Diamat's Cooking Thread (New Chapter!)

[Diamat]

Diamat's Cooking Thread

Welcome to my special cooking thread. Here I will periodically (every month or so) add a recipe I have tried out. I am not a cook. I am just as much a noob as most of you. Therefore, I will try to make things simple. In fact, I will tell you about my mistakes and what I think could be done better. Recipes will usually be about foods I enjoy the most. However, you are welcome to share some homemade recipes with me and I might try them out, since I am especially interested in homemade cuisine from foreign countries.

Please share your thoughts on my endeavors and maybe try out some of my recipes. Feedback is always appreciated.

Table of Contents
1. German Noodle Broth with Chicken Legs
2. Saxon "Prinz Albert" Tomato Salad
3. German Cabbage Rolls with Salt Potatoes
4. Texas Cheeseball
5. Schnitzel

[Diamat]

1. German Noodle Broth with Chicken Legs

Introduction

Description
Given that this meal represents my favorite meal in the whole wide world, I could think of no better way to start this project. Growing up in rural East Germany, I came to love simple, yet natural food, which I now find lacking living in the flavor-addicted country of the United States. Indeed, this meal is not very difficult to make. It is simple yet hearty. You will enjoy the flavor of egg noodles soaked in homemade broth and supplemented with tender chicken legs, whose meat falls right off the bones. The recipe was given to me by my grandmother. Her cooking skills are divine. Divine I say!

Level of Difficulty
Easy

Approximate Cost
24 American Dollars

Serves
4-6 people

Ingredients
-1 bag of German egg noodles (you may use slightly less if only 4 people; in the United States, you can usually purchase this at Tom Thumb stores)
-5-6 chicken legs (you may add more if you prefer meat over noodles)
-1 German onion (=1/2 of an American huge onion)
-1 carrot
-1 small chunk of celery root (if unavailable, you may replace with 1 celery stock)
-1/4 of peeled kohlrabi
-Parsley (as much as you like; added at very end)
-salt
-pepper

Steps

Broth and Chicken
1. Put all the green-colored ingredients into one pot. Add 3 teaspoons of salt (be generous) and a little bit of pepper.

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2. Add water until all chicken legs are completely covered (if 6 people, add just a little bit more, to ensure you will have enough broth; you can always add a little bit more anyway; it is better to have more than not enough)

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3. Bring to a boil.
4. Keep on low heat for approx. 1-1:30 hours.
5. You will know it is done when you start to see the skin receding from the bone tip.

Noodles
1. Bring water to a boil in a separate pot (you should do this right before you plan to start eating, since this does not take very long).
2. Add noodles.

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3. Add 4 teaspoons of salt (be generous).
4. Boil noodles without a lid for a maximum of 10 minutes.
5. Drain

Allow each party to add parsley to their own liking. Enjoy.

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Final Thoughts
Salt is very important for this meal. It brings out the flavor. Therefore, not putting in the prescribed amount will result in less taste. You might want to add more to accommodate your personal preferences.

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

1. German Noodle Broth with Chicken Legs

Isn't that kinda cannibalism to a parrot?

[Diamat]

First recipe has been added.

I will stick around

Edit: lol, how is Communism related to this?

When the time comes, you'll know.

Isn't that kinda cannibalism to a parrot?

Indeed. But who cares? Let all the Unterbirds die!

[Hobbes]

Recipes from the DDR?
Btw, this looks really tasty.

[Diamat]

Recipes from the DDR?

I suppose some of my recipes might be a little DDR-like. But hey, I was born 2 years before the Wall came down. Many East Germans were rather poor. Our cuisine often reflects that. In addition, the cuisine from my home area is rustic. This is just one example. I am thinking of making my next recipe about how to make German Salt Potatoes.

[edse]

Is it the special German egg noodles that brings the cost up? Could you use normal ones as well?

[Ferdiad]

This must be the most efficient way to cook Noodles.

[Diamat]

Is it the special German egg noodles that brings the cost up? Could you use normal ones as well?

Yes. They are rather pricy in the US. I estimated the price up. It will most likely only cost you around 16-20 dollars. You could theoretically substitute the noodles, but it just won't taste the same without egg noodles. If you do, let me know how it turned out.

This must be the most efficient way to cook Noodles.

Thanks. I was expecting a negative comment from you. Phew.

[Ferdiad]

I don't hate you for expressing your feminine side.

[Makrell]

i likke this thread

[Ketnix]

Not enough birds.

[Gatsby]

Considering that the only things I can cook are french toast, omlettes and un-French toast, I look forward to reading about your culinary adventures.

[florin87]

great idea man. maybe i'll finally learn how to cook something else besides pizza and romanian schnitzel.

[Diamat]

great idea man. maybe i'll finally learn how to cook something else besides pizza and romanian schnitzel.

"Romanian Schnitzel"...sounds interesting

[Maximinus Thrax]

German Noodle Broth with Chicken Legs

This is without a doubt the best soup I've eaten so far. My late grandmother used to make this soup every time I visited her during the holidays. Since she lived in a rural area, every ingredient was as fresh as possible, including the noodles, which were always home made. My grandparents used to live in an area known in the German world as Siebenburgen (or Transylvania), once the home of many Saxon colonists. This dish is still very popular there.

[florin87]

we use flour instead of bread and any kind of meat. also sometimes we use two types of meat and vegetable filling. those are basically the only differences from the Viennese variant but, apparently, it's enough to warrant a new name.

[Diamat]

Interesting. Perhaps I should make my next recipe German (not Austrian) Schnitzel with German Salt Potatoes (and some vegetable).

[Diamat]

I am planning to add the next recipe in the course of the coming week, before I move to California.

I also want to post here that I had an amazing meal yesterday at my wife's aunt's house, who, I think, was the originator of the Cheeseball recipe.

Here are some pictures:

Spoiler for Amazing pork with cherry sauce: 

Spoiler for Hot fudge filled brownies: 

Spoiler for Chocolate coffee stuff...no idea what to call it: 

[Gatsby]

Does your wife's aunt deliver?