Recipes for Authentic German Main Dishes

A composed meal of grilled slices of German ham, caramelized leeks, spiced butternut squash, and potatoes with an Ice Wine vinegar reduction.

A lovely main dish of white asparagus with wild garlic hollandaise sauce, topped with sauteed shrimp and tomatoes, and garnished with fresh thyme.

A main dish of noodles with green asparagus and fine German ham and a creamy gouda sauce.

A one-pot meal for your pressure cooker, this beef brisket cooks with root vegetables, red cabbage, and pears.

A classic German recipe for seasoned beef rolls in a savory brown sauce stuffed with bacon and caramelized onion. Serve with spaetzle. A family favorite.

In honor of St. Patrick's Day we recommend this German variation on corned beef and cabbage.

Broiled East-West salmon served over a stir fry of noodles, cabbage, and sauerkraut. Quick and easy recipe with sophisticated flavors.

A delicious German take on the familiar Chicken Cordon Bleu using Limburger cheese and Black Forest ham.

A German inspired twist on the classic BLT sandwich using German whole-grain breads, Bavarian mustard, and Bavarian black pepper bacon. Recipe courtesy of Chef Marcel Biro.

A one-pot meal, boiled beef with vegetables with a creamy green herb and chopped egg sauce. Typical dish from Hesse, Germany.

Marinated, braised and roasted pork is shreddibly tender, then finished with a horseradish sour cream sauce. Created for Germanfoods.org by Chef Hans Röckenwagner.

Diced lamb with onions served with green beans and potatoes in a dish from the German city of Brandenburg.

Stuffed cabbage rolls sauteed with bacon in a creamy tomato sauce. Serve with potatoes.

German Cambozola cheese is the bases for a creamy flavorful sauce with diced German prosciutto ham. Serve over egg noodles, or steamed asparagus.

Strudel stuffed with German Cambozola cheese, caramelized onions and savory vegetables, in a roasted red pepper coulis.

A baked spaetzle casserole dish made with double-smoked bacon, Black Forest ham and Emmentaler cheese. Recipe courtesy of Chef Olaf Mertens, Toronto. Find hundreds of authentic German recipes at Germanfoods.org.

Chef Szmania's version of the classic Bavarian Jaeger schnitzel presents pork cutlets in a savory mushroom sauce.

A light and tasty German twist on a traditional burger, made with Bavarian potato pancakes and sliced chicken breasts.

Chef Szmania's version of the classic Alsatian 'dressed sauerkraut' combines chicken, spices, sauerkraut, and sausages. A fragrant, savory main dish perfect for fall.

Grilled skewers (kabobs) are hugely popular in Germany. This flavorful version uses different types of meat - beef, pork, lamb, veal - with onions, bell peppers and sage.

A colorful and nutritious seasonal skillet dish starring pumpkin, potatoes, arugula, and a creamy spiced parmesan sauce – the epitome of fall comfort food! Find hundreds of authentic German recipes at Germanfoods.org.

This tasty herring salad with homemade potato pancakes make a great light supper with German flavors, tasty herring salad.

German flavors abound in this dinner - pork tenderloin red currants, red cabbage, and thyme potato dumplings - perfect for a fall supper.

Grilled chicken marinated in German flavors of dark beer, mustard, lemon and herbs. Great German barbecue.

These colorful and flavorful skewers feature lamb, fresh pumpkin and zucchini, served with thyme-infused potato wedges and a refreshing yogurt dip. Find hundreds of authentic German recipes at Germanfoods.org.

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Little fish cakes of fillets and grated potato with a creamy spring green herb sauce. Traditionally eaten on Good Friday (Karfreitag) in Germany.

German Sauerbraten in the manner of the Rheinland, where a beef roasts marinates for several days in spices, vegetables, and vinegar.

A basic fondue recipe using German cheese and wine.

Surprise your family and friends with a fun and easy evening based around a communal raclette made with German cheeses.

A big hit for parties with a very distinctive style: hot dog with chilli,beans sweetcorn and bacon.

Made with tender white oats, crunchy walnuts and a dash of nutmeg, this popular German specialty makes a light, delicious and healthy dinner.

The meatballs in this sandwich are made with finely chopped vegetables, then sliced in half and stuffed with a layer of cream cheese and Emmentaler, radish, cucumber or tomato. A tasty and nutritious variation on the normal meatball sanwich.

Easy German version of Pigs in a Blanket starts with crustless bread and with German flavor options like curry ketchup, gherkins, and German mustard. Make with your kids!

A festive entree with all the flavors of a traditional German holiday - succulent goose, potato dumplings, red cabbage infused with red wine and spices, and caramelized chestnuts.

Spiced apricot sauced duck breasts are grilled and served over herbed potato pancake with a fresh blackberry apricot compote. An elegant grilled entree for entertaining.

A German-style grilled meal including mixed meats, sausages and vegetables, herbed Quark stuffed baked potatoes and brie stuffed baked tomatoes. A grilled feast!

The sweet tartness of black cherries perfectly contrasts grilled pork, with just a bit of bite from black pepper. Recipe courtesy of German chef Marcel Biro.

These German grilled pork chops marinate overnight in dark beer (Altbier), which boost their flavor and makes them incredibly tender.

The epitome of summer flavor! Grilled bell pepper, eggplant, zucchini and oyster mushrooms combined with aromatic basil and crisp lettuce.

Authentic wiener hot dog with coleslaw and crème fraîche – a quick and convenient lunch

A great Oktoberfest or holiday party treat with German flavors. Strudel with apple, sauerkraut and knackwurst or bratwurst, with a sweet mustard cream sauce.

Veal schnitzel topped with an egg and surrounded by a ring of tasty smoked salmon, anchovy, and herring toasts and a scattering of capers or chopped gherkins. A colorful and traditional regional German main dish.

A hearty Austro-Hungarian bean stew with spicy Hungarian salami, smoked bacon, red peppers, gherkins, and curry sauce. Recipe courtesy of Hela.

A great fish dish with zucchini and tomatoes, easy to make as a snack or main dish. Use fresh cod, halibut or canned herring.

Chicken breast sauteed in onions and garlic, simmered in chicken broth and flavored with spicy curry ketchup, yogurt and raisins. Recipe courtesy of Hela.

Spaetzle with Emmentaler cheese and fried onions, typical of the Baden-Wuerttemberg region of Germany.

Healthy lentils and vegetables with smoked lean pork meat from the shank and delicious spices and herbs.

These little skewers with their mix of three different kinds of meat provide you with a solid serving of protein. Your muscles and organs are mainly made of proteins. That’s why protein is an important building block of your body.

A popular dish from northern Germany made of fried fresh herrings that marinate for several days before serving. Serve with fried potatoes.

For Cowboys or those who want to be one. Tasty Mini Wini toast with cream cheese and bell peppers!

Rich, satisfying, easy to make and serve, this German casserole uses mushrooms, bacon, cheese, sour cream, white wine and noodles. Easy party food.

A traditional German winter dish of kale cooked very slowly with onions and bits of pork belly, pork chops, and sausages.

A savory onion cake with the flavors of bacon and German Emmentaler cheese that gets a quick start by using a prepared pie crust. Onion cakes are popular in Germany's winegrowing regions.

The original recipe for Leipzig's famous vegetable hodgepodge, a rich melange of crayfish and seasonal vegetables.

A traditional healthy dish from Northern Germany, great flavor combination

Poached cod with a vegetable cream sauce. A straighforward version of the traditional German dish from the island of Ruegen.

Crusty, crunchy pork knuckles baked in a dark beer sauce with vegetables is a classic Bavarian German dish.

Pork Sauce with curry sauce

Browned pork loin cutlets with tender asparagus and a creamy onion pickle sauce with chervil.

Pork loin seasoned with herbs and bacon and roasted with red wine and vegetables. Serve with German potato dumplings and red cabbage.

Quick and tasty German stir fried dish made from sliced pork, snow peas, mushrooms and onions in a light cream sauce, served with German spaetzle.

A golden sweet mustard crusted pork tenderloin served atop potato pancakes, with Black Forest ham and onion flavored leaves of Brussels sprouts, and a reduction of dark beer and jus.

This modern meatless "Schnitzel" originates in the USA and was created by German-born Chef Marcel Biro.

These potato dumplings are coarsely grated, which makes them look "hairy" A variation are stuffed dumplings with ground meat and/or liver sausage. Served with bacon gravy and sauerkraut.

This oven-baked potato-leek hash is the signature dish of Saarland. With instructions for the variant of the dish called Schales.

Using a mix makes these potato pancakes quick and easy; the added flavors of apples, caramelized onions and sour cream or quark make them delicious.

An easy dish made from pantry ingredients such as pizza dough, just add a green salad to make it a meal.

Bratwurst are browned and served with a sauce flavored with beer, capers, lemon, and vinegar.

This German dish from Hamelin gets its name from the Pied Piper legend - but really it's a delicious way to prepare pork loin with a vegetable cream sauce. Serve with rice and salad.

A stuffed cabbage rouladen from Germany using red cabbage, ground beef or pork, and simple seasonings.

Bavarian mustard seasoned roasted pork loin stuffed with German flavors of pumpernickel, red cabbage, and raisins. Served with pan juices reinforced with more Bavarian mustard and pepper.

Of the many versions of Sauerbraten, this one by Chef Szmania uses dark German Altbier in the marinating stage.

A sophisticated and satisfying sandwich of thin roast beef slices, green and white asparagus, cream cheese, tomato slices and wild garlic pesto on toasted bread. Yum!

Succulent and tender roast goose glazed with peaches and red currants, a liver pate stuffing, and rye bread dumplings - a special version of a taditional German holiday meal.

Pork loin marinated overnight in a honey, mustard and beer then roasted and served with a jus and Beurre Manie sauce. Serve with a glass of beer.

A quick and easy caramelized onion tart with the sweet taste of German red cabbage and apples. Perfect as a light evening meal. Just add a green salad.

Chef St.John-Grubb's version of the classic German dish.

A tasty, healthy pizza with sauerkraut, onion, prosciutto, tomato and Emmenthaler cheese as toppings.

A fresh take on burgers from Germany - made with ground turkey, sauerkraut, Emmenthaler cheese, and caraway seeds.

With only three ingredients, this dish is surely simple, and the mango brings unexpected color and flavor to grilled sausage skewers.

A well known German dish of sauteed strips of steak or filet mignon in a creamy curry sauce flavored with red wine and chanterelle mushrooms and mild curry sauce. Recipe courtesy of Hela.

Maultaschen are pockets of noodle dough similar to ravioli that are stuffed with various fillings such as spinach, meat or cheese. This recipe is from the Baden-Wuerttemberg region of Germany.

Smoked salmon and smoked trout combine with cucumber slices and a dill, butter almond spread for a great summer sandwich. Find hundreds of authentic German recipes at Germanfoods.org.

Chef Olaf learned the recipe for this marinated short rib and dumpling dish from his grandmother in Germany. Find hundreds of authentic German recipes at Germanfoods.org, the authoritative guide to German foods and beverages in North America.

Savory herb stuffed roast veal served with roasted sour cream potatoes.

This sophisticated spring salad features seared pork tenderloins over an unusual mixture of greens, with a wild garlic pesto.

German-Asian fusion dish with healthy ingredients and a tangy rosehip sause

Simple breaded veal cutlets with a filling of mozzarella, basil and tomato.

German comfort food - spaetzle made with ham, red onions, Emmenthaler cheese and wilted mache salad greens.

The Far East variation of an old German favorite, with mixed Asian vegetables and sour cream.

Tender beef, boiled in a vegetable sud, is a light and delicious main course for many occasions

Strips of turkey breast are sauteed with vegetables and herbs and a creamy white wine sauce. Serve with roesti. Geschnetzeltes refers to a specific way of cutting meat into thin strips that is very popular in Germany.

Juicy skewers with grilled turkey breast, squash and onions, drizzled with a flavorful blackberry sauce and served with grilled slices of baguette. Recipe courtesy of Armin Rossmeier, German celebrity TV chef.

Golden homemade potato pancakes decked out in seasoned parsley sour cream and topped with smoke cured Westphalian ham.

The classic Wiener Schnitzel, a thin slice of veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried, traditionally served with a lemon slice.

Grilled salmon with the German flavors of horseradish and mustard, served over German egg noodles, broccoli and wilted spinach with a creamy sauce.

For young or old, vegetable and pepperoni on a Zwieback pizza floor