German Recipes

Best recipes for traditional German food. Potatoes done right, plus classic bratwurst. Be sure you have a frosty mug of beer to wash it down!

german sunken apple cake

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overhead view of potato sour cream dip in blue patterned bowl with pretzels and green onion garnish

Potato Cheese Kartoffelkaese

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Slice of Donauwelle cake with chocolate icing and layers of vanilla and cherry on a plate with a fork

Donauwelle (Danube Wave Cake)

German Strawberry Roll

German Strawberry Roll

A plate of cabbage rolls, filled with meat and rice, served drizzled with tomato soup and garnished with chopped parsley

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Sliced German chocolate sprinkle cake

Ottilienkuchen (German Chocolate Sprinkle Cake)

Fleischsalat (German Meat Salad) in a bowl next to a plate with Fleischsalat (German Meat Salad) sandwiches and a cutting board with pickles

Fleischsalat (German Meat Salad)

closeup of curly egg noodles with ham, egg, and parsley on white plate

Ham and Egg Noodles (Schinkennudeln)

A rectangular piece of German apple cake with a slice removed showing the apple chunks inside

German Apple Cake

A pretzel on a plate topped with salt

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A slice of Oma's rhubarb cake, topped with vanilla ice cream

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mid angle looking at a plate of traditional sauerbraten

Traditional Sauerbraten

close up view of German Pork Chops and Sauerkraut in a pot

German Pork Chops and Sauerkraut

Sausage and Sauerkraut

looking at a plate of mashed potatoes with a serving of beef rouladen on top, cut in half

German Beef Rouladen

ceramic bowl of potato salad with sliced hard boiled eggs on top

Creamy Dill German Potato Salad

Close up of slice of almond rhubarb cake

German Rhubarb Almond Cake

close up view of Quark (Homemade Cheese) on a spoon

Quark (Homemade Cheese)

Bird's eye view of plum cake in spring form pan

spaghetti ice topped with strawberry sauce, grated white chocolate and mint garnish

Spaghetti Ice Cream Sundae (Spaghetti-Eis)

A super close up view of a pile of pfeffernusse cookies, one on top of the pile has a bite out

Pfeffernusse Cookies

Crispy Roasted Chicken

close up on two golden-brown wiener schnitzel's with some fresh greens behind it

Wiener Schnitzel

Jaeger Schnitzel

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close up view of Old German Honey Cookies in an aluminum foil baking dish

German Honey Cookies

Jägerschnitzel

close up view of a Beef Rouladen garnished with gravy and fresh herbs, served on a plate with red cabbage and mashed potatoes with gravy

Chef John's Beef Rouladen

an overhead view of two German hamburger patties served alongside German potato salad

German Hamburgers (Frikadellen)

Traditional Springerle

Traditional Springerle

German Semolina Pudding

close up view of Beer Glazed Brats and Sauerkraut on a platter with mustard in a bowl

Beer Glazed Brats and Sauerkraut

a plate of Slow Cooker German-Style Pork Roast with Sauerkraut and Potatoes with a pretzel roll on the side

Slow Cooker German-Style Pork Roast with Sauerkraut and Potatoes

slice of rhubarb cake on a white plate

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German Rouladen

Grillhaxe (Grilled Eisbein, Pork Shanks)

Baked apple crumb cake with a missing slice on cooling rack.

Apfelkuchen (Apple Cake)

Glazed German Lebkuchen cookies on a cooling rack and plate.

German Lebkuchen

Kate's Easy German Sauerbraten

Kate's Easy German Sauerbraten

Real Homemade Bologna

German Marble Cake

Oktoberfest Chicken and Red Cabbage

Oktoberfest Chicken and Red Cabbage

Easy-Made German Quark

close up view a German Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Pie) on a glass platter

German Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Pie)

Easy German Apple Streusel Pie

Homemade Sauerkraut

Best Homemade Marzipan

a white dinner plate with schnitzel, red cabbage, spaetzle, and gravy

Jaeger Schnitzel

Hasty Pudding

German Currywurst

Gluehwein (German Mulled Wine)

Slices of Butterkuchen on wooden board with sugar topping

Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich)

close up on slow cooker pork and sauerkraut

Slow Cooker Pork, Sauerkraut, and Beer

Chef John's Beef Rouladen

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close up view of Fried Cabbage and Egg Noodles on a plate

Fried Cabbage and Egg Noodles

rhubarb streusel cake

German Rhubarb Streusel Cake

Sliced Christmas stollen with powdered sugar on a wooden board.

Christmas Stollen

German Schwenkbraten

Cabbage and Kielbasa

Mandelmakronen (Almond Meringues)

Schupfnudeln (German Fried Potato Dumplings)

Schupfnudeln (German Fried Potato Dumplings)

Sliced pork roast on a bed of Sauerkraut

Pork Roast and Sauerkraut

Red Currant Pie

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