You are going to love all these easy traditional German dishes. I fell in love with German food when I was there several years ago. Each delicious recipe comes with full step-by-step instructions so you can make it at home.
For many people, the only time they eat traditional German food is at German restaurants, but these delicious German recipes are easy to make yourself.
You really can’t go to this part of the world and not have this experience. Until you get there, try this roasted bratwurst skillet meal.
A beer is a must with a bratwurst!
A few years later I spent some time exploring the Romantic Road in Germany. After that trip, I knew I wanted to share some traditional German food with you.
I loved the food in Germany, but feel like so many people told me not to get excited about eating there. They were SO wrong!
There is a very serious German food culture, and those who told me not to expect amazing food just hadn’t tasted truly authentic recipes from Germany.
These recipes are scrumptious any time of year, but especially popular when Oktoberfest rolls around! Have an Oktoberfest night at your house for something festive. We could all use a cheery holiday meal!
Comfort Food at its Best
Traditional German cuisine is pure comfort food, in a stick to your ribs kind of way. You’ll find different styles of food depending on the region of Germany.
I’ve read that people in Northern Germany prefer potatoes versus those who would rather have noodles in Southern Germany. I think it depends on what I’m eating, don’t you?
Most of the time the meat is braised, though there are also 1,500 different varieties of sausages, usually fully cooked in a water bath and finished on some type of griddle or grill.
And then there are the delicious and easy German recipes for side dishes. YUM!
Though I didn’t see that many traditional veggies as part of the local cuisine when I was in Germany, I did fall hard for their potato salad, applesauce, and that popular dish, German spaetzle dumplings! We had the street food version at a festival and I think I could live on spaetzle!
I do think you should try the traditional German recipe for sauerkraut. My grandmother made sauerkraut to put on hot dogs and I hated it. Now I know she just didn’t prepare it traditionally. I’ve included one of the best recipes you’ll ever find for traditional sauerkraut.
I was actually intimidated about even trying it in Germany, and now I can’t imagine not having it with Bratwurst. We do not know how to make sauerkraut here in the United States!
Sometimes, one of these hearty authentic German recipes is just what you need at the end of a long day.
These are the best German recipes I’ve found, and they are easy to prepare and very family-friendly, which means the kids will like them, too! You might just fall in love with German cooking!
Even vegans will find a couple of recipes here, and scroll to the bottom for a couple of German desserts!
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Pan-roasted Bratwurst Skillet
Get ready for a flavor explosion with this easy recipe for one skillet bratwurst. Roasting these ingredients together melds the flavors into a pan of pure deliciousness.
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Cheddar and Ale Bratwurst Soup
This delicious cheddar and ale bratwurst soup is so easy to make. This is the perfect dinner for chilly evenings, but don't save it for the winter months. Those rich flavors are good all year long!
Learn how to make these soft Sourdough Pretzels with this detailed, visual recipe. No lye is needed to make these sourdough pretzels dark brown and chewy!
This easy and delicious German skillet pepper schnitzel dinner recipe is made of pork cutlets paired with onions and fresh peppers and then smothered in a creamy tomato sauce.
A simple recipe for Hot German potato salad that is tangy, savory, and slightly sweet. It’s loaded with crunchy bacon & sauteed onion and tossed in an addicting apple cider vinegar, mustard & bacon fat dressing.
This authentic German Potato Salad recipe has been a family favorite for more than 70 years! The intensely flavorful, vinegar-based dressing is sweet and tangy. Perfect as a hearty side dish!
Instant pot brats with beer makes an easy and delicious dinner idea when you need a quick bratwurst recipe. Make these low carb brats by using low carb beer
This will be your family’s FAVORITE Gluten-free German wiener schnitzel recipe! Pork schnitzel that is golden brown and crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside!
These homemade authentic German Potato Pancakes are slightly salty, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and pure comfort food delight. This is your dream German recipe for potato pancakes and it just so happens to be gluten-free.
This is another variation of German potato salad I think you’re really going to love. An especially delicious recipe, this one offers a tangy twist on the traditional mayo filled potato salad we eat here in the United States.
This is an awesome recipe for homemade German egg noodles also known as spaetzle. These is the perfect German pasta to mix in with your German pot roast or soup or with a creamy sauce.
This hearty, savory and slightly spicy soup has a unique taste. Originating in Eastern Europe, solyanka is a comfort food German soup to serve alongside a loaf of warm crusty bread
Thin slices of beef roll-ups with onion and dill pickle create this delicious German Rouladen. This entree is even more delicious when served with a traditional German cucumber or potato salad.
This classic German dish is all about the contrast between savory, fork-tender meat and a crispy, tender crust of pork crackling flavored with cumin, caraway, and mustard seeds.
This German cucumber salad is crunchy and refreshing. Two dressing options are provided: make it with vinegar and oil or with creamy dressing. Easy to make.
Hearty pork chops and sauerkraut baked in a 9×13 dish. This classic German meal makes juicy boneless pork with sauerkraut, to serve with mashed potatoes!
Frikadellen are German Meat Patties. Precurors to hamburger, these open faced sandwiches are a great weeknight meal or an easy way to celebrate Octoberfest!
This delicious German dark rye bread would be a fabulous side dish or to make sandwiches with leftover meats the next day!
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German Dark Rye Bread
A rich, aromatic dark rye bread infused with molasses, cocoa, and a triple-seed mix for distinctive flavor and color. Detailed step-by-step directions.
The perfect side dish for many of these authentic German foods would be potato dumplings, German pancakes, German red cabbage, French fries, or white asparagus if you can find it.
German Desserts
What’s your favorite of the delicious sweets in Germany? I love Bee Sting Cake, Apple Strudel, of course, the most famous German food, that delicious Black Forest Cake with those amazing sour cherries! Below are a couple for you to try.
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Bavarian Apple Torte
Finally, for dessert, you must try this amazing Bavarian Torte! It has a delicious shortbread crust, a creamy, decadent cheesecake layer, and it’s topped off with cinnamon apples and sliced almonds. I think I’d have to top it with vanilla ice cream!
As for wine pairings, you could go with a white wine like a German Pinot Blanc (German word: Weissburgunder) for any of these traditional dishes.
For the heartier meat dishes, you might prefer a red wine like Spätburgunder, Germany’s Pinot Noir. You could even begin with white and switch to red for the main course.
Germany’s dessert wines are heavenly, so for something at the end of the meal with dessert (or even as dessert) you can’t go wrong with a Riesling.
Wine isn’t just for special occasions. It really can bring out the flavors of the food! Go with your taste buds. I’d drink a Pinot Noir with just about any of these popular German dishes.
With the bratwürst, I think German traditional food pairs best with a good German beer!
Though not from Germany, I have to share one more stick to your ribs comfort dish.
I took this recipe from the Viking Cruises cookbook I bought when I sailed with them on their Rhone River cruise.
This Easy Beef Stroganoffdish actually comes from Russia and is so easy to make. I can’t wait to hear how much you love it, too.
What are your favorite traditional German food recipes? Let me know in the comments so I can try to find a recipe! And please let me know if you try one of these recipes. Enjoy!
What is the most popular German recipe?
Bratwurst is the most popular German recipe. Usually made from pork, it is not only the most popular German foods in the US, but meat dishes are a favorite of German foodies, too.
What is Schnitzel?
That funny sounding word schnitzel simply means a cutlet of meat that is usually pounded thin.
Can you get vegetarian food in Germany?
Yes! Many German dishes are vegetarian. In fact, one of the most popular dishes is Spätzle, which is egg noodles. Who couldn’t live on pizza, pasta, and veggies?
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