Cucumber Stew

By Thom7747

Cucumber Stew is a delicious German main dish with ham or without. Ideal for a meatless dinner, just don’t use ham. The cucumber stew is easy to make and tastes the best with English cucumbers or special cucumber for cooking.

Ingredients

• 1 -2 cucumbers, English
• 1-2 slices cooked ham – dont use ham if you prefer a vegetarian dish
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 small potato
• 1 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp vegetable broth
• 2 tbsp heavy cream
• 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 pinch sugar
• salt, white pepper to taste
• 1 hard boiled egg
• 1 tbsp chopped dill

Preparation

Step 1

- peel cucumber, cut in half and remove seeds. Cut in slices.
- cut ham in stripes.
- peel garlic and onion, chop fine.
- peel potato, cut in small cubes.
- melt butter, saute onion and garlic until transparent.
- add ham, fry ham briefly, then add cucumber and potatoes.
- add broth and heavy cream.
- spice to taste, let simmer covered for about 8 min.
- peel egg, chop roughly.
- sprinkle egg and chopped dill on top before serving.