Chestnut Confectionery

Soak gelatine in cold water for approx. 10 minutes and squeeze out. Heat the rum and dissolve the gelatine in it. Melt chocolate and butter, stir in sugar, vanilla sugar and rum. Finally, stir in chestnut puree and dissolved gelatin using a whisk until the mixture is smooth. Fill chestnut puree into a piping bag … Read more

Classic Marble Cake

For the marble cake, cream the butter, gradually adding the sugar and vanilla sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Mix the flour with the cornstarch, baking powder and salt, stir into the meringue alternately with the milk. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease the baking pan well with butter. Fill half … Read more

Tacos with Minced Meat and Raisins

For the tacos with mince and raisins, hard boil the eggs, rinse quickly and set aside. Wash and dry the lettuce and cut into thin strips. Peel and finely chop the onions and garlic. Also finely chop olives and raisins. Heat oil in a frying pan. Sauté onion and garlic, add minced meat and fry, … Read more

Real Frankfurt Green Sauce

The main thing for this is a strong meat broth, seasoned with plenty of cooking vegetables and a clove of garlic. Broth cool and degrease (500 ml). Select the necessary 7-8 fresh kitchen herbs, such as dill, borage, cress, parsley, tarragon, burnet, sorrel and chives. Certainly, because of its pungent taste, lovage does not belong … Read more

Cherry Soup Warm

For the soup, rinse, stem, drain and pit the cherries. Make with cinnamon, water, sugar and cloves in a saucepan for 15 minutes. Mix cornstarch with a little cold water. Thicken soup with it. Keep warm. For the dumplings, bring salt, milk, sugar and lemon peel to a boil in a saucepan. Pour in semolina. … Read more

Fish Farce

Cut the well precooled pike-perch fillet into small pieces and whisk well with cayenne bell pepper, salt, bell pepper, paprika and juice of one lemon in a hand mixer. Slowly whisk in the egg whites and liquid cream. Whisk until a creamy farce is formed. Then pass through a fine hair sieve and stir in … Read more

Chicken Legs with Port Wine Figs

For the chicken legs with port figs, wash the chicken legs with cold water and dry well. Skin the shallots and cut them into fine rings and peel the garlic clove and chop it finely. Peel and finely grate the ginger. Heat vegetable oil in a roasting pan and sear the chicken drumsticks on both … Read more

Tsinan Red Boiled Chicken

This dish comes from Tsinan in Schangtung province. Normally, a chicken is steamed, simmered or braised before it is fried until crispy. In this dish, interestingly, it is done the other way around: fried at the beginning and then steamed. Chop the ginger and scallions as finely as possible and stir through with salt, sugar, … Read more

Vegetable Couscous

Cook the beets in the clear soup for 10 minutes. Sauté the melanzane in the oil. Add onion, bell bell pepper, zucchini and garlic and sauté. Add tomato juice, beets and clear soup. Mix in salt and spices. Cover and simmer gently for 10 min. 2 min before end of cooking time, add tomatoes. Boil … Read more