German Cuisine
Pork knuckle and potato dumplings
A favourite all over Germany, this dish is the perfect mix of crunchy crackling and tender caraway and garlic infused meat. Should always be served with apple sauce.
Ingredients
Pork knuckle
1 kg pork hocks (2 portions)
2 tbsp salt
Garlic
Oil
Caraway seeds
Sauerkraut
4 fermented white cabbages (see recipe)
2 onions
Bacon pieces
2 bay leaves
2 juniper berries
2 cloves
Pinch caraway seeds
Potato dumplings
500g potatoes
100g plain flour
1 egg,
1 bunch chives finely chopped
Salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
Red cabbage
2 red cabbages finely sliced
2 apples seeded and finely sliced
1 onion finely sliced
1 cup red wine
2 juniper berries
2 bay leaves
2 cloves
2 tbsp white sugar
Salt and pepper
Marinate overnight
Preparation
Pork knuckle
Rub the skin of the pork hocks with generous amounts of salt, garlic and oil. Sprinkle with caraway seeds. Place in a baking dish with 2cm of water and bake for 2 hours on 180°C. Serve with sauerkraut, red cabbage, dumplings, apple sauce and fried onion rings.
Sauerkraut
Fry onions, bacon pieces, bay leaves, juniper berries, cloves and caraway seeds. Add the cabbage. Braise for 20 minutes. If needed, add salt and white pepper to taste.
Potato dumplings
One day earlier, pre-boil potatoes in their jackets. Leave to cool.
Before using, peel the cooked potatoes and mash them.
Mix together with flour, egg, chives and seasoning.
Roll one big snake, cut to size, roll in to balls and poach in salted boiling water until they float. Simmer for 2 minutes. Drain from the water and serve.
Red cabbage
Fry onions with finely sliced bacon pieces and add cabbage, 1 cup of margarine and another splash of red wine. Cover and braise for 20 minutes on low heat till soft. Add salt, pepper and sugar to taste.
German Restaurants
Displaying 10 of 56 German Restaurants.
| Restaurant | Suburb | |
| 1. | German Arms Hotel | Hahndorf |
| 2. | Vienna Restaurant | Kambah |
| 3. | De Bortoli Winery and Restaurant | Dixons Creek |
| 4. | Eiger Swiss Restaurant | Petersham |
| 5. | Hofbrauhaus | Melbourne |
| 6. | Hahndorf Inn Hotel & Cellars | Hahndorf |
| 7. | Harmonie German Club | Narrabundah |
| 8. | Elmar's in the Valley | Henley Brook |
| 9. | Lowenbrau Keller | The Rocks |
| 10. | Duckstein Brewery | Henley Brook |
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