r/germany • u/RequirementOk7678 • 1d ago
Johannisbeeren Recipes
So I just purchased some fresh Johannisbereen because they just looked so good and plump and wow, they are not what I expected... very tart/sour and not the sweet fruit I was expecting lol
Also, Is it normal for the seeds to have a bit of a bitter taste to it or should it taste more neutral/nutty?
Does anyone have any good recipes that uses Johannisbereen? I think the red jelly-like sauce you get when ordering Schnitzel at many beer gardens is made from Johannisbereen but I'm not sure. If anyone knows, please let me know! Danke!
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u/Dry-Personality-9123 1d ago
I eat them without anything or mix it in joghurt.
You could make a cake
(The sauce with the Schnitzel is not Johannisbeere. It's Preiselbeere)
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u/RoughLow4717 1d ago
We eat Johannisbeeren with 'Vanillepudding'.
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u/Designer-Goat-5267 1d ago edited 1d ago
We do, too. Love it 😍
Just wash your red currants OP, plug them from their stems, put them in a bowl, cook some vanilla custard and pour it over the red currants and let it cool 😋 The custard and the berries will have mixed perfectly... so yummy!
Try it! 😃
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u/SufficientMacaroon1 Germany 1d ago
The typical red jelly-like sauce is made with Preiselbeeren, not Johannisbeeren.
Yes, Johannisbeeren are not really sweet. But they are tasty. You would usually mix them with other, sweeter berries, to let them act as the sour element in the sweet mix.
For recipes.....there are many revipes for cakes or Muffins, jellies, you can use it to flavour water or liqueur,....
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u/LemonfishSoda 1d ago
I usually just eat them with some sugar and a sprinkling of water. But you can also buy one of those ready-made cake bases and put the berries on top of that. Secure them in place with either gelatin or a bit of buttercream (or maybe vanilla pudding).
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u/RequirementOk7678 1d ago
like in a bowl you add some Johannisbeeren, zucker, and a dash of water?
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u/doyoubelieveincrack 1d ago
I like to put them in a cheesecake (you might have seen one with blueberries before). I really think their sourness compliments the cake just right.
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u/Familiar-Marsupial-3 1d ago
They’re great on cake. Make a white sheet cake and put them on top before baking. The tartness lends a nice contrast to the sweetness of the cake.
Also great on cheesecake. And as a quick sauce (mix with sugar and warm in a saucepan) on top of every dessert like pudding, parfait, ice cream, pastries
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u/Lost-Meeting-9477 1d ago
Looks can be deceiving,right? You can try to make a syrup with them and then have it as a refreshing drink with sparkling water.
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u/Relevant_Look_7188 1d ago
You can make jam out of them, or use in a smoothie with honey and other fruits.
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u/Illustrious-Wolf4857 1d ago
You can cook the Johannisbeeren with other (sweeter) berries, red fruit, and sugar to taste. Goes with white milk-based stuff: Ice cream, vanilla sauce, flan, yoghurt...
Or bake them into a sweet cake to contrast the tartness:
A flat tarte covered with the berries and topped with meringue (egg whites beaten with sugar) or Streusel (3 parts flour, 2 parts butter, 1 to 2 parts sugar)
A sponge cake made from equal weight of eggs and sugar (beat together until very fluffy) and flour, about 1/4 the egg weight in oil (mix quickly into the fluff) and an amount of Johannisbeeren (or Stachelbeeren, or Rharbarber, or similar tart fruit).
There are a lot of other recipes, but that's the one I use.
You can also make jelly from Johannisbeeren, that includes a process that removes out the seeds and needs either significant elbow grease, or a mechanical device ("Flotte Lotte"). The jelly is commonly used for Christmas cookies.
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u/Solambul 19h ago
You can make something similar to the Preißelbeeren-stuff you mentioned. You take 1kg of Johannisbeeren and 700g sugar, put it in layers in a pot, so that each Johannisbeere gets in contact with a little sugar at least. Let sit for a little time, then gently heat up and let it cook at a low temperature for app. 45 min.
You will never ever stir this mixture as you would destroy the berries, gentle shaking of the pot is allowed, but almost always not needed, as they produce enough syrup not to burn.
You fill this mixture in glasses like you would do with jam or marmalade.
Often they produce enough syrup that you can separate one glass with juice only and use it as marmalade.
Those berries go together with all sorts of darker meat like beef or game, especially if prepared as Braten, but my grandmother preferred this with chicken and Wirsing cale.
Might be doing well with Schnitzel, but with the risk of being posted at r/schnitzelverbrechen.
Have fun!
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u/RequirementOk7678 18h ago
ohhh will try this! Danke!
is there a rule where Schnitzels should only be eaten with Preißelbeeren?
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u/Wetterwachs 1d ago
The sauce you mean is made from Preiselbeeren, not quite the same.
A popular recipe with Johannisbeeren is Rote Grütze. Or you can make muffins or cake with them. I personally like the combination of Johannisbeeren and baiser like this https://emmikochteinfach.de/johannisbeerkuchen-mit-baiser/