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Seasonal recipes from the Ernterei editorial team – hand-written, tried out and freely available.

Canning Chicken Soup
🐔 Chickens

Canning Chicken Soup

Golden chicken soup from your own free-range chicken - filled hot into preserving jars and canned. A pantry stock that warms you up.

⏱ 290 min · 4 servings
Canning Tomato Sugo
🧄 Gardening

Canning Tomato Sugo

Sun-ripened tomato sugo from the garden - canned and ready for the pantry. Few ingredients, lots of flavor.

⏱ 80 min · 6 servings
Pan-Fried Oyster Mushrooms
🍄 Mushroom foraging

Pan-Fried Oyster Mushrooms

Quick and easy: oyster mushrooms pan-fried in butter until golden - delicious on their own or as a side.

⏱ 15 min · 2 servings
Elderflower Syrup
🌿 Herbs & wild plants

Elderflower Syrup

Fresh summer syrup made from hand-picked elderflowers - for water, sparkling wine, or as a dressing.

⏱ 30 min · 10 servings
Hot-Smoked Trout
🎣 Fishing & smoking

Hot-Smoked Trout

Smoke your freshly caught trout yourself - with a simple brine and beechwood for perfect flavor.

⏱ 90 min · 2 servings
Sour Cherry Wine
🍷 Winemaking

Sour Cherry Wine

Robust fruit wine made from sour cherries - deep ruby red, 14% ABV, and a real treat after 6 months of aging. Bottled to my own recipe.

⏱ 10200 min · 6 servings
Pickled Cucumbers
🫙 Preserving & pantry

Pickled Cucumbers

Crisp homestyle pickled cucumbers - with dill and garlic for the perfect flavor.

⏱ 45 min · 8 servings
Strawberry Vanilla Jam
🫙 Preserving & pantry

Strawberry Vanilla Jam

Classic strawberry jam with a hint of vanilla - perfect on fresh homemade sourdough bread.

⏱ 45 min · 8 servings
Canning Beef Goulash
🫙 Preserving & pantry

Canning Beef Goulash

Juicy beef goulash preserved for the pantry - perfect for quick dinners.

⏱ 120 min · 4 servings
Raspberry Jam
🫙 Preserving & pantry

Raspberry Jam

Fruity raspberry jam with intense flavor - quick to make and delicious all year round.

⏱ 40 min · 6 servings
Pickled Beets
🫙 Preserving & pantry

Pickled Beets

Mildly tangy pickled beets - great as a side, in salads, or as a bread topping.

⏱ 60 min · 4 servings
Fermenting Sauerkraut Yourself
🫙 Preserving & pantry

Fermenting Sauerkraut Yourself

Traditional sauerkraut made from fresh white cabbage - simple, healthy, and long-lasting.

⏱ 30 min · 6 servings
Rye Bread
🍞 Bread & sourdough

Rye Bread

Rye sourdough loaf with a long, slow rise – the schedule below works nicely if you start after work. Tip: the starter planner in the Ernterei app reminds you when to refresh your starter and when each step is due.

⏱ 2040 min · 1 servings
Nut Corner Cookies (Nussecken)
🥐 Backen

Nut Corner Cookies (Nussecken)

Shortcrust pastry with a hazelnut-almond-marzipan filling, dipped in chocolate coating.

⏱ 50 min · 20 servings
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