What are you cooking today?

[JN53 355]

2 hours ago, scook17 said:

Anyone found Swede? In German I am told its called "Kohlruben".

 

Turnip which is "Kohlrabi" is a bit easier to find, sometimes, but I never find Swede anywhere. They are lovely when mashed together. 

 

What I know as Kohlrabi is definitely not the same as a turnip-at least not in my corner of the U.S. Kohlrabi just called kohlrabi. The Steckrüben (rutabaga in US English, but apparently swede in UK English) can be huge. I have made fries (chips) out of them, but I supposed mashed would taste good, too. The 3 different vegetables could go great together roasted, in my opinion.

[kathdonn 387]

If you want to make Cornish pasties, chopped rutabaga is essential.

[kiplette 8,712]

2 hours ago, JN53 said:

What I know as Kohlrabi is definitely not the same as a turnip-at least not in my corner of the U.S. Kohlrabi just called kohlrabi. The Steckrüben (rutabaga in US English, but apparently swede in UK English) can be huge.

 

Yup, Kohlrabi is the alien one with the wiggly protuberances and can be eaten raw in a salad or cooked, also called kohrabi in the UK - saw absolute whoppers being grown at Beamish open air museum one year on the farm. The Steckrüben is swede in the UK - turnip I think might be Mairüben but I'm really not sure. We have piles of Rüben stacked in the fields up here and I think it's either sugar beet or something that gets fed to livestock. Big 'uns like the swedes.

 

I like them roasted and mashed, never tried chips, good idea there JN53.

[Feierabend 1,145]

I grew up with swede (definitely Steckrüben) regularly on the menu, nearly always mashed with lots of butter, salt and pepper (always the white powdery stuff then.) Nice with roasts and boiled ham.

I served it up here years ago to some visitors and one made a face and said "we serve that to the cattle here!"

[optimista 5,884]

How rude 

I do a mixture of potato, swede and carrot, then fry it up with onions and bacon bits. Or it goes into mashed potato on shephards pie.

[Fietsrad 412]

What are Swedes (vegetables) called in Sweden (country)?😉

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One fears that Zuckerrueben are quite different from Steckrueben. 

[clickety6 4,152]

On 14/12/2022, 11:44:15, Fietsrad said:

What are Swedes (vegetables) called in Sweden (country)?😉

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Rutabaga derives from the Swedish for a swede vegetable, "rotabagge", which means "thick root". 

I feel like we've come full circle...

[kiplette 8,712]

Well, that's brilliant 

 

So it's all about Sweden in the end 

[john g. 37,775]

1 hour ago, kiplette said:

Well, that's brilliant 

 

So it's all about Sweden in the end 

Stockholm syndrome?😮

[HEM 11,160]

This evening we did a (leg of) Lamb Roast and Apricot stuffing.

 

Together with roast potatoes (baked around the joint) which my wife says are totally unknown here.

Served with Rosenkohl.

 

The hardest work is de-boning the leg of lamb before filling the caverty with the stuffing.

Even harder with two dogs sat behind you emitting whi8ning noises (whats good for the wolf is good for us).

 

Even our daughter ate the stuffing!

 

[LukeSkywalker 7,630]

Nobody cooking today 😀?

 

I make bruscetta as appetizer. Main ingredients are tomato, black olives and spring onion. Salmon with home-made honey-dill sauce, green beans and sweet potato gratin as main dish. Cheese and nuts as dessert. Still have to decide on the wine.

[john g. 37,775]

22 minutes ago, LukeSkywalker said:

Nobody cooking today 😀?

 

I make bruscetta as appetizer. Main ingredients are tomato, black olives and spring onion. Salmon with home-made honey-dill sauce, green beans and sweet potato gratin as main dish. Cheese and nuts as dessert. Still have to decide on the wine.

Nope, not cooking today but your home-nade neal sounds wonderful!

I have booked a table for the family at a great Italian near out hitel! Quick to get back yo to fall aslerp after the meal!

 

Happy Xmas, Luke👍👍👍👍

Forgive any typos here. Where's the magnifying glass?😟

[fraufruit 42,164]

Sounds great, Luke! Himself wants leftovers and I will grill myself a salmon filet and roast some asparagus.

[scook17 281]

Cornish Pasties are something which you just have to learn how to cook, for nothing like this you will find in Germany. 

[LukeSkywalker 7,630]

Today, I make carpaccio as appetizer with parmeggiano, olives, capers, roasted pine nuts and some extra vergine olive oil. Pinch of salt and pepper. Main dish is ostrich steak, mushrooms, baked potato, pepper sauce and herb butter. Tiramisu for dessert. Malbec wine from Argentina.

[HEM 11,160]

To misquote the three trolls from the Hobbitt: "Turkey yesterday, turkey today, and blimey, if it don't look like turkey again tomorrer,"

[Sannerl 3,121]

Finally (after self-cured gravlax and dill-sauce among other things for Christmas Eve and Christmas) it will be the beef-tongue in Madeira-sauce with potato-puree tonight.

[john g. 37,775]

On 25/12/2022, 17:32:20, scook17 said:

Cornish Pasties are something which you just have to learn how to cook, for nothing like this you will find in Germany. 

I could die for that right now❤️❤️

They look delicious!!!

[Alexnf 2,263]

On 12/25/2022, 5:32:20, scook17 said:

Cornish Pasties are something which you just have to learn how to cook, for nothing like this you will find in Germany. 

 

 

5-6 years ago there was a little shop in Hamburg Port (Gr.Elbstrasse), that made amazing cornish pasties. Unfortunately it closed after a year or so...

[RedMidge 6,638]

Note correction of oven temperature!!  80-90 Celsius - I cook this at 200Fahrenheit!!

 

Roast Chicken on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day-

Slow roasted whole beef fillet, covered with mixture of oil, mustard, pepper, fresh herbs. Pre heat oven to 200 Fahrenheit and preheat baking dish.

Quickly sear the beef, then toss in garlic cloves, chopped onions and halved tomatoes.  ( Lots !) Pepper, salt and more herbs of choice.

Transfer to preheated dish- place in oven and leave for 4 hours.  Very tasty and meat is fragrant and Butter soft! Do NOT open oven door before 4 hours. Meat should be medium- check with thermometer. It will continue cooking- so do not worry if it seems too pink for you.

Serve with buttered mashed potatoes, and all the veggies. Make whatever peppery sauce you like.

A nice glass of red is required!