German Cuisine Recipes

From Better Homes and Gardens

This Alsatian-inspired casserole packs punch with a splash of beer and a crushed combo of aromatic seeds.

German-Style Sausage and Potatoes

From Better Homes and Gardens

This baked puffy German pancake is filled with a cinnamon-brown sugar apple mixture.

Apfelpfannkuchen - German Apple Pancake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Red wine, dill pickles, and mustard flavor this slow cooker beef roast.

German-Style Beef Roast

From Better Homes and Gardens

This pot roast recipe has German seasonings (including pickles, wine, and mustard), resulting in an especially flavorful gravy. Make the spaetzle from scratch or from a mix.

Bavarian Beef

From Family Circle

Serve this puffy pancake for breakfast with fresh fruit.

German Pancake

From Swanson Broth & Stock

A favorite at barbecues, picnics and buffets, this classic potato salad features a cooked, sweet 'n' sour salad dressing tossed with tender potatoes.

German Potato Salad

From Midwest Living

For an authentic German dinner, ladle these beef-and-pork meatballs over noodlelike spaetzle.

German Meatballs

From The Food Channel

This is a potato salad you'll be proud to serve family or friends. Everyone will want the recipe.

Classic German Potato Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

Ham, beef, beans, and lots of vegetables make this soup a filling meal for a cold winter day.

Beef and Cabbage Soup

From Food & Wine

Crispy Wiener Schnitzel with Lingonberry Preserves

From Food & Wine

Quick Mustard Piccalilli

From Better Homes and Gardens

All the ingredients of the ever-popular Reuben sandwich--corned beef, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese--top this tasty pizza.

Reuben Pizza

From Better Homes and Gardens

Kielbasa, another name for Polish sausage, makes this German-style potato salad hearty enough to be a main dish.

Hot Kielbasa and Potato Salad

From Better Homes and Gardens

While preparing these make-ahead ribs, the wonderful aroma may entice you to serve them immediately. You choose!

Country Ribs and Kraut

From Fine Cooking Magazine

A perfect partner for a cup of coffee, German Butter Cake gets its character from sour cream, butter, and sliced almonds.

German Butter Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Apples provide an autumnlike flavor to pork ribs and sauerkraut. For easy cleanup and convenience, the sauerkraut heats in a foil packet alongside the ribs.

German Grilled Ribs

From Campbell's

You can enjoy the flavors of Oktoberfest any time of year with this hearty bratwurst dish that cooks quickly on top of the stove.

Beer and Kraut Brats

From Food & Wine

Kugel is a baked pudding, usually made with noodles, or potatoes. This version, prepared with shredded potatoes and fried shallots, is crispy at the edges and deliciously creamy in the middle.

Potato Kugel with Fried Shallots

From Food & Wine

Chefs love pork belly because it's inexpensive yet tastes luxurious. Joseph Lenn, a chef at Blackberry Farm, cures it overnight in salt and sugar to add flavor, then braises it until it's meltingly tender. Chef Tip: To brown spaetzle, dry it well after boiling.

Pork Belly with Buckwheat Spaetzle and Collards

From Food & Wine

Both Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo had early experiences with sauerbraten, the German braised brisket. Castronovo sampled it on trips to Germany; Falcinelli had it at the German deli where he worked as a teenager. The terrific recipe they ultimately perfected is both very sweet and very sour, made with raisins, apples, red wine vinegar, and red wine.

Red-Wine-Braised Beef Brisket

From Food & Wine

Frankies co-owner Frank Castronovo's wife, Heike, a talented home baker, created Prime Meats' outstanding jam tart with cocoa-flavored pastry. "If she entered it in a country fair in her hometown in Germany, she'd win a blue ribbon," says Frank Falcinelli. "But she has an unfair advantage, since her father is a professional baker in Freiburg, Germany."

Linzer Torte

From Food & Wine

To punch up the flavor of braised cabbage, a classic accompaniment to sauerbraten, Frank Castronovo adds dried sour cherries, apples, and a pinch of ground cloves.

Sweet-and-Sour Braised Cabbage

From Better Homes and Gardens

For more of the flavor of Germany, heat Bavarian-style sauerkraut to serve along with the well-seasoned pork and tangy gravy.

Bavarian Pork Roast

From Smithfield

Smoked Sausage and Sauerkraut make this soup cooked in the slow cooker hearty with a punch of sour.

Smoked Sausage Sauerkraut Soup

From Better Homes and Gardens

Slow cook beer-simmered pork and sauerkraut to serve on rye bread with Swiss cheese.

German-Style Pork Sandwiches