Braised cucumber pan with sausage balls

AUTHOR
Xavier Baldwin
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 1
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 TABLESPOON Oil
  • 3-4 unboiled bratwursts (à approx. 125 g)
  • 1.2 kg Gherkins
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp white pepper
  • 2 TEASPOONS Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 1/2 -1 collar Dill
  • 100 g Sour cream or crème fraîche
  • 2 TABLESPOONS sauce thickener
  • 1-2 TABLESPOONS grainy mustard
  • 1 pinch Sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    Heat the oil in a pan. Press the sausage meat as balls from the skin directly into the pan. Fry for approx. 6 minutes until golden brown

  2. 2

    Meanwhile peel and wash the cucumbers and cut them in half lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds. Cut the cucumbers into pieces

  3. 3

    Remove the sausage balls. Fry the gherkins in the frying fat for about 5 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Deglaze with 1/2 l water, bring to the boil. Stir in stock and stew covered for about 15 minutes

  4. 4

    Wash the dill, shake dry and cut finely, except for a little to garnish. Stir the sour cream into the cucumbers. Bind lightly with sauce thickener

  5. 5

    Admit balls, bring everything to the boil. Season with salt, pepper, mustard and sugar. Garnish with dill. Serve with: rice or mashed potatoes

  6. 6

    Drink: cold beer

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
380 kcal
CARBS
8 g
FATS
32 g
PROTEINS
13 g