Bavarian Side Dishes

Though sauerkraut is huge all over germany the bavarian version stands apart because of the creative addition of onions pork fat.

Bavarian side dishes. The best part of pork to use for this dish is boneless pork shoulder. In any case picking the right side dish to your meal makes it perfect. There are bakeries on every corner here their windows and counters piled high with mountains of pastries breads and. Some of her favorite combined meals are beef roast with yeast dumplings and goulash with homemade spaetzle.

Sauerkraut is a tangy sour dish made of finely shredded fermented cabbages served with sausages pork dishes and just about anything. Making it difficult to hold it s an art to make it hold its shape without any eggs or. As a side dish the famous knödel a big potato dumpling. These german steamed dumplings are light and airy in texture and can be a main sweet desert or a savory side bavarian kartoffelpuffer reibekuchen reiberdatschi potato pancakes.

German friends revealed that it s also a common accompaniment at barbecues. While in most sauerkraut recipes the cabbage has few if any accompaniments crafty bavarians made this simple side dish even more flavorful by adding onions pork fat and even some grated apple for a bit of sweetness. Sauerkraut is a side dish but it has to be among the most famous side dishes in the world right up there with mashed potatoes. These potato pancakes can be served as a side to fresh kartoffelkroketten potato croquettes.

Oma provides recipes for the traditional german side dishes as well as how to combine them for a great dinner. Before the preparation pork is often rubbed with mustard marjoram or minced garlic giving it a bit of extra flavor. You can order wurstsalat as a main dish or a side in most traditional bavarian restaurants and beer gardens. Pretzels are ubiquitous in munich and you ll see them absolutely everywhere.

Adding some of her favorite vegetable sides dishes like red cabbage or boston lettuce or one of her. Bavarian dampfnudeln buchteln steamed dumplings. It s a bavarian experience either way.