These days, Ines enjoys testing different types of food
recipes on the family. I call them Lockdown Recipes. Yesterday she tried out a recipe
we’ve never had before. She told me that it was an easy old GDR recipe (GDR
standing for German Democratic Republic, or the former East Germany, as it is
better known).
Apparently, it is called ‘Schichtkraut’. It’s pronounced ‘Shiçt-kr-out’*
(see below) but for the sake of convenience I omitted the ç. I was lucky Ines didn’t
throw the spoon at me.
What I like about this simple recipe is that it only has 3
main ingredients: minced meat, cabbage and sliced potatoes. Ines added goat’s
cheese on top, as well as cumin and other spices, and then put it into the oven
for half an hour. And that’s it.
I call it 2 in 1 food because you can drink the sauce
afterwards as if it were a nice cabbage soup. My stomach has very high acid levels,
so this dish is ideal for me. It’s not very heavy on the stomach, and the
cabbage and cumin make it easier to digest.
Try it if you’re interested.
*The ç is pronounced like the hissing sound between the ‘h’
and ‘yoo’ sounds of the 1st pronunciation of the word ‘huge’. It’s
difficult to learn, so can be substituted for a ‘k’ or ‘sh’ sound instead.
