1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,640 A: Please have a napkin ready because what I’m about to tell you will make your mouth water, you’ll be drooling. 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:08,000 B: Oh, really? No problem. 3 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,000 A: No problem? Good. 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:14,780 A: So, I’m planning on inviting a few people. I have to … in advance/ 5 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:09,520 A: PLAN2 6 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:09,520 A: plan 7 00:00:14,780 --> 00:00:17,760 A: I first have to hand out the invitations and wait for RSVPs. 8 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:25,020 A: I count them. It’s eight people plus my family. 9 00:00:25,020 --> 00:00:29,460 A: So all in all I have to plan for 13 people. 10 00:00:29,460 --> 00:00:34,420 A: So, what should I give them to eat? I have to prepare, go grocery shopping. 11 00:00:34,420 --> 00:00:40,740 A: First, I have to come up with a menu. 12 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:45,720 A: The first course is a starter. 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:51,580 A: But I think I’ll do without that, I’ll rather have a champagne reception for my guests. Everyone gets a flute of champagne. 14 00:00:51,580 --> 00:00:56,220 A: I welcome them and we chat for a bit. Okay. 15 00:00:56,220 --> 00:01:01,740 A: Right after that, secondly, comes the main course. 16 00:01:01,740 --> 00:01:05,940 A: I refrain from serving soup because it’s the summer. It’s just too hot. 17 00:01:05,940 --> 00:01:09,360 A: That’s what it says here. But it’s too hot, so no soup. 18 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:13,620 A: I make dumplings. 19 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:20,080 A: And I’m planning on preparing red cabbage and Sauerbraten [marinated pot roast, lit. sour roast]. 20 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:22,000 A: Makes your mouth water, doesn’t it? 21 00:01:20,580 --> 00:01:23,160 B: Yeah, I think that’s tasty. 22 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 A: You like that, right? You have to wipe away the saliva that’s dripping from your mouth, don’t you? 23 00:01:23,580 --> 00:01:28,720 B: No, no. In summer? That’s more appropriate for winter. 24 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,580 A: It’s cool where I am. It’s cool in here. 25 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,620 B: With this weather? I don’t know. It’s more of a winter meal. 26 00:01:30,660 --> 00:01:31,740 A: Yeah, but when I in/ 27 00:01:31,740 --> 00:01:32,620 A: Warm/ 28 00:01:32,620 --> 00:01:35,980 A: When I’m the one inviting, I get to decide, not the others. 29 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,620 B: I see. 30 00:01:36,540 --> 00:01:39,060 A: That’s what I’m offering. 31 00:01:39,060 --> 00:01:44,320 A: So I have to plan how many dumplings I have to prepare per person. I have to calculate that. 32 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:45,460 A: I have to take different things into account. 33 00:01:45,460 --> 00:01:51,280 A: My children eat five dumplings apiece, that makes already 15 dumplings. 34 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,720 A: I usually eat one, my wife eats two. 35 00:01:54,720 --> 00:02:01,160 A: Then there’s another eight people. I’ll have to calculate. I will definitely need a big pot. Ok, that’s that. 36 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:05,980 A: I slice the red cabbage, grate it and put it in a pot. 37 00:02:05,980 --> 00:02:07,740 A: Then I pare apples and add them. 38 00:02:07,740 --> 00:02:11,540 A: When the mixture is boiling, I add lard. 39 00:02:11,540 --> 00:02:19,420 A: Without lard, the cabbage doesn’t become shiny. With lard, it becomes nice and shiny and looks tasty. Food should be pleasing to the eye as well, let’s not forget that. 40 00:02:19,420 --> 00:02:21,840 A: You mix everything well and then let it steep for a while. 41 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,740 A: Moving on to the Sauerbraten. I use deer, roast venison. 42 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:23,580 A: REH1 43 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:23,580 A: reh 44 00:02:24,740 --> 00:02:27,660 A: Three days before you have to/ 45 00:02:27,660 --> 00:02:30,440 A: So, you can’t put it in the oven right away, you have to marinate it beforehand. 46 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,760 A: You have to roll it in vinegar, it really has to soak. 47 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,560 A: And you add onions. I always take a lot of onions. 48 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,560 A: If you use too few onions, it’ll be tasteless. The onions give it an intense flavour. You cover the Sauerbraten with the onions and then leave it for a/ 49 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,440 A: Yummy. So, you put it aside and let it steep. 50 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,200 A: Then you roast it in the oven for three hours. 51 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:52,220 A: Everyone always asks themselves how long it has to stay in the oven. My rule of thumb is: one hour for each centimeter. So for meat this thick, that makes three hours. 52 00:02:52,220 --> 00:02:55,200 A: So you put it in the oven and it sizzles in there. Then that’s done. 53 00:02:55,200 --> 00:03:01,240 A: When I have greeted all the guests, I set the table and set out the plates. 54 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:07,280 A: I set everything out so that it really catches the eye. It has to be a feast for the eyes, so I decorate everything nicely. 55 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,100 A: I have to take that into account as part of my preparations. 56 00:03:09,100 --> 00:03:12,580 A: Then everyone takes their seats at the richly laid table. 57 00:03:12,580 --> 00:03:17,340 A: I pass out the plates and everyone helps themselves. 58 00:03:17,340 --> 00:03:19,320 A: I leave that to the guests. Everyone takes some bread and so on. Well. 59 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,660 A: When everyone is done eating, the main/ 60 00:03:22,660 --> 00:03:24,640 A: Dessert is next. 61 00:03:24,640 --> 00:03:28,720 A: Tastes are different, of course. 62 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,360 A: Most people like strawberry jam. 63 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:33,880 A: Strawberry, I’m surprised at that, but most people like it. 64 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,440 A: I put it on top of a pear. 65 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,120 A: Others like these little berries, blueberries. 66 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:44,300 A: Others don’t. So I take some strawberry jam and put it on a pear for each person. 67 00:03:44,300 --> 00:03:46,300 A: Everyone eats these and is happy. 68 00:03:46,300 --> 00:03:51,400 A: And that is my favorite homemade food. Yummy, right? 69 00:03:49,540 --> 00:03:54,900 B: Yeah, but I wasn’t drooling over it. I know it already.