Senfeier Recipes

EGGS IN MUSTARD SAUCE (GERMAN EIER IN SENFSOßE)

Steps:

• Boil the eggs in a pot of water on the stove for approximately 10 minutes until they are hard-boiled. If you don't have an egg piercer, make sure to increase the temperature slowly (especially if the eggs come out of the fridge). Otherwise, the eggs might burst open during the cooking process. Once the eggs are boiled, rinse them with cold water and peel them. Then set them aside.
• In a medium to large pot, heat the butter on the stove. Add the finely chopped onion and sauté until translucent. Now sprinkle the flour over the onions and mix everything together with a wooden spoon. Make sure to mix well so that there are no flour lumps.
• Little by little, add in the vegetable broth and milk while constantly mixing with a whisk to avoid lumps from forming. Whisk in mustard, salt, and sugar and bring everything to a simmer.
• Add in the peeled eggs and simmer the sauce for another minute. Then serve and enjoy. In Lisa's family, this meal is typically eaten with boiled potatoes. You could also serve it with mashed potatoes or rice.

SENFEIER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the flour and whisk until absorbed and pasty taste has cooked out, about 3 minutes.
• Add liquid, mustard, salt, sugar and vinegar and whisk until smooth. Bring to a boil and cook until thick, about 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and add eggs, one at a time. Poach gently until eggs are soft-set, 3-4 minutes. Serve over boiled potatoes (or, if you're Sam, over toast).

BEST BRAISED RABBIT

Steps:

• Heat the roaster or casserole over moderate heat and cook the bacon, stirring and turning it frequently, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Set the pan with bacon fat aside for a few moments.
• Cut the rabbit into serving pieces. Cut away and discard the belly meat.
• Add the salt, pepper, and flour to a brown paper bag. Add a few rabbit pieces to the bag and shake to coat with flour mixture; repeat with remaining rabbit pieces.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Heat the reserved bacon fat in the pan over high heat until it sputters.
• Brown the rabbit pieces on all sides, in batches; this should take about 10 minutes. Transfer them to a serving plate.
• Pour off all but 2 tablespoon of fat and cook the onions in it until they are soft and translucent. Pour in the vinegar and chicken stock and add the bay leaf. Bring to a boil over high heat, scraping up any browned bits clinging to the bottom and sides of the pan.
• Return the rabbit with juices to the roaster or casserole. Add the drained bacon. Cover the vessel tightly, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until the rabbits are tender but not falling apart.
• Serve the rabbit directly from the roaster or casserole, or arrange the pieces attractively on a heated platter.