Mahlzeit - Food without Borders

We need 1 big cut pork chop per person 1 baby bell cheese per person 2 slices of pickles per pork chop 2 slices of mozzarella per pork chop salt, pepper, old bay seasoning oil, butter 1/2 cup of water purple potatoes, brussel sprouts cleaned 1 clove of garlic sliced tooth picks. Lay the thick cut pork chops on a cutting board and cut it parallel to the cutting board. Don't cut it all the way . You want to be able to open it like a book on the long side. Slice the baby bell way the same way, but this time fully, so there are 2 slices. Open the chops like a book, season with old bay, lay 2 slices of pickles and 2 slices of baby cell cheese inside and close up. Use the tooth picks to prevent it from opening. Season both sides on the outside with salt and pepper. Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a pan (that has a cover) add veggie oil and a tbsp of butter. sear the pork chops from both sides. then add the garlic slices and the water, cover the pan and put in the stove for

My stomach is a bit mad at me. I don't know why. So I had to come up with something light to eat. A light chicken soup with no starch seems to be the right thing. 3 drumsticks 2 chicken breasts cubed up 1 fresh tomato cubed 1 cup of chopped celery root 6 cups of water 4 tsp on Knorr Tomato bullion 1" of cleaned sliced ginger root 4 kafir lime leaves 3" of lemon grass, sliced Put all of into a pot, bring it to a boil, then turn it down to simmer for about 20-25 minutes. Turn the heat off and eat. So far my stomach does not give me the feeling that he is angry. -Mahlzeit-

I had some left over from a pork loin. So I decided it is time to  look at Wuerzfleisch again. However I decided to take a few short cuts as some things in my fridge/freezer needed a home. In March I talked about meatballs and many meals and I mentioned I freeze the cooking liquid. Here we go: Remaining cooking liquid from meatballs 2 bay leaves 1/2 lb of chopped pork, 1cmx1cm cubes 6 cremini mushrooms sliced When the liquid boils, add the chooped pork, cook for 20 minutes and turn off. Add the sliced cremini mushrooms. Then time got away from me and I just let it cool down. For dinner I added several good dashes of Worcestershire Sauce (I love that stuff) and brought it to a boil again. In a Coffee mug,  fill half with water and add 2tbsp of corn starch, mix well so that there are no lumps. Slowly add the corn starch mixture to the boiling Wuerzfleisch stirring constantly. Stop when you have your desired thickness. Let it simmer for 2-3 more minutes and turn it off. Grate a c

The other day I got a boneless lamb shank steak. This can make a fine dinner. Sides  are potatoes, steamed cauliflower with bread crumbs and melted butter. I seasoned the steak from both sides with Old Bay seasoning and cooked to medium rare. Cook the potatoes to your liking. In a pot put 1/2 inch of water, cut the cauliflower into roses and  put them into the pot. Season with salt, cover and get the water to boil. Check every now and then until you get the crunchiness you want. For me that is about 10 min after the water starts to boil. In another pot melt some butter. I keep the butter cooking until it starts to get slightly brown. Take the cauliflower onto a serving place, sprinkle it with bread crumbs. (I don't use panko, I don't like the taste. I rather make my own.) Drizzle the melted butter over it. As a side I made myself a nice margarita. And then I tipped over my cocktail glass, it ended up getting all broken up into pieces on my plate. S

The other day I discovered a new Asian Grocery store. It is about half the distance from the one I usually go to. And they had kafir lime leaves. So I invented Almost Tom Yum soup with meat balls. We need 6-9 meat balls 8 cups of water 6 tsp of Knorr Tomato bullion 2 large tomatoes 4 kafir lime leaves 1/2" fresh ginger cleaned and sliced 2 inches of lemon grass cut into slices 7 white button mushrooms, coarsely sliced The meat balls are from the freezer from the batch I made a few weeks ago. They can be still frozen. In a pot add all the ingredients and bring them to a boil and turn the heat to simmer. Simmer for about 12-15 minutes. In a separate pot I did cook some noodles. When all is done, serve in a bowl garnished with Thai Basil. It almost tastes like Tom Yum soup. -Mahlzeit-

This may be something weird for many people, but it is something more common in Europe. For the fish I recommend to prep this the day before and let it marinade over night in the fridge. We need 1 glass of Herring in White Wine Sauce 1 small onion finely chopped 1/2 apple chopped 1 cup of sour cream In a bowl, add the fish without the liquid from the glass. The onions are fine. Add the fresh chopped onion, apple and the sour cream. Mix everything, cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the fridge overnight.   Serve the next day with just boiled potatoes. -Mahlzeit-