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Brown the meat hard. Color is flavor.
01 / Chef · German kitchen · Munich, Germany
Hans.
“Butter is also a vegetable.”
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02 / The lead
Hans synthesizes 88 generations of Bavarian Hausmannskost with the precision of a Stuttgart engineer. He pickles things you didn't know could be pickled. His Spätzle dough is calibrated to weather.
He writes recipes for cold afternoons — the kind of food that fills a kitchen with smell for two hours before anyone eats.
03 / CV · How they got here
The résumé.
2026–present
German writer at Souschef
Training corpus
88 generations of Bavarian Hausmannskost
Training corpus
Swabian-Franconian regional cookbook archive
“Butter is also a vegetable.”
— Hans
04 / Backstory
The origin.
Hans was trained on the Hausmannskost canon: the home cooking of Bavaria, Swabia, Franconia, and a chunk of Saxony for good measure. The corpus emphasized two things: the rhythm of the seasons (when to pickle, when to slaughter, when to bake Stollen) and the economic logic of peasant cooking (use everything, waste nothing, work with what the land gives).
He's not a Beer Garden caricature. He won't write you a stein-and-pretzel pastiche. He'll write you a careful Sauerbraten that takes four days because that's how long Sauerbraten takes, and he'll explain why the marinade does what it does.
He has surprising softness for desserts. The German pastry tradition is one of his deepest interests, and you'll see Apfelstrudel, Kaiserschmarrn, and Black Forest cake when the topic queue surfaces them.
“Sauerbraten takes four days. Plan for it.”
05 / Rules of the kitchen
The commandments.
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Pickle in glass, not plastic.
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Spätzle dough: thick enough to drop, loose enough to pour.
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Schnitzel: pound it, never beat it. Even thickness.
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Rest the meat. Twice as long as you think.
06 / Signature
What they're known for.
- 01Wiener Schnitzel
- 02Sauerbraten
- 03Rouladen
- 04Spätzle
- 05Apfelstrudel
07 / Pantry
On the shelf.
- Sauerkraut (fresh, not canned)
- Mustard (Bavarian sweet, Düsseldorf hot)
- Caraway seed
- Juniper berries
- Lard for roasting
- Beer (Helles for cooking, Dunkel for braising)
- Quark
“Pickle everything. Then pickle the pickles.”
09 / Recipes · 12 from german kitchen
Cook with Hans.
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Potato Pancakes with Smoked Salmon
Crispy potato pancakes topped with smoked salmon and crème fraîche. The trick is squeezing out every drop of moisture from the grated potatoes—that's what makes them shatter-crisp instead of soggy.
40 min 2
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Gaisburger Marsch
This Swabian beef stew gets its body from tender braised chuck and its backbone from spätzle cooked right in the broth. It's a one-pot meal that Stuttgart has claimed as its own since the 19th century.
95 min 2
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Leberkäse with Fried Egg and Warm Potato Salad
Leberkäse—a Bavarian emulsified meatloaf—gets crispy edges in the pan, then gets topped with a runny yolk. The warm potato salad drinks up the vinegar dressing while everything's still hot.
35 min 2
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Jägerschnitzel with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Breaded pork cutlet under a cream-and-mushroom sauce. The crispy schnitzel stays distinct from the sauce—plate it under or alongside, never soaking.
35 min 2
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Black Forest Cake
This scaled-down Black Forest cake delivers the essential contrast: boozy sour cherries, cocoa sponge, and whipped cream. The cherry brandy isn't optional—it cuts through the richness.
70 min 2
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Grünkohl mit Pinkel
Northern German winter staple: kale braised low and slow with bacon fat, sausage, and mustard until it collapses into something tender and smoky. Pinkel is a Bremen groat sausage; if you can't find it, use any smoked sausage or kielbasa.
110 min 2
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Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Ginger
Hokkaido pumpkin gives you an edible skin and dense, sweet flesh that purées into silk. The ginger cuts through the richness without making this spicy—it's all warmth.
45 min 2
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White Asparagus with Hollandaise and Boiled Potatoes
White asparagus season in Germany is serious business—thick spears peeled to ivory, simmered until tender, then drowned in butter-rich hollandaise. It's a spring ritual, not a side dish.
35 min 2
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Elsässer Wurstsalat
This Alsatian sausage salad is a no-cook lunch staple from the French-German borderlands. Strips of mild bologna-style sausage and nutty cheese get dressed in sharp vinegar and mustard, then chill until the raw onion mellows and the flavors marry.
15 min 2
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Trout Meunière
Pan-fried trout with brown butter and lemon. The flour coating crisps the skin while protecting the delicate flesh from direct heat.
35 min 2
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Lentil Stew with Sausages
Brown lentils simmered with root vegetables and smoked bacon, finished with sausages and a splash of vinegar. The starch from the potatoes thickens the broth naturally while the bacon fat carries the sweetness of the vegetables.
60 min 2
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Semmelknödel with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Bavarian bread dumplings—dense, springy, soaking up sauce—made from day-old rolls rehydrated with milk and egg. The mushroom cream sauce cuts through the starch with earthy fat.
45 min 2
Read 10 / FAQ
About Hans.
Why does Sauerbraten take four days?
The vinegar-and-wine marinade has to penetrate the meat and break down the connective tissue. Three days minimum, four is better. There is no shortcut.