Ingredients:
1 1/2 Lbs. Veal cutlets
Fluor
Egg wash (beaten egg and a little cream)
Bread crumbs
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper
1/2 C. Butter
Lemon slices
Rolled anchovies
Procedure:
With a meat hammer pound out the veal to about 1/4 inch thick
Season the bread crumbs to taste with the salt and pepper
Dip the cutlets first into the flour, then the egg wash and finally
the bread crumbs, this is called the breading procedure
Sauté the breaded cutlets in the butter over low heat for 2
minutes on one side, turn over and cook for 2 minutes on the other side
Turn again and cook until done, no more than 10 minutes in all
Garnish with the lemon and anchovies, then serve
Notes:
If you cap the garnish cutlet with a fried egg you may call it
Holstein
Serve with a choice of potato and veg.
Ingredients:
1/2 C. Carrot, peeled, diced
1 C. Onion, diced
2 C. Beets, peeled, diced
1 T. Butter
2 C. Beef stock
1 C. Cabbage, grated
1 T. Vinegar
Sour cream
Grated cucumber
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper
Procedure:
Cook the carrots, onions and beets in boiling water just to cover
them. Simmer gently, covered for about 20 minutes
Add the butter, stock, cabbage and vinegar, then simmer for 20 more
minutes
Place the soup in bowls. Add to each serving the sour cream mixed with
the cucumber, season to taste
Notes:
Other stocks such as chicken or veg. can be used in place of the beef
Serve hot or cold and with pumpernickle bread
Borscht can be served hot or cold and it should always be garnished
with a dollop of sour cream
Borsch is an Eastern European soup that is popular in Poland and the
Soviet Union
It is one of the first Russian dishes to become popular in France,
with the arrival of Russian émigrés in the 1920s
Ingredients:
2 Eggs
1 1/2 C. A.P. Flour
1/2 C. Water
1/2 t. Salt
1/4 t. Double-acting baking powder
Small grating of nutmeg
Procedure:
Beat the eggs in a large bowl until well blended
Mix the eggs well with the rest of the ingredients
Drop small bits of the batter from a spoon into simmering water or
stock. Or put the batter through a colander or a spätzlen cutter
Try a sample and if the are too heavy add some water to the batter
Simmer until they are done
Notes:
Spätzle is a speciality common to Alsace and southern Germany,
consisting of small dumplings made of flour, eggs and cream poached in
boiling water. They are used to garnish sauced meat dishes (especially
game) or are eaten as an entrée, au gratin, with cream
noisette butter, or with small fried croutons. In Württemberg,
spätzle are similar to small quenelles and are made with liver
purée or cheese. The word literally means "little sparrow"; In
Alsace, it is also spelt spatzele or spetzli
This dumpling should be very light and delicate
Spätzle are good served with roast veal or in a soup
When served with meat, drian the spätzle, place them in a dish
and cover with croutons, or 1/4 cup of bread crumbs sautéed in 1/2
cup butter
Ingredients:
2 T. Butter or bacon drippings
1/2 C. Onions, sliced
1 Quart Sauerkraut
1 Potato or tart apple, peeled and grated
Boiling stock or water
1/4 C. Dry white wine
1 T. Brown sugar
1 t. celey seed
Procedure:
Melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the onions until clear
Add the sauerkraut and sauté for about 5 minutes
Add the potato and cover with the stock and wine
Cook uncovered for 30 minutes
Cover and bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 30 minutes longer
Season with the sugar and celery seed
Serve with Frankfurters, roast pork or spare ribs
Notes:
This dish was recognized in 200 B.C. when, it was served to laborers
working on the Great Wall of China
To retain its full flavor, sauerkraut should be served raw or barely
heated through. Cooking makes kraut milder
Ingredients:
1 Lbs. Sauerkraut, drained
1/2 C. Flat beer
1/4 t. Caraway seeds
6 Frankfurters
Procedure:
Toss the sauerkraut, beer and caraway seeds together, then place into
a 1 1/2 quart baking dish
Cover and bake in a preheated 375°F over for 10 minutes
Top with the frankfurters and continue to bake about 20 minutes longer
Garnish and serve
Notes:
Other types of sausage can be used in place of the frankfurters
Garnish or serve with with October fest mustard