Schmorgurken
Schmorgurken is a unique and delicious traditional German vegetable dish, served completely 100% plant-based! Cucumbers cooked slowly until soft but still textured, combined with a thick, savory sauce and the distinctive aroma of fennel. This dish is very special because it transforms ordinary cucumber into a dish that I feel, a combination of the natural fresh taste of cucumber with the soft savory creamy sauce, without using animal ingredients. It's delicious served as a side dish with rice, boiled potatoes, or as a light yet filling main dish!
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Time
35 min
Serves
3
Difficulty
easy
🛒 Ingredients
- #the main ingredient:
- Two large cucumbers, peel the skin, remove the seeds and then cut them into thick cross-sections.
- One small onion, finely sliced
- One tablespoon of vegetable butter/olive oil
- 150ml vegetable stock
- 100 ml vegetable cooking cream/thin coconut milk
- #seasoning ingredients:
- One teaspoon chopped fresh/dried fennel
- Salt and white pepper to taste
- A little granulated sugar
- One teaspoon of cornstarch dissolved in a little water (if you want it thicker)
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Heat vegetable butter/oil, sauté onions until wilted and fragrant.
- 2
Add the cucumber slices and stir gently for a moment. Pour in the vegetable stock, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until the cucumber is tender but not falling apart.
- 3
Stir in the vegetable cream, dill, salt, pepper and sugar. Cook for a while
- 4
If the sauce is not thick enough, add the cornstarch solution little by little while stirring until it reaches the desired consistency.
- 5
Taste, remove from heat, and serve warm. Your delicious meal is ready to be enjoyed!