Acarajé – Bean Balls

Perhaps your new favorite bean dish: Soak the beans in cold water for one night. Remove the bean hulls (it is best to take a handful of beans and rub them against each other). Rinse and drain the beans. Peel and coarsely chop the onions. Finely grind onions and beans with the hand blender. Season … Read more

Pasta Salad with Horseradish

Pasta dishes are simply always delicious! Make the Hörnli noodles according to package instructions in salted water, drain and quench. Cut the sausage into coarse cubes and the gherkins into fine slices. Cut the cress from the bed. Mix the mayo with yogurt, horseradish and the cucumber stock and stir until smooth, season strongly with … Read more

Stufato in Red Wine

For the stufato in red wine, cut the meat into cubes of about 2 x 2 cm. Mix with wine and finely chopped garlic and leave to marinate overnight. Save the wine mixture and fry the meat in lard, add the finely chopped onions, fry the tomato paste briefly and deglaze with soup. Add the … Read more

Green Walnut Oil

A bean recipe for every taste: Prick the nuts a few times with a sewing needle. Prepare with the remaining ingredients and leave in a cool, dark place for about 10 days. Then drain the oil and store in dark bottles until cooled. For: leaf salads made from summer vegetables such as cauliflower, lettuce, artichoke … Read more

Oxtail Soup

Sear the oxtail on all sides in a coated saucepan. Extinguish with 3/8 l of water. Cut the vegetables into small pieces, add them together with the bay leaf spice and the peppercorns and cook at a low temperature. Strain the clear soup, remove the meat from the bone, cut into small pieces and add … Read more

Zucchini Noodle Casserole with Minced Meat

For the zucchini noodle casserole with minced meat, cook the spirals until al dente and strain. Heat oil in a pot and fry the bacon cubes. Cut the onion into rings, add to the bacon cubes and fry. Add the minced meat and fry it as well. Cut the zucchini into cubes, add and fry … Read more

Vine Leaf Roulade with Lemon Sauce

Blanch the vine leaves in boiling salted water for 15 minutes, rinse in cold water, rub dry and lay out. (Do not pour away the blanching water.) Sauté half of the diced onion in a frying pan with oil. Add garlic, minced lamb and pine nuts and sauté well. Season with pepper and a little … Read more

Brittle

Stir the sugar and water in a heavy saucepan over a mild fire and bring to the boil over high heat, stirring constantly until the water has evaporated completely. Then the caramel will turn a leisurely light brown (equivalent to 150 °C on the sugar thermometer). Later, turn down the temperature and watch out: the … Read more

Cabbage Rolls

For the cabbage rolls, blanch the cabbage briefly, peel off the individual leaves and cut away the thick, lower part of the stalk. Mix minced meat with rice, pressed garlic and spices. Stuff the individual cabbage leaves with it and roll them up. Spread out a saucepan with half of the sauerkraut, place stuffed cabbage … Read more

Avocado Risotto

For the avocado risotto, dice the onion and sauté in a pot with a little oil. Add the rice and let it become transparent, then deglaze with the white wine and let it reduce. Add a little soup at a time, stirring constantly, wait for it to evaporate, then add soup again until the soup … Read more