Meat and Potatoes

Since I've been shelling out a lot of money lately trying to get to know people by going out to coffee with them, I thought I'd try to compensate by looking for some German recipes fit for a student's budget. At 4 DELICIOUS and FILLING servings for less than €1 each, I dare say I succeeded with this slightly adapted soup recipe from the cooking blog Küchenlatein.


This is quite possibly the easiest thing I've ever cooked (pasta doesn't count). The hardest part was turning the stove on, but after my roommate made fun of me a bit for never having lit a gas burner with a match before, I was well on my way!

800 g potatoes, peeled
4-5 Wiener Würstchen
100 g tiny ham cubes or bacon bits
1 T. butter
1 vegetable bullion cube
1 liter water
1 pack frozen "soup greens" (or some pre-cooked onions and carrots with a bit of parsley)

1. Cut potatoes into small pieces and slice Wiener Würstchen.

2. Melt butter in a big pot and quickly brown Würstchen. Remove and set aside. Brown ham/bacon in remaining butter/fat. Add water, bullion, potatoes, and soup greens. Cook for 15 minutes.

3. Add Würstchen to soup and salt and pepper to taste.


Really a very satisfying meal to come home hungry to! And easy to heat up even without a microwave.

[note: above image shamelessly stolen from Küchenlatein]