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Homemade Sheboygan Brats

This was the first sausage I ever learned to make, in Wisconsin. It's a traditional "white brat" made with veal, pork, or turkey.

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Knoephla Soup

Knoephle soup, a North Dakota classic, with little dumplings, cream, root vegetables and smoked meat, in this case, smoked sharp-tailed grouse.

Ducks and Geese

German Braised Duck

Rich, tender braised duck bathed in comforting flavors: sauerkraut, root vegetables, even a little sausage. For duck or goose legs,…

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Duck with Turnips and Rye Spaetzle

This dish is so simple, all the flavors come together beautifully. And if you've never made homemade spatzle, it's easier than you think.

German

Bierocks

A recipe for bierocks or runzas, bread buns filled with meat, cabbage, sauerkraut and onions. Bierocks can be made with any meat.

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Konigsberger Klopse, German Meatballs

Who doesn't love meatballs? Konigsberger klopse is a classic German meatball recipe that historically uses veal, beef or pork. I made them with wild boar.

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Dove Breast Jagerschnitzel

I rarely breast out doves, but when I do I typically make this recipe. It's German jagerschnitzel, only done with dove breasts. And since chanterelles are popping in several parts of the country right now, it's a great time to make this classic.

Preservation Recipes

Fennel Sauerkraut

I grew an awful lot of fennel over the winter. So much that I needed to find a use for it. I found one. Fennel sauerkraut. It may be my new favorite kraut.

Wild Game

Venison Landjaeger

Landjaeger. Such a cool name, eh? It’s a German dry-cured sausage that is made small enough to fit into your…

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Austrian Braised Venison Shanks

When life gives you the shanks from large deer, braise them whole. Cooked slow and low, shanks get so tender no knife is needed. This Austrian recipe is absolutely a keeper, if only for the sauerkraut alone: As you'll see, it's not your normal kraut.

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German Bockwurst

Germany is the land of 1,000 sausages, and this is a good one. Actually, my bockwurst recipe is definitely more German-American than traditional. Here in the US, bockwurst isn't smoked very often, and it is a softish sausage that has cream, eggs, parsley and chives. This recipe works with any meat, but I did it with snow geese.

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German Riebele Dumplings

When life gives you a roast duck or goose, or, even better, a smoked duck or goose, you could do a whole lot worse than make this clean, simple German soup. Riebele dumplings are a little like spaetzle, but are firmer and smaller.