German Rahm Sauce - Authentic Swabian Recipe - All Tastes German (2024)

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This easy German rahm sauce is the perfect cream gravy for your German meal because of its velvety texture and rich flavor.

You won't need more than a few basic ingredients to whip up this sauce quickly from scratch.

Rahm sauce is a classic of German cuisine. The sauce is especially popular in the south of Germany, where it is often served with spatzle and schnitzel or pork tenderloin.

If you love German schnitzel check out my recipes for Zigeunerschnitzel - Bell Pepper Sauce for Schnitzel, German Schnitzel Sandwich and this article where I talk about the top 8 German Schnitzel Variations.

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  • Cultural Background
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  • Substitutions
  • Variations
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Cultural Background

What is the difference between rahm sauce and jager sauce.

The base for both sauces are similar. But jager sauce contains mushrooms while rahm sauce doesn´t.

How to pronounce rahm sauce in German?

Click on the play button to hear how to pronounce rahm sauce the correct way in German.

What does rahm sauce mean in German?

Rahm is a German word for cream, rahm sauce means creamy sauce in German.

What is rahm sauce called in Germany?

The German name for rahm sauce is Rahmsoße or Rahmsauce. Soße is another word for sauce or gravy in the German language.

Ingredients

Like most gravies this sauce can be made with just a few simple ingredients that you probably already have at home.

  • butter
  • flour
  • tomato paste
  • beef stock, alternatively vegetable broth
  • half & half
  • water or white wine
  • coarse Kosher salt
  • white pepper
  • onion powder
  • garlic powder
  • paprika powder
  • sugar

See recipe card for quantities.

Easy Step-by-Step Instructions

Follow these easy step-by-step instructions to see how you can make German rahm sauce from scratch in just a few minutes.

Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat.

Add the flour and fry on medium heat for a couple of minutes.

Then add the tomato paste and fry for another couple of minutes.

Pour in the beef stock or vegetable broth and mix until everything is well combined.

Add the half & half and wine or water. Allow to simmer on medium heat until the sauce is smooth and thickened.

Add seasonings to taste.

Hint: Serve immediately or keep warm on low heat until serving.

Substitutions

Adjust this recipe to your own preferences:

  • Milk - if you like to save some fat and calories, you can make the sauce with milk instead of half & half. The sauce will be not as creamy but still will taste good.
  • Margarine - instead of butter you can use margarine.
  • Vegan - you can use vegan butter and cream instead of half & half. You can replace the half & half also with plain almond milk.
  • Low Carb - thicken the sauce with Xanthan gum instead of flour.

Variations

This basic sauce can be used as the base for several variations.

  • Spicy - to give this sauce some heat, add chili pepper flakes or some splashes of Tabasco.
  • Deluxe - You can give this sauce a more sophisticated appearance by adding green pepper corns to it.
  • Mushrooms - add mushroom slices to make a creamy mushroom gravy from this sauce base.
  • Bell Pepper - the addition of finely slices bell pepper gives the sauce a nice fresh flavor and adds some veggies into your diet.

Equipment

Making this sauce does not require a lot of equipment.

  • small sauce pan
  • cooking spoon
  • measuring cup
  • measuring spoon

Storage

The sauce will keep refrigerated for at least 3-4 days. If you plan a meal, prepare the sauce the day before, this will save you time and stress.

Use ice cube trays to store any leftover sauce or double the recipe. You will have a nice supply of homemade gravy at your fingertips.

How to Serve

Rahm sauce goes well with various meat dishes like breaded schnitzel, unbreaded schnitzel, pork steaks, tenderloin, roasts and even fish dishes. But it also tastes amazing in meatless dishes like spaetzle any other kind of pasta, potato dumplings or vegetables.

Top Tip

Make your own dark gravy sauce base and add a cube of it to this sauce to make it even more flavorful.

Recipe

German Rahm Sauce - Authentic Swabian Recipe - All Tastes German (11)

German Rahm Sauce

Angela Schofield

Creamy Goodness: German Rahm Sauce is Delicious and Easy to Make!

4.80 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Course Gravies &, Sauces

Cuisine German, Swabian

Servings 8 Portions

Calories 87 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 1 tsp. tomato paste
  • 1 cup beef stock alternatively vegetable broth
  • 1 cup half & half
  • cup water or white wine
  • 1 tsp. coarse Kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp. white pepper
  • ½ tsp. onion powder
  • ¼ tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. paprika powder
  • ¼ tsp. sugar

Instructions

  • Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat.

  • Add the flour and fry on medium heat for a couple of minutes.

  • Then add the tomato paste and fry for another couple of minutes.

  • Pour in the beef or vegetable broth and mix until everything is well combined.

  • Add the half & half and, wine or water and allow to simmer on medium heat until the sauce is smooth and thickened.

  • Add seasonings to taste.

  • Serve immediately or keep warm on low heat until serving.

Notes

  • Put any sauce that is left over into ice cube trays and freeze it.
    This way, you won't have to worry about running out of homemade gravy ever again.

Nutrition

Yield: 1PortionCalories: 87kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 2gFat: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 2g

Keyword easy, homemade gravy

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What are the ingredients in Rahm Sobe? ›

Ingredients: Potato starch, 20% CREAM POWDER, MILK SUGAR, palm oil, flavorings, iodized table salt, salt, yeast extract, SKIMMED MILK POWDER, tomato powder¹, maltodextrin, dried glucose syrup, caramel syrup, mushroom juice concentrate¹, toasted onion powder¹, lacto protein, citric acid, coloring (paprika extract), ...

What is rahmschnitzel? ›

Rahmschnitzel (German Schnitzel in Creamy Mushroom Sauce)

What is schnitzel sauce made of? ›

For the sauce, melt the butter before adding the capers, garlic, lemon zest and juice and parsley, salt to taste, and add the prosecco. Keep sauce warm but don't keep cooking. 5. Meanwhile warm oil in non-stick pan and cook the schnitzels one at a time, let rest on wire rack or paper towel.

What is rahm sauce in English? ›

Rahm sauce in English could be translated as “Cream Sauce”. Colloquially you can call it German brown gravy. Although the sauce may appear to be paler. The technical term for this sauce in French is “Sauce à la crème”.

What is rahm sosse? ›

A creamy gravy ideal for pork filet, pork escalopes or meatballs.

What is Rahmschnitzel made of? ›

“Rahm” means cream in German and rahmschnitzel is thin-sliced pork or veal in a rich cream sauce.

Is schnitzel a German thing? ›

The origins of schnitzel are typically attributed to Eastern Europe. Today, it's particularly popular in Germany and Austria, though it's served everywhere from Finland to Hungary, too.

What's the difference between Wiener Schnitzel and schnitzel? ›

Basically, all schnitzels are breaded and fried thin pieces of meat, but only wiener schnitzel is made with veal. Cooking term: Schnitzel is a cooking term used to describe any meat pounded thin, then breaded and fried. Key ingredient: Schnitzel is made with pork, chicken, beef, or veal.

Why do Jews eat schnitzel? ›

The schnitzel tradition was brought from Europe to Israel by Ashkenazi Jews. During the early years of the state of Israel, veal was not obtainable, and chicken or turkey proved to be inexpensive and tasty substitutes. Packaged schnitzels are widely available in the frozen food section of most supermarkets.

Do Germans eat schnitzel with ketchup? ›

It's sort of like chicken fried steak (for you Southern folk), but it has a pounded veal steak inside (or more often pork since it's cheaper) instead of regular beef. But please, if you visit Germany, do NOT put ketchup on your schnitzel.

What part of Germany is schnitzel from? ›

The history of schnitzel starts in Austria

The dish quickly spread throughout Austria and Germany, and became a staple of traditional German and Austrian cuisine. It was often served with potatoes, cabbage, or other hearty side dishes, and was a popular choice for family meals and celebrations.

What is Jagerschnitzel made of? ›

Jägerschnitzel (German for 'hunter's cutlet', in French escalope chasseur) is a German dish made of a roast veal or pork cutlet with a sauce made of mushrooms and tomatoes or cream. In regional cuisine the dish can also be a schnitzel made of breaded, roasted jagdwurst with tomato sauce and Spätzle noodles.

What is the Italian version of schnitzel? ›

Don't call it schnitzel and not even cutlet, because in Milan the meat is strictly veal, on the bone, two fingers high, breaded in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in clarified butter. It has only one name: “costoletta” rib, and everything else is irrelevant.

What is a Wienerschnitzel? ›

Because of course a Wienerschnitzel isn't a kind of hot dog — Wiener doesn't mean “hot dog;” it means “from Vienna” — it's a thin, breaded, fried cutlet traditionally made from veal.

What is traditional Wienerschnitzel? ›

Traditionally, a Wiener Schnitzel is a cutlet of veal pounded thin by a meat tenderizer, then dipped in flour, egg and breadcrumbs (in that order), and fried until golden. Wiener means “Viennese” in German, but the concept behind the Wiener Schnitzel likely first appeared elsewhere (I've read in Milan, Italy).

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