: : Kartoffelpuffer ~ the way to make your score as a German housewife : :
I’m still trying to recover from this terrible cough. Had to take MC today as it’s getting more and more uncontrollable. Managed to sleep most of the morning and afternoon away. Hopefully, I can sleep tonite. In the mean time, please enjoy the following pictures taken by some more friends in Germany after reading Manfred’s instructions. Written by Vt, her portion is in italics.
This is also a true story on how to make your grade as a German housewife. So, for Asian ladies who are striving to make that score, here are some of the tips – direct from the kitchen of JS (a German of course) and Vt (the ‘Lehrling’).
My friend Mum Mum decided one rainy day to try her luck preparing Kartoffelpuffer the Asian way. Looks great. A week later, the kitchen of Renate and Manfred gave a German touch to the recipe. I was of course politely put to the test. Here we go…. life report from Saturday, 10 Jan, 2004, 1700 hr, FFO, Germany.
First the tools you need: The picture below says it all but it is very crucial….
to have a box of handyplast ready for those who have to resort to manual grating/blending!! It took me a lot of time and debate on Friday evening to convince Juergen to get an electric grater. We decided to stay with the manual grandma’s version. Oh, how I envy Renate!
The software:
A free Kartoffelpuffer for the person who spots the ‘odd’ in the pic. Did we see pepperoni in the recipe.. ?? And garlic? This looks more like an Asian kitchen here. Jawohl! Sorry, Manfred, that I had to make some slight adjustments and it is not an indication that I am not following instructions.
Careful grating…
(Wena : Wah! What’s that dark brown handle you’re holding? Looks nifty to use when grating lah! Need to get one!)
The fast way to drain off starch from grated potatoes – grandmother’s invention of wringing out the starch using a piece of cloth. Works superbly!
Frying in process… as promised, I had two small ones at the same time in the oven at a temp. of 250 deg.C.
As a typical German would savour his Kartoffelpuffer, beer – as a Sättigungsbeilage is crucial.
And this is what it looks like if you do not follow instructions… unattractive but healthy and edible with some help…. See below.
(Wena : Think this is the baked kartoffelpuffer. Perhaps a layer of oil in the baking tray should help, no?)
Baked Kartoffelpuffer with Chillie Sauce, cooked and eaten the Asian way!
THANKS to the kitchen of Manfred and Renate and to Mum Mum, I passed my test.