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    Plachutta: Classics of Viennese Cuisine
    Plachutta: Classics of Viennese Cuisine
    Plachutta: Classics of Viennese Cuisine
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    Plachutta: Classics of Viennese Cuisine

    By Ewald Plachutta and Mario Plachutta

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    One name stands for quintessential Viennese cuisine like no other: Plachutta. With more than one million sold books, with recipes simple to follow even for beginners, he brings the Viennese cuisine to people around the globe for years now. This book presents the most popular classics of Viennese cuisine, from apple strudel and goulash to Tafelspitz and Vanillekipferl. An exclusive special edition for all fans of this city and its food.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Brandstätter Verlag
    Release dateJun 22, 2016
    ISBN9783710600975
    Plachutta: Classics of Viennese Cuisine

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      Plachutta - Ewald Plachutta

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      »Viennese Cuisine« – A culinary gem

      Vienna, the one-of-a-kind city situated in the very heart of Europe, enjoys a position in the areas of music, art and culture whose dominance is virtually unrivalled in the world. But it also boasts a culinary gem: the fabled Viennese cuisine.

      With regard to its historic development, it might be described in today’s terminology as a kind of fusion cuisine, with Italian, Turkish, Spanish and French roots. As the power centre of the Habsburg Monarchy, Vienna brought together many nations, whose native foods were imported by diplomats and their social entourage, military personnel, immigrants, cooks and household staff to the capital city, where they merged to form an autonomous style of cooking: Viennese cuisine. Because of the proximity of Bohemia and Hungary to Vienna, Bohemian sweets (known as Mehlspeisen), roasts and dumpling dishes, as well as the Hungarian paprika-infused goulash dishes make up a significant part of Viennese cuisine, although in its Viennese version the latter has gained a certain independence from its original form. But restricting Viennese cuisine to the influences of the regions and lands of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire would be a gross oversimplification. Viennese cuisine is the result of a broad range of foods whose origins cannot always be clearly ascertained, and whose boundaries with Austria’s regional cuisine are fluid.

      If you spend any time in Vienna, you are familiar with the ubiquitous, quintessential dishes of this cuisine: Wiener schnitzel, boiled beef, goulash, Sachertorte and apple strudel. But dig a bit deeper into the foundations of Viennese cuisine and you quickly realize that this is a cuisine for all classes of society, combining refined delicacies from the imperial court and noble estates with the robust fare of the common people.

      One of the most characteristic features of Viennese cuisine is beef broth, with its utterly astonishing variety of soup fillers, or garnishes. Compared with the French consommé, which has been clarified and liberated of all fat, the Viennese beef soup, with its typical gold eyes swimming on the surface, comes across as rather staid but is nevertheless quite filling. This dish has the great advantage that – ideally – the beef that has been cooked along with the broth serves as the main dish, along with root vegetables, slices of marrow and leek.

      The great variety of soup fillers in Viennese cuisine is due in no small measure to the fact that in the past it was vital to use leftovers, meat scraps and even offal as efficiently as possible. Leberknödel and Lebernockerl (liver dumplings, large and small), Hascheestrudel (strudel filled with minced meat), Milzschnitten (beef spleen on toast) and Käseschöberl (little cheese biscuits) all testify to this practice. Leftover bread was used to make Panadelsuppe (bread soup), while the head and bones of a carp serve as the basis for the typically Viennese Fischbeuschelsuppe (bouillabaisse), served traditionally at Christmas.

      THE WIENER SCHNITZEL AND THE FONDNESS OF THE VIENNESE FOR BREADED AND FRIED FOODS

      The origins of the Wiener schnitzel are enshrouded in innumerable legends and myths, and there is no conclusive evidence to support any of them. What is certain, however, is that one requires a certain expertise to make a genuine Wiener schnitzel. As one wise saying has it, the seemingly simple things require the most care and attention.

      Genuine Wiener schnitzel served in restaurants must be made of veal, and the classic cut of veal for this dish is carefully trimmed topside. Gourmet restaurants use the even more tender veal loin, which justifies the higher price and delights the palate. At home, cooks are free to use the more economical topside of pork or the juicy neck of pork.

      The origins of the Wiener schnitzel are enshrouded in innumerable legends and myths.

      Opinions vary as to how thick or thin the Wiener schnitzel should be pounded, to what degree of brownness it should be fried, and whether it is better to use clarified butter or neutral oil. Basically the schnitzel should be sufficiently thick that the meat’s flavour is not drowned out by that of the crispy breading. The classic accompaniment to the schnitzel, aside from a lemon wedge, is the obligatory potato salad, which should have a slightly creamy consistency and can be combined with lamb’s lettuce.

      The fondness of the Viennese, and the Austrians in general, for breaded and fried foods – be it fried chicken, Christmas carp, or vegetarian variations like fried button mushrooms, porcini, celeriac slices or cauliflower flowerets – continues unabated and would seem to confirm the notion that everything fried in a jacket of crumbs receives a very warm reception in this country.

      HAUSMANNSKOST: THE ART OF CULINARY SIMPLICITY

      For many younger Viennese the term Hausmannskost is nearly incomprehensible. It refers to what English speakers might call good home cooking, and in the past the purpose of this kind of food was to transform leftover roasts, boiled meats, ham, pasta and potatoes into veritable symphonies of flavours. At its roots, Hausmannskost is a creative way of using up leftovers. Viennese cuisine boasts a very rich array of these kinds of dishes.

      The unbroken popularity of classic Viennese Hausmannskost fare such as Schinkenfleckerl (ham and noodle casserole), Eiernockerl (small pan-fried dumplings with egg), Grenadiermarsch (potato-noodle hash), Erdäpfelgulasch (potato goulash), Hascheenudeln, Grammelschnmarrn and Briesnudeln (veal sweetbreads with pasta) is evidence that the culinary art of changing something simple into something special is still alive and well. When we see today how the careful utilization of foodstuffs is again a concern – evidenced by the nose to tail cooking trend – it becomes clear how forward-looking this culinary heritage is.

      For many younger Viennese the term Hausmannskost is nearly incomprehensible.

      THE VIENNESE HOLIDAY ROASTS

      Back in the days when the

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