Comfort food - German style (with German protection)

**1blindref** · February 6th, 2011, 04:29 PM

This is a recipe that I remember my Oma (Grandmother) making when I was a little kid. It's called "Bauern Essen" which translates into Farmers meal.

It's a great stick to your ribs comfort food that you can eat any time of the day - breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack. I've modified the recipe a little over the years and this is how I make it today.

Ingredients:

Boiled potatoes
Ham (lunch meat)
Bologna
Cooked salami
American cheese
Eggs

Protected by a pair of vintage German Mausers 1910 and a 1914

Over medium heat, melt a half stick of butter in a large frying pan. Slice the boiled potatoes into the pan.

Heat up the potatoes, stirring them often so they do not brown. Cut up the lunch meat and add to the pan.

Mix the lunch meat with the potatoes and heat everything up for approximately 20 minutes stirring occasionally.

Add 3 to 4 eggs depending on how much you are making.

Stir the eggs into the mixture and cook until the eggs are fully cooked. Add a layer of American cheese and cover the pan.

Heat until the cheese melts into the potatoes and meat. Stir well and serve with buttered rye and your favorite German beverage

Protected by a "JK" West German P226

**Emptymag** · February 6th, 2011, 04:37 PM

Heh. Photos of the preparation... why didn't I think of that?!!

Looks awesome. Showed the wife and she wants to know where her invitation is.

That makes for a quick and inexpensive dish. Gonna have to try that soon.

**sabotage** · February 6th, 2011, 04:40 PM

LOOKS AWESOME!!!! i ll have to try that....favorite added!!

**Bender** · February 6th, 2011, 04:46 PM

remove the lunch meat and add bacon and thats the breakfast i eat every tim i go hunting or camping

**spentshells2** · February 6th, 2011, 04:53 PM

Looks Good!!!! I love German and pa dutch food.

**Jaybird777** · February 6th, 2011, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by spentshells2

Looks Good!!!! I love German and pa dutch food.

amen to that... i'll quote my uncle's favorite t-shirt for ya..

"if you ain't DUTCH you ain't MUCH!" -back

"you can have my ring bologna when you pry it from my dead, cold fingers" -front

**Bravo Whiskey** · February 7th, 2011, 12:27 AM

I like!
Next time use Swiss.

**ishoot4fun** · February 7th, 2011, 11:45 AM

I can't wait to try this. I love German recipes...good wholesome food.
Quick question tho - how much lunch meat did you put in? It appears from your photo you put in about a pound each. That sound about right?

**7998** · February 7th, 2011, 11:54 AM

Another winner Ref.
I like to omit the cheese and add peppers and onions and use sausages.

**K.C.** · February 7th, 2011, 11:57 AM

Wait till Michelle Obama sees that heart attack on a plate! It doesn't matter that she wasn't elected to do anything, just scrape that shit into the garbage an have a carrot instead! Jeez..... P.S. Get rid of the guns too.