3 simple Austrian recipes for a family vacation in an apartment
A family vacation in Austria is particularly relaxing when you feel completely at home - and that's exactly what our fully equipped vacation apartments in top locations offer: from Zell am See-Kaprun, Saalbach, Viehhofen, Warth-Schröcken and Matrei in East Tyrol to Seefeld in Tirol, Kirchberg in Tirol, Maria Alm and Bad Hofgastein to Altaussee, Mariapfarr and Mühlbach am Hochkönig.
If you'd like to cook for yourself during your apartment vacation in Austria, you'll find everything you need for cooking in our apartments: Crockery, pots, pans, cutlery, modern fridges and freezers, ovens, hobs, microwaves, coffee machines, kettles and toasters. Perfect for preparing simple and delicious meals together with family or friends - without any stress and with maximum flexibility.
Here we present 3 traditional Austrian recipes that you can easily prepare in your apartment. Ideal for a relaxing evening after a day in the mountains or on the ski slopes!
Cheese spaetzle with fried onions
Ingredients for 4 people:
- 400 g flour
- 4 eggs
- 150 ml water
- Salt
- 200 g mountain cheese (grated)
- 100 g Emmental cheese (grated)
- 2 onions
- Butter for frying
Preparation:
- Mix the flour, eggs, water and a pinch of salt to form a thick dough.
- Scrape into boiling salted water with a spaetzle slicer. As soon as the spaetzle float to the top, skim them off.
- Heat the butter in a large pan, add the spaetzle and mix with the cheese.
- Cut the onions into rings and fry in butter until golden brown.
- Garnish the spaetzle with the fried onions and serve hot.
Tyrolean Gröstl
Ingredients for 4 people:
- 800 g waxy potatoes (pre-cooked)
- 300 g beef or roast pork (from the day before or fresh)
- 1 onion
- 2 tbsp clarified butter
- salt, pepper, caraway, marjoram
- 4 eggs
- Parsley to garnish
Preparation:
- Slice the potatoes, dice the meat and finely chop the onion.
- Heat clarified butter in a large pan, fry the onion until translucent, add the potatoes and meat and fry until crispy.
- Season with salt, pepper, caraway and marjoram.
- Fry fried eggs in a second pan.
- Arrange the Gröstl on plates and serve with a fried egg and fresh parsley.
Kaiserschmarrn with roasted plums
Ingredients for 4 people:
- 6 eggs
- 250 ml milk
- 150 g flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 50 g raisins (optional)
- butter for frying
- Powdered sugar for sprinkling
For the plum roaster:
- 500 g plums (pitted)
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 100 ml water
Preparation:
- Separate the eggs. Mix the egg yolks with the milk, flour, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt until smooth. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold in.
- Heat the butter in a large pan, pour in the batter, sprinkle with optional raisins and fry over a medium heat until golden brown.
- Turn, cut into large pieces and fry again briefly.
- Simmer the plums with sugar, cinnamon stick and water in a pan for about 15 minutes until soft.
- Sprinkle the Kaiserschmarrn with powdered sugar and serve with the plum roast.
A vacation in an apartment in Austria is not only comfortable, but also gives you the freedom to conjure up your favorite dishes yourself. Our well-equipped kitchens make it child's play to prepare traditional Austrian specialties with family or friends. Whether it's Käsespätzle, Tiroler Gröstl or Kaiserschmarrn - with these recipes, your apartment vacation will also be a culinary highlight.
