Oktoberfest Recipes

Last month, we talked about Oktoberfest Northwest, which is coming up this weekend. But if you’re not going to be able to attend, we didn’t want you to miss out on the best part: the food. (And thankfully, you can enjoy it in your own Puyallup apartment!) Oktoberfest-themed meals are known for robust traditional flavors. Whether it’s the hand-crafted beer, homemade pretzels, or a juice grilled brat, you’re bound to find something that provides the needed relief from pumpkin-itis in this week’s Willow Hill blog post’s list of ideas below.

Beer Braised Cabbage

Pairing perfectly with other standard recipes like spaetzle, this tangy and smoky dish finds its character in the added apple slices and thick-cut bacon. With just a bit of brown or amber ale, fresh green cabbage, grilled onions, and apple cider vinegar, this is an easy dish. And it’ll take you just forty-five minutes in total to make. You can find the recipe and short list of ingredients in full over here.

Bavarian Pretzels

There’s not much that goes better with your favorite fall ale or lager than a traditional soft pretzel. And because they only take about thirty-five minutes to make, there’s not that much holding you back from making that a reality. With the right amounts of flour, baking soda, active yeast, and coarse sea salt, you’ll have enough for six servings. The recipe and step-by-step can be found here.

Bavarian Lentil Soup

Onions, sweet leeks, lentils, carrots, yellow potatoes, and bacon all work together to bring this chilly weather cure-all together in a memorable way. Though this dish will take about an hour to make, it’s a cheap dish that’s worth the patience as it simmers away. With a little sauté skills, you can easily get this dish started and have enough time to finish the cabbage and pretzels by dinner time. You’ll find the recipe to this one over here.