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Recipe braised cucumbers Spreewald style
Schmorgurken are a popular recipe throughout Brandenburg.
Prep Time
30
mins
Cook Time
30
mins
Total Time
1
hr
Course:
main dish, main dish
Cuisine:
Brandenburg, Brandenburg
Keyword:
savoury, savoury
Schwierigkeit:
Experienced, Practised
Servings:
2
Persons
Ingredients
1
kg
braised cucumbers/mustard cucumbers
250
ml
meat broth
1
tsp
potato starch
40
g
bacon
1
tsp
sugar
1
onien
1
tsp
flour
Pepper, salt, vinegar
Instructions
Peel the cucumbers, cut them in half and remove the seeds with a spoon. Divide the halves into finger-length and two-finger-wide pieces.
Salt, drizzle with vinegar and leave to infuse for about 30 minutes.
Cook the cucumbers with juice, meat broth and onion.
Fry diced bacon and remove fried cracklings from pan.
In the fat, brown the sugar and flour, add the cucumber broth and boil well. Season to taste with pepper and salt.
If the sauce is too thin, mix the potato starch in some cold water and thicken the sauce with it.
Tipps & Hinweise
Arrange the cucumber pieces with the sauce on plates.