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What to cook for an Oktoberfest at home

Forty-eight Bavarian and German dishes with a price per serving from an ordinary supermarket: pork knuckle in beer and Schweinebraten, sausages with sauerkraut, pretzels and Obatzda, schnitzels, dumplings and spaetzle, lentil and dumpling soups, strudel and Kaesekuchen, Radler and Schorle. Ready tables: Oktoberfest evening, in an hour, budget, German week, baking, kids' table.

48recipes
$0.12–$5.60per portion
5 min – 3 h 35 minto cook
53–1396kcal per portion

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Oktoberfest runs from mid-September to early October, and repeating it at home is easier than it looks: pork knuckle, sauerkraut, sausages, mustard and flour are in any supermarket, and beer is only needed for the sauce. Here are forty-eight Bavarian and German dishes, each with time, calories and a price per serving at your store's prices. Pork knuckle in beer and Schweinebraten with dark gravy, sausages with onion and mustard, homemade pretzels with Obatzda, schnitzels, dumplings and cheese spaetzle, strudel, Kaesekuchen and plum cake.

Below are six ready tables. "Oktoberfest evening" is knuckle, pretzels and sauerkraut, "In an hour" has nothing over 30 minutes, "Budget" is built on sausages, cabbage and potatoes, "German week" is weekday lunches and dinners, "Baking" goes from pretzels to Kaesekuchen, "Kids' table" has no beer and has apple pancakes. Every recipe has a servings counter: set the number of guests and the grams and price are recalculated.

Ready menus

Budget table

Sausages with stewed sauerkraut, vinegar potato salad, lentil soup with sausages, potato pancakes with applesauce, caraway cabbage salad, apple pancakes. The cheapest set in the collection.

Salads 4

Radish Salad with Green Onion and Sour Cream Snack10 min119 kcal≈ $1.41

Quick Pickled Cucumber Salad with Dill Snack15 min102 kcal≈ $0.99

Shredded Cabbage Salad with Cumin and Vinegar Snack15 min171 kcal≈ $0.46

German Potato Salad with Bacon Dinner40 min353 kcal≈ $1.22

Starters 6

Brie Dip with Paprika and Onion Snack15 min460 kcal≈ $2.91

Homemade Pretzels with Coarse Salt Snack1 h 25 min396 kcal≈ $0.12

Breadstick Bites with Cheesy Dip Snack1 h 25 min416 kcal≈ $0.51

Mini Ham and Cheese Tea Sandwiches Snack15 min346 kcal≈ $1.02

Beer-Battered Onion Rings Snack30 min418 kcal≈ $0.43

Cheese platter with grapes and walnuts Snack5 min724 kcal≈ $5.60

Soup 4

German-Style Lentil Soup with Sausages Lunch45 min464 kcal≈ $1.23

Thick Potato Soup with Bacon and Oregano Lunch40 min486 kcal≈ $1.77

Creamy Beer and Cheese Soup with Rye Croutons Lunch30 min473 kcal≈ $1.50

Liver Dumpling Soup Lunch55 min382 kcal≈ $1.28

Mains 23

Braised Pork Knuckle in Beer Dinner2 h 50 min730 kcal≈ $1.26

Braised Sauerkraut with Bacon and Apple Dinner45 min351 kcal≈ $2.60

Potato Dumplings with Breadcrumbs Dinner55 min611 kcal≈ $0.88

Pan-Fried Sausages with Caramelized Onions and Mustard Dinner20 min657 kcal≈ $2.33

Smoked Cheese Pancake with Sour Cream, Onion, and Bacon Dinner20 min690 kcal≈ $1.13

Sausages with Braised Sauerkraut Dinner40 min468 kcal≈ $2.26

German-Style Warm Vinegar Potato Salad Dinner40 min380 kcal≈ $1.04

Potato Pancakes with Apple Sauce Dinner35 min595 kcal≈ $1.36

Crispy Pork Schnitzel with Lemon Dinner30 min721 kcal≈ $2.03

Beef Beer Stew Lunch2 h 15 min606 kcal≈ $4.62

Königsberg Meatballs in Cream Sauce with Capers Lunch50 min655 kcal≈ $2.73

Cheesy Spätzle with Crispy Fried Onions Dinner45 min706 kcal≈ $1.61

Paprika & Cumin Chicken Thighs with Crispy Potatoes Dinner1 h 10 min678 kcal≈ $1.06

Crispy Lemon Chicken Schnitzel with Warm Potato Salad Dinner45 min749 kcal≈ $2.27

Sweet Mustard Sausages with Toast Breakfast18 min508 kcal≈ $1.23

Crispy Pork Shoulder with Caraway and Garlic Dinner3 h 35 min662 kcal≈ $1.42

Honey-Mustard Glazed Grilled Pork Ribs Dinner2 h 30 min1397 kcal≈ $4.51

Red Cabbage Braised with Apple Dinner50 min296 kcal≈ $1.05

Beer-Braised Chicken with Herbs Dinner1 h 20 min704 kcal≈ $1.39

Homemade Bavarian Lebkuchen (Meat Loaf) Lunch1 h 15 min780 kcal≈ $2.56

Crispy-Skinned Pork Belly with Beer Glaze Dinner1 h 45 min662 kcal≈ $1.17

Pork Knuckle with Dark Gravy Dinner2 h 20 min656 kcal≈ $2.07

Beef in Sweet-and-Sour Sauce with Raisins Lunch2 h 10 min658 kcal≈ $4.46

Dessert 11

Apple Strudel with Store-Bought Puff Pastry Snack50 min425 kcal≈ $1.13

Black Forest Trifle in Glasses Snack35 min541 kcal≈ $1.92

Apple Shrub with Lemon and Mint Snack5 min53 kcal≈ $0.61

Apple Kefir Pancakes Breakfast20 min568 kcal≈ $0.80

Russian-Style Cheesecake (Kezekukhen) Snack1 h 25 min406 kcal≈ $0.94

Plum Pie with Yeast Dough Snack1 h 45 min497 kcal≈ $0.61

Honey Spice Hearts with Lemon Glaze Snack1 h 10 min357 kcal≈ $0.15

German Apple Cinnamon Pancakes Breakfast25 min605 kcal≈ $0.83

Kaiserschmarrn with Raisins and Apple Compote Breakfast25 min658 kcal≈ $1.25

Spiced Baked Apples Snack15 min172 kcal≈ $0.62

Radler with Lemon Snack5 min163 kcal≈ $1.34

How to use it

Open each dish of the table, set the number of guests in the servings counter and add it to the shopping list: the products merge into one list in whole packs. The button "Build a week from the collection" opens the quiz, and the planner builds a German week to match your answers: sauerkraut, potatoes and mustard are bought once for several dishes.

Knuckle and Schweinebraten need three hours but no supervision: put them in and get on with the pretzels. Knead the dough for pretzels and cakes in the morning. Beer in the recipes goes into the sauce and cooks off; for the kids' table it is replaced with apple juice or broth, the swap is given in the steps. Rinse sauerkraut before stewing if it is too sour.

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Questions

What can I cook for an Oktoberfest at home?

Pork knuckle in beer or Schweinebraten, sausages with sauerkraut, pretzels with Obatzda, vinegar potato salad, dumplings, strudel. The Oktoberfest evening table is six such dishes, all from an ordinary supermarket.

What is quick to cook for an Oktoberfest?

Sausages with onion and mustard in 20 minutes, Flammkuchen in 20, radish salad in 10, cucumber salad in 15, Black Forest cups in 35, apple Schorle in 5. The Table in an hour is made of these.

What can I cook with sauerkraut?

Stewed with bacon and apple, with sausages, a caraway cabbage salad, a side for knuckle and Schweinebraten. Sauerkraut goes into four dishes here, so one jar covers the whole table.

How do I cook pork knuckle at home?

Simmer it for an hour and a half to two hours with onion, caraway and bay leaf, then roast for 40 minutes, basting with beer or the broth, until the skin is crisp. The knuckle in beer recipe serves four, and the servings counter scales it to your guests.

What can I cook for kids at an Oktoberfest?

Chicken schnitzel with potato salad, white sausages with bread and sweet mustard, potato pancakes with applesauce, apple pancakes, Kaiserschmarrn, gingerbread hearts and apple Schorle. The Kids' table has no beer, and recipes with beer give a swap.