Roast Pork, Dumplings and Sauerkraut Recipe - Vepřo knedlo zelo - Czech Cookbook

[@deannale595]

Thank you! I'm making this tonight. A lot of family recipes died with my grandma. She didn't write anything down and we've struggled to remember what she taught us. You're recipes are so close to hers. Again...THANK YOU. Now I'm going to hunt down a plumb dumpling recipe.

[@czechcookbook]

I hope you all enjoyed it. :) I hear this often that recipes are lost. I hope to bring wonderful memories with my recipes. :)

[@fastmoneyflow]

Such a comforting channel. My grandmother was Czech and my grandfather German, so we made a dish similar. I wish you would try it. I haven't seen anything close anywhere. We take a rack of st louis ribs, puree a head of garlic with a little salt, use one head of garlic per rack of ribs, spread the puree all over the ribs and marinate overnite covered. The next day smoke the ribs for 4-5 hours. You can then freeze them or use right away. You then boil them in water for 45 min to an hour till tender, then take them out and make your dumplings, which we make drop dumplings, and place in the pork broth. The dumplings take on the smoky flavor and everyone that tries these said they never tasted anything sooo good. You could of course skip the smoking, but it would not be the same flavor. My sister usually smokes about 17 racks of ribs so she always has ribs in the freezer ready to boil.

[@czechcookbook]

Wow, sounds delicious!

[@cindymorrow5821]

I lived in Germany for 20 years, all your recipes are very similar to the food I cook. thank you so much for sharing!

[@czechcookbook]

Glad you enjoy them. I used to live in Germany for little bit as well. :)

[@teeadam45]

Thank you so much for making this video!!!! This is my family heritage too. This was one of my grandparents favorite dishes on the farm.

[@czechcookbook]

My pleasure :) I hope you will make it so it can bring wonderful memories back. :)

[@charles4294]

YUMMY! I am American and moved to the Czech Republic in September. I am just beginning to learn Czech and I love watching your videos to learn how to make the delicious food that I see everyday!

[@czechcookbook]

Wow, how cool! That makes me happy to hear :) Enjoy your stay in the Czech Republic. Make sure to visit all those wonderful castles. ;)

[@JJFlashBang]

How was the process with moving? I am also an American looking to move to Czechia within a year from now, and I could use as much insight as possible on the process!

[@kellytoncar5766]

Made this today, along with your potato dumplings. The sauerkraut in this recipe is amazingly delicious!!! Highly recommend. Thanks!

[@czechcookbook]

I am happy to hear. :)

[@really2ugly]

Dekuju vam moc. I'm an American of 100% Czech heritage (50% Bohemian, 50% Moravian). I've eaten Czech style food all of my life. I just found your channel and have subscribed. You know, everyone is different. I love pork and I love garlic, but I don't like garlic on pork - it belongs on beef. I have been to Czechoslovakia (yes, back then). Velmi je teshi ze vas posnavam. (Sorry, I don't have a Czech keyboard, and KZbin doesn't allow ASCII characters.)

[@czechcookbook]

Taky me tesi! :)

[@lvsoad22]

really2ugly you can change your keyboard to Czech with windows... if you have it

[@really2ugly]

I can in Linux as well, but then I'd have to relearn how to type :-D

[@Lana52361]

Fabulous! I just made this and I plan to make i regularly! Thank You so much! My grandparents, aunts & uncles were Czech and they passed on without leaving their recipes, so this reminds me of them and good food and memories.

[@czechcookbook]

That makes me happy to hear! I love to bring back wonderful memories. :)

[@cubnation]

@Judy Kurtz My mom made dumplings and sauerkraut every Sunday. She made it with a different meat sometimes, but mostly pork. I wish I had paid more attention to the love and work she put into it. She grew up on the Southside of Chicago. Her mom and dad owned a Czech bakery. She made the dumplings from memory. I wish I had written it down. The only difference between her dumplings is she formed them into balls the size of a baseball and cooked them that way. I will always remember the bread in a bowl on top of the refrigerator getting stale. I miss my mom. 🥺

[@luvsabeach7952]

My family always made this with sweet sour cabbage rather than sauerkraut, a favorite of ours especially for New Years Day! We do make a sweet sour sauerkraut with kielbasa but we only use water, onion, caraway seed and brown sugar.

[@toddfrans8748]

I drink the sauerkraut juice,,,best probiotic..love your videos

[@TheUniversalEyes]

I ate this weekly growing up,it is my favorite meal.

[@czechcookbook]

+The Universal Eye :)

[@judybrunk8598]

It looks wonderful. I can't wait to try.

[@driverjoelonghauler2881]

Absolutely our Sunday favorite. Great video. Thank you.

[@czechcookbook]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video. :)

[@Lalleepd]

I have not made this dish in years. Yet, it is one of my favorites. Thank you for the video. I will be making it very soon, as per your instructions. :)

[@czechcookbook]

Yay, I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@geojetson9533]

You need a larger and sharper knife so your not sawing through the onions. I’m 100% Czech and my Mom just died and she didn’t leave us any recipes. You are my recipes I never got. Thanx ❤️❤️❤️

[@englishatadistance7655]

Yess! This is the best food in Czech

[@Martytoofree]

one of my most favourite czech food, I think the world is missing so much when they never tasted czechoslovakian cousine (I love halušky too)

[@czechcookbook]

Yes I agree! I hope more people will discover this amazing cuisine! :)

[@bigapple134]

i'm not sure my Spanish husband would appreciate all this delicious Czech cooking that I grew up with...my dad's family, the Cerny's were from Pilsen and my mother, who was Austrian, learned to cook Czech meals...thank you for sharing your recipes, so glad I found your KZbin page.

[@czechcookbook]

I hope your husband will like Czech meals. :)

[@jennifermarquard-clanton5664]

LOL mine is from Little Village my Chi-town Bohemian long lost cousin😊he is completely converted now. He begs for goulash, dumplings (fruit especially) and loves saurkraut! You will succeed, balance is key in the "initiation" your comment made me smile. My family is from Cicero and Berwyn..,

[@19jc80]

Lived in the Czech Republic for a year, at first I hated Carraway seed, but this meal made me a fan. It really is an amazing dish. I love the Czech Republic!

[@czechcookbook]

Glad to hear! 😊

[@andrewbennett6089]

Vařím tohle jídlo receptem já z Kristiny Todini. To mi je chutná. Fakt, lepší než jakýkoliv recept, který jsem ochutnal v Praze...mé oblíbené české jídlo!

[@czechcookbook]

Moc dekuji. :) To rada slysim, ze chutna.

[@roberthunt2299]

I grew up eating pork dumplings and sauerkraut when my mom had dinner parties. I'm excited to make it for my children ...it is a delicious treat for me a v 8m sure my kids will love it too. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I couldn't find my mother's but I Pretty sure it's the same S my mom's

[@Terry-bo5cz]

We tried a smaller version with Chicken, Pineapple, Bacon sausage because we were craving Sweet & Sauer Kraut. It turned out so good!

[@annikahschwarz2655]

My mom made this a lot while I was growing up. It is just delicious! I don't remember her or my grandma putting sugar in the sauerkraut, but I will try your way. I remember going to the Czech restaurant in Brookfield Il when I was a kid. I no longer live there, but now I don't have to travel there for this meal. I'll try making it myself. My mom also made it with roast duck. I am 86 percent Eastern European so that is my excuse for loving this meal.

[@czechcookbook]

In my family we put sugar otherwise it would be way too sour. ;) I hope this dish will bring back wonderful memories. :)

[@janetsatou861]

I've just tried this dish and loved it! I wanna do it by myself.

[@czechcookbook]

Wishing you the best of success. :)

[@GregBittner]

I love your Simax Rectangular Roaster. Making this dish Saturday night for our dinner party.

[@czechcookbook]

It is amazing! We love it. Looking forward to using more Simex products. :) Hope you will all enjoy this meal. :)

[@miretter330]

Looks so good !!

[@czechcookbook]

Thank you :)

[@daphnevrstalbooth4750]

This is what everyone in my family requests for birthday dinner. I had no idea it was so popular in Czech Republic. I grew up calling in Knedliky and Zelly. Thank you so much for your channel. Could you possibly slow down when saying the Czech words? My american ear can't catch the pronunciation that quickly. And you gave a shout out to Nebraska and Texas, Google Cedar Rapids (we have a museum). I can't wait to impress my family with all these wonderful recipes.

[@czechcookbook]

+Daphne Vrstal Booth :) I will try to pronounce it slower next time. ;) Oh wow, that is amazing you have Czech museum and the village. Many greetings to Iowa!!!! One day I want to visit all those places! It will be exciting to see. Wishing you all the best cooking the recipes. :)

[@shaneofastrotek]

YummmmEEEEE. So I was watching a lost episode of The Honeymooners, its a New Years Eve Episode and this is what they had cooked. It sounded good so I decided to pause it and look it up. This was the first video that came up on google and it sounds delish. Next paycheck I will be going to get the ingredients and am going to try this out. Normally I put a little Cajun Seasoning on everything but I think this time Im going to cook it like its suppose to and try something different.

[@czechcookbook]

Wow, how cool! :) I hope you enjoy the dish Shane! :)

[@manuelvaldes1802]

😻 Such a delicious recipe, I was wondering if you happen to have a recipe for making sauerkraut?

[@czechcookbook]

Thank you! :) I don't have that one yet.

[@jirizhanel795]

I usually use just head of cabbage.

[@amidalapadme7306]

A world of onion. Wah

[@davidkramer723]

Is there a written recipe for the instructions anywhere or do I have to stop and start the video to be able to write it down? I donated to help, but would appreciate written instructions too.

[@czechcookbook]

Thank you David! I really appreciate it! I am working on my first printed cookbook which will have all the instructions.

[@denisaondrova3252]

Hi can you use fresh cabbage and add vinegar to make the sour taste?

[@czechcookbook]

Hm, I am not sure if it would work. I have never tried making it with fresh cabbage. I do make halusky from fresh cabbage and it is different taste. The sauerkraut since it has been canned is marinating in the sour liquid the whole time so the cabbage is very sour and I don't think adding vinegar to fresh cabbage would work since the cabbage wouldn't have enough time to soak it all in.

[@denisaondrova3252]

Ahh ok fair enough that's a good point. I will definitely try this recipe. Great job with video:)

[@czechcookbook]

@106966431351875083378 Thank you :)

[@Naphli]

Can the pork be cooked on the stove? Similar to goulash?

[@czechcookbook]

It can, I have just not tried it yet. I like the crispiness on the outside and softness on the inside. But you can definitely try to cook it instead of baking.

[@annikahschwarz2655]

Is it possible to use red onions?

[@czechcookbook]

Annikah Schwarz yes

[@abilenevespa]

My son has declared this to be Monday's dinner.

[@czechcookbook]

:) How sweet. I hope you enjoyed it.

[@SuperVehicle002]

Why use just water? Why not use pork stock?

[@czechcookbook]

You can if you wish. Pork stock is not something that is available in stores and my recipes work with easily found ingredients. Plus we never do pork stock.

[@gramgram1990]

why all the oil into the sourkraut?

[@czechcookbook]

That is how we make it. There are other recipes as well with probably using less oil. I grew up eating it this way.

[@ZdenekHadascok]

Sauerkraut - the only food they don't load with sugar in the US. :D

[@czechcookbook]

True :)

[@peterhladky5481]

I should have married a Czech girl :-)