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Traditional Handcheese with Music
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Handkäse mit Musik

A great starter that goes extremely well with wine, apple wine or beer. High protein and low-fat content make it a popular lunch in Frankfurt and the greater Frankfurt area.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine German
Keyword frankfurt food, frankfurt recipe, german hand cheese, german handcheese, german handcheese with music, german handkäse mit musik, traditional frankfurt dish, traditional frankfurt food, traditional german appertizer, traditional german starter
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Marinating time 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 5 minutes
Servings 1 person

Ingredients

  • 1/2 onion
  • 4 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 Handkäse or Harzer
  • 2 tbsp apple wine
  • 2 tbsp apple vinegar
  • 1 slice German Rye-Wheat Sourdough Bread for serving
  • 10 g butter for serving
  • 1/2 tsp caraway seeds for serving (optional)
  • 1 pinch paprika powder for serving (optional)
  • 1 tbsp chopped chives for serving (optional)

Instructions

  • Chop the onion very finely.
  • Take a small bowl and mix together chopped onion with sunflower oil.
  • Place Handcheese or Harzer in the plastic container and pour the oil mixture all over it. Cover it with a lid and leave it in the fridge for at least 12 hours. During this time the cheese and the onion will soften a bit.
  • Take the cheese out of the plastic container leaving the oil mixture in there. Add apple vinegar and apple wine to it and mix it. Cover the hand cheese with the mixture.
  • Serve with caraway seeds, paprika powder or chives on the top and buttered slice of German Mischbrot (German Rye and Wheat Bread).
    Hand cheese with music

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Notes

Make sure you marinate the cheese overnight so it is nice and soft when serving!
If you don't have apple wine you can substitute it with apple vinegar or leave it out.
Other hand cheese recipes on my blog:
Hand Cheese Tatar with Onion and Butter
Hand Cheese Spread with Cranberries and Horseradish