Stuttgart
Wine Village, 2014 (Germany) welcomes you with more than 500 exotic
wines from Baden and Wurttemberg. The beautifully decked-up 125 wine
arbours will certainly drive you crazy. Not only this, the
masterchefs from Stuttgart show their cookery skills through best of
Swabian food like Kasespatzle, Maultaschen, Schupfnudeln etc.
Kasespatzle is noodle plus cheese blend. Maultaschen are filled pasta
squares. Schupfnudeln are potato noodles with sauerkraut. Once you
mention the word wine, in Stuttgart, you are there with the list of
award winning local vintners and the popular wines produced there.
Not to a surprise, by 16th century, Stuttgart served as one of the
largest wine-growing communities in the German nation. The best of
wines grown here include Trollinger, Spatburgunder and Lemberger.
Trollinger
is fruitful and light red in color. It is enjoyed when freshly made
and old as well. Limberger is a special variety of red grape that's
grown in the Wurttemberg area, Germany. Spatburgunder stands among
the top quality wines with amazing ageability. So lemme start with
Swabian appetizer called Maultaschen and refreshing cocktail.
Swabian
Maultaschen:-
Ingredients:-
4
beaten Eggs,
1
cup Ground beef,
1/4
teaspoon Nutmeg,
1/2
cup minced Onion,
1
pound frozen Spinach,
2
tablespoons Butter/Oil,
Salt
and Pepper as required,
1
package Wonton wrappers,
4
Bread slices soaked in milk,
1
beaten Egg with a little Water.
Preparation
Method:-
1.
Thaw the spinach, squeeze out the liquid and chop finely. Heat butter
or oil in a pan over medium heat. Saute the onions. Add ground beef
and saute until cooked thoroughly.
2.
Mix the spinach and ground beef mixture together in a large bowl.
Crumble bread into the bowl and add the eggs, nutmeg, salt and
pepper. Knead the filling to form a paste.
3.
Place 2 teaspoons of the filling in the middle of a wonton wrapper,
moisten the edges with a little of the egg-water mixture. Fold the
wrapper in two and press down on the edges to seal. Repeat this with
the remaining filling. Lay them on a baking sheet as they are
finished.
4.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the finished
maultaschen and cook for 10 minutes. Drain and serve topped with
bread crumbs toasted in melted butter. Or serve in a bowl with a
little beef or chicken broth!
Trollinger
Sprizz
Ingredients:-
80
ml Trollinger,
1
slice Orange,
Rhubarb
as required,
250
ml Mineral water,
30
ml Fruity-bitter liqueur,
Aromatic
herbs as required.
Preparation
Method:-
Blend
all the ingredients together. Top-up with ice cubes. Serve with slice
of orange. Enjoy!
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