becoming soft. Then strain the broth into a bowl and sprinkle with parsley. You can put the vegetables and meat on a platter and serve it with the soup (you can also use the vegetables as part of a vegetable salad, while the meat is very useful as a stuffing in croquettes and dumplings). Rybnik Recipes 75 Silesian Onion Soup 76 Rybnik Recipes You can dilute this soup with white wine and serve with croutons and grated Gouda cheese. Silesian Onion Soup For the Broth: Rest of Ingredients: 2 litres of water 1 or 2 stock cubes 3 large carrots 3 large parsley roots 1 small celeriac 2 chicken legs or 5 wings Salt Pepper 3 bay leaves 5 grains of Cherry Pepper 4 large onions 2 tbsps of butter 200g gouda cheese Croutons Salt Boil all the broth ingredients together and then liquidise the boiled vegetables. Slice the onions and fry in the butter, adding the salt to season. Pour the liquidised vegetables and onion into the broth. Top with cheese and croutons. Rybnik Recipes 77 A deliciously different and nutritious vegetable soup. Hot Pot You will need: 2.5 litres of water or vegetable stock 300g of potatoes 2 large kohlrabies 1 large carrot 1 small celeriac Parsley 1 leek Wash and peel the potatoes and vegetables, before dicing them and boiling in water or the vegetable stock until cooked. Brown the flour and butter, add to the soup and bring to the boil. Add salt, pepper, the 78 Rybnik Recipes ⁄4 savoy cabbage 1 spoon of chopped dill 100g margarine (or butter) 2 spoons of wheat-flour 3 ⁄4 glass of double cream Salt Stock cube Caraway and basil 1 soup spice and, finally, the caraway. Finally, pour in the double cream mixed with a few spoonfuls of soup, boil and sprinkle with the basil. This is the Polish version of a dish that is popular throughout Eastern Europe. Beef Roulades with Pickles You will need: 4 elongated slices of beef (leg is the best option) 2 pickles 1 onion 4 tsp of mustard Use a tenderiser to gently bash the meat and form it into patties. Cut the pickles, onion and bacon into strips. Now spread mustard on one side of each patty and put the pickles, onion and bacon in the centre before adding salt and pepper. Roll each patty around its filling and tie together with 2 thick slices of smoked bacon Salt Pepper Lard or oil thread to form a roulade. Heat up the lard or oil in the baking pan and fry the roulades. Cover the dish and put it into an oven pre-heated to 220°C and cook until it’s soft, adding water to the beef stock from time to time. Rybnik Recipes 79 Silesian Ryemeal Soup 80 Rybnik Recipes One of the most popular Polish soups, this is eaten on many different occasions. Silesian Ryemeal Soup You will need: 6 tbsps of fermented ryemeal 50g of bacon 2 small onions Small pot of double cream Place one onion in boiling water and bring back to the boil. Then pour in the fermented ryemeal, together with the flour to thicken the soup. Fry the bacon with the Salt A clove of garlic Pepper Marjoram Cherry Pepper other onion and add the spices (marjoram, grated garlic, salt, pepper and cherry pepper) and cream. Serve with potatoes and fried bacon. Rybnik Recipes 81 Karminadle With Young Cabbage 82 Rybnik Recipes A hearty family meal best served with fried sauerkraut. Karminadle with Young Cabbage For the cabbage: 1 head of young cabbage 100g of smoked bacon Half an onion Caraway Lemon juice Salt Pepper Sugar 1 egg Breadcrumbs 1 onion Salt Pepper Cooking fat to fry Clean and wash the cabbage, then shred and place in salted water and boil until it begins to soften. Fry the bacon in a non-stick pan, add the chopped onion and sauté until golden. Add the strained cabbage, season with the pepper, sugar, caraway and lemon juice to taste and add salt if needed. Bind the meat with the egg and the chopped onion and dip in breadcrumbs. Form small balls and fry. Then put the chops in a pre-heated oven until fully cooked. Rybnik Recipes 83 Served with red cabbage and Silesian noodles. Foreman’s Pork Loin You will need: 1 piece of pork loin (about 1 kg) 300g of garlic sausage or 3 or 4 pieces of kabanos (thin smoked pork sausage), the same length as the piece of pork loin 1-2 cloves of garlic 2 tbsp of wheat flour Put the loin of pork on the table and cut lengthways but not to the end. Then spread it out to a wide piece. Rub the meat with salt, pepper, sweet red pepper and crushed garlic and put the sausage or Kabanos in the centre. Now roll and tie together with thread to form a roulade. Heat up the oil or lard in the baking pan, put in the roulade and brown all over (don’t prick the roulade because it could become too dry). Pour in the stock and cover the baking pan. Stew the meat for 84 Rybnik Recipes 2 onions Salt Pepper Sweet red pepper Caraway Oil or lard to fry 250ml of vegetable stock 1 tbsp of half wheat/half potato flour 30 minutes on a medium heat. Then open, cover the meat with the onion and put into a preheated oven at 180°C. From time to time sprinkle the loin of pork with gravy or water or the stock if necessary. After 20 minutes of roasting sprinkle the roulade with the caraway. When ready take out the pork and slice it. Then add the flour dissolved in half a glass of water (or cream) to the gravy, boil and stir. Pour the gravy over the meat when you serve. Noodles play a major role in Polish cuisine and these can be used for a sweet treat or as part of a main meal. Buchty Steam Dumplings You will need: 0.5 kg wheat-flour (approx) 1 glass of milk 2 eggs 3 tbsps of melted butter 30g of yeast Salt and sugar Stir the milk, yeast and a small quantity of flour until the mixture is the consistency of thick cream and then put in a warm place to rise. When risen stir together with the rest of the flour and the yolks in a bowl. Knead until the dough starts to come away from the brim of the bowl. Now add the melted (cooled) butter and a pinch of salt and continue to knead. Next cover the bowl with a cloth and put in a warm place to rise. When the dough is double its volume, form round noodles (doughnut size) and place them in a moulding sprinkled with flour. Then cover a large pot of water with a cloth and tie it around. Put the noodles on the cloth and cover them with a bowl. Boil for around 10 minutes until the noodles become fluffy. Serve piping hot with blueberry sauce, melted butter and cinnamon or to accompany a roast and gravy. Rybnik Recipes 85 Gumiklyjzy Silesian Noodles 86 Rybnik Recipes These noodles are a Silesian tradition. You can serve them with roasts, roulades or gravy or cover with pork scratchings or fried bacon bits. Silesian Noodles You will need: 1 kg of potatoes 2 egg yolks Salt 1 tbsp of wheat flour 100g of potato flour Boil the potatoes in their skin. While still warm squeeze the potatoes through a sieve and when they are getting cool add the yolks and both flours. Season with salt to taste, knead the dough and shape the noodles until they are a little larger than a walnut. Flatten the noodles and make a little hole in each one. Place them in boiling, salted water and boil over a medium heat for 5 minutes or so until they float to the top. Take the noodles out with a colander spoon and serve as suggested above. Rybnik Recipes 87 Egg Dessert 88 Rybnik Recipes A deliciously naughty Silesian dessert with more than a hint of vodka. Egg Dessert You will need: 4 eggs 200g of sugar 4 tsp of gelatine Separate the yolk from the eggs and whisk the whites until they are frothy. Now mix the yolks with sugar. Carefully combine the two so that the froth doesn’t collapse. Add the soaked and dissolved gelatine. Split the mixture into two equal parts. Add lemon juice to the first part and stir The juice of half a lemon 20ml of vodka 1 spoon of cocoa carefully. To the second part add cocoa dissolved in vodka and stir well. Place one layer of each alternately in cocktail glasses, using the back of the spoon and level it out each time. You can decorate the dessert with cocktail cherries or strawberries. Rybnik Recipes 89 Plum cakes are very popular in Poland and when you bake this version you’ll realise why. Plum Cake You will need: For the Shortcrust pastry: 1 kg of plums 1 ⁄2kg of flour 10.5g of dried yeast 3 ⁄4 glass of milk 2 yolks and 1 egg 250g of butter 1 glass of milk 1 ⁄2kg of flour First of all, make the dough. Warm the milk and mix in the butter. Now sift the flour into a bowl and make a hole in the middle. Add the egg, the yolks, sugar, yeast, lemon juice and a pinch of salt. When it is cool stir in the milk and butter mix and thoroughly knead the dough. Stop kneading when the dough starts to come off the hand and bubbles appear. Put the dough in a bowl and cover with a cloth. Now prepare the short crust pastry. Sift the flour into the bowl, add the sugar and butter and knead to create several pieces and then put on 90 Rybnik Recipes 120g of butter A few drops of lemon juice Salt a baking tray. Put the butter on a baking tray and sprinkle with a little flour (removing the excess). Roll out the the risen yeast dough and play in tray. Now wash and dry the plums, remove the stones and place them on the dough, filling the empty spaces with the short crust pastry. Place in a pre-heated oven at 150°C. After 20 minutes increase the temperature to 180°C and continue to bake for about 20 minutes. Use a skewer to check whether the cake is baked throughout. A Taste of Twinning This traditional pancake recipe serves four people. Mouthwatering recipes from Newtownabbey, Dorsten and Rybnik Kornella Wemhoff’s Buckwheat Pancakes You will need: 250g buckwheat flour 125g wheat flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 egg 1 1/2 litres cold coffee Mix the buckwheat flour and wheat flour with the salt. Add the egg and the cold coffee to the combined flour and mix in. Let it sit for at least half-anhour. 92 German Recipes You can also add roast onion slices, bacon or sausages and mix into the pancake dough before cooking. Telephone: +44 28 9034 0072 www.newtownabbey.gov.uk
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