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    Home » Internationally Inspired Recipes » German Inspired Recipes

    Published: Dec 4, 2014 · Modified: May 28, 2022 by Renée · This post may contain affiliate links · 18 Comments

    German Meatballs over Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut

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    German Meatballs over Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut have a fantastic old-world, comforting flavor you're going to love.

    German Meatballs Over Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut

    *Disclaimer - This recipe was originally published in 2014. I'm working hard to update all my older recipes with recipe cards, new photos, and additional recipe information. But, getting to all of them will take time. Please bear with me. In the meantime let me assure you that this recipe is still a winner and one I'm sure you'll be well pleased with when you make it at home.

     

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    I love German flavors. I always have. Must be my German heritage and something deep within that speaks to me. There is something about the bite and tang of the ingredients that set my taste buds to dancing.
     

    Traveling to Germany is on the top of my bucket list of places I want to visit. I'm not sure when I'll get the opportunity to go, so until that time I'll just dream about what it will be like.
     
    In the meantime, I'll continue to study my German language CDs, watch my Rick Steves video tours on public television (yes, I'm a subscriber, thank you for asking)....and bide my time as patiently as possible...in the kitchen... whipping up German dishes. 🙂
     
    German Meatballs Over Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut
     
    This recipe was born one night as I set out to make something called Sauerkraut and Meatball Soup  (found on page 35) from the cookbook: The German Kitchen by Christopher and Catherine Knuth.

     
    I'm not quite sure how it went from being a soup to being served over mashed potatoes and sauerkraut, but these things happen.
     
    One day I'll get back to that recipe for Sauerkraut and Meatball Soup, but until that time I hope you'll enjoy this one for German Meatballs Over Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut. If you love German flavors, I know you'll love this as much as we did!
     
    German Meatballs Over Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut Recipe
     
    GERMAN MEATBALLS OVER MASHED POTATOES AND SAUERKRAUT
    Serves:   4-6          Prep Time:   20 minutes      Cook Time: 10 minutes
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    1 tablespoon canola oil
    1 pound of ground beef
    1 egg
    ½ teaspoon salt
    ¼ teaspoon pepper
    ½ teaspoon caraway seed
    1 tablespoon stone-ground German mustard, plus 1 teaspoon
    ½ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
    ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
    1 cup beef stock
    hot mashed potatoes
    canned sauerkraut, heated
    3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
     
    -In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, salt, pepper, caraway seeds, 1 tablespoon of German mustard, breadcrumbs, and paprika. Form the meat mixture into meatballs about the size of golf balls.
    -In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the meatballs in the oil on all sides.
    -In a small bowl, whisk together the beef stock and 1 teaspoon of German mustard. Pour in the skillet with the meatballs and simmer for approximately 10 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through.
    -Serve the meatballs over the hot mashed potatoes topped with sauerkraut and spoon on the pan sauce if desired.
    -Top with chopped fresh parsley and serve.
     
    German Meatballs Over Mashed Potatoes and Sauerkraut Recipe
     
    Looking for more German-inspired dishes? Great! Why not check out these other recipes I've made and posted in the past. But don't ask me to pick a favorite because I'd be hard-pressed to do it!
    *Note - click on the recipe name to be taken to the recipe.
     
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    Slow Cooker Bavarian Pot Roast:
     
     
    Sauteed Red Cabbage with Bacon and Brown Sugar:
     
     
    Christmas Stollen:
     
     
    Thyme for Spaetzle:
     
     
     
     

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    1. claire @ the realistic nutritionist says

      December 08, 2014 at 8:03 pm

      Total comfort food!!

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    2. Nutmeg Nanny says

      December 08, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      Gah! I love this! The fact that there is also sauerkraut in this makes me swoon. Love that stuff!

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    3. Sarah Caron says

      December 07, 2014 at 1:39 pm

      I also love German flavors. I think it must somehow be ingrained with the bit of German in my heritage. This dish looks incredible.

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    4. melanie feehan says

      December 07, 2014 at 1:47 am

      I love German flavors too. Just last month I made schnitzel. So much fun! These meatballs look so darn good!

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    5. Lana | NevrEnoughThyme says

      December 07, 2014 at 12:49 am

      I like all those German flavors, too, Renee! Must be my Scholar ancestors 🙂

      Reply
    6. Erin Dee says

      December 06, 2014 at 4:58 pm

      You're not actually German German?! But... your name! It's so insanely German. 😉

      Here's a friendly tip: never come to Germany in the winter! Not because it's cold, but because it's grey and miserable. You're welcome. 😀

      Reply
    7. Lauren says

      December 05, 2014 at 9:08 pm

      I love German food but I've never heard of German meatballs before -they look great. This recipe reminds me of being a kid - the only way I'd eat sauerkraut back then was mixed into mashed potatoes.

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    8. Heather Schmitt-Gonzalez says

      December 06, 2014 at 2:49 am

      I do love German flavors (I'm sure it's the German blood in me, too). This sounds like something I'd love...and yeah, I totally want to travel to Germany one day, as well. 🙂

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    9. Kellie Hemmerly says

      December 06, 2014 at 2:49 am

      Totally love this! I love meatballs....of any ethnicity! Perfection on a plate. 🙂

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    10. The Food Hunter says

      December 05, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      My husband will love this

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    11. Anonymous says

      December 05, 2014 at 4:42 pm

      I am Slovak and we eat a sauerkraut & muskroom soup over mashed potatoes on Christmas Eve. It was my grandmothers recipe. I will have to try the meatballs. This sounds great.

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    12. Cookin' Canuck says

      December 05, 2014 at 4:23 pm

      German flavors remind me of comfort food, and these meatballs (with sauerkraut and mustard - yum!) sound so good to me.

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    13. Katerina @ Diethood says

      December 05, 2014 at 3:42 pm

      I could easily inhale that deliciousness in seconds!! The meatballs, especially!

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    14. Paula-bell'alimento says

      December 05, 2014 at 3:18 pm

      Okay wowzers, meatballs and mashed potatoes. YES, please.

      Reply
    15. Shulie Foodwanderings says

      December 05, 2014 at 1:52 pm

      These meatballs over mashed potatoes are a complete comfort food. I am now craving this dish for breakfast, Renee. Saurekraut, now that is something I was always curious to make,

      Reply
    16. Renee Goerger says

      December 05, 2014 at 1:02 am

      Carol, you're always to kind and thoughtful with your comments here. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it! Now you've got me thinking about being hypnotized because I think that would be a wonderful way to LEARN German, not just bring back what was once there. LOL. Anyway, glad you like the recipe. It's one of our favorites. So much so that sometimes I'll eat the meatballs cold for breakfast. Yup. True story 😉

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    17. RJ Flamingo says

      December 04, 2014 at 12:30 pm

      Those meatballs look soooo good! I think I'll have to take some ground beef out of the freezer - I actually have the sauerkraut! Pinned, Stumbled, and G+'ed! That's how good I think they are! <3

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      • Renee Goerger says

        December 05, 2014 at 1:00 am

        I hope you love them as much as I do, Renee. Please let me know what you think.

        Reply

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