Kartoffelpuffer und Schmand

German cuisine is extremely meaty. That’s one of the reasons why I haven’t really been to a real German restaurant yet. Currywurst (sausage with currytomato sauce) can Döner be found in every other street corner. It’s no wonder that Germany has over 1500 different types of sausages.

My focus is directed elsewhere from the pork chops. German groceries are normally very well equipped and one cannot avoid grabbing bio products on the way since there isn’t much price difference between the bio and the “normal” products. Kaisers and Karlstad’s food section are the super markets I most often buy my food from but LPG BioMarkt and Bio Company are also at times on my shopping list.

Today Kira wanted to cook some German food with me so we decided to make Kartoffelbuffer – potato pancakes. This dish is typically Central European and is served often with Apfelmus (apple sauce) and crème fraîche or sour cream. Here’s what we did:

• Grate approx. 1kg peeled potatoes and an onion finely with a grater. Add two eggs, flour, salt and pepper. Fry golden from both sides with little oil. 
  

• Enjoy with Apfelmus, schmand, Rotekohl (red cabbage in vinegar), green salad and Apfelschorle (apple juice mixed with mineral water).