Which side dishes fit for what?

Meat, garnish, vegetables - these components used to be any food. Today, this is rather the exception, so many hobby chefs lack the routine in cooking with several side dishes. When festive occasions such as Christmas or family celebrations serve up the big roast, there is often the question in the room: Which side dishes fit? We talked to the cooking professionals from the ChroniquesDuVasteMonde kitchen about the subject of side dishes and introduce you to matching side dishes with goose and duck, roast beef, fish, goulash, schnitzel and steak.

As a rule of thumb for side dishes is: no experiments! With the main course you already have enough excitement. Therefore, you should plan at least one uncomplicated side dish: pasta and rice you just have to cook, finished spaetzle is now available in good quality in the refrigerator, dumplings can be prepared and frozen.

You should also consider the conditions in your kitchen when choosing the side dishes: cook the meat in the oven, you should rather not opt for side dishes from the oven, since with several sheets in the oven, the cooking times change. Conversely, with meat from the pan no side dishes from the pan are recommended - it can quickly turn into stress when everything has to be turned at the same time.

Which side dishes are right for the goose?

Goose with red cabbage and potato dumplings, this is a classic combination that does not just taste at Christmas. Dumplings are easy to prepare and freeze. Raw potato dumplings are then cooked in salted water, already boiled dumplings cook best in steaming.

Red cabbage can be deliciously varied, for example, with dates, with apples and Christmas spices. If you are looking for new ideas, you will find twelve varieties of red cabbage and dumplings here.

If you do not like red cabbage, you can also serve Brussels sprouts, glazed carrots or beans with bacon as side dishes to the goose. Glazed chestnuts or, as a cold side dish, a salad, such as lamb's lettuce with beetroot, are also beautiful and festive.

As an alternative to dumplings offer for example boiled potatoes. Sprinkled with parsley potatoes are a simple variant that can be prepared quickly and yet really delicious. Side dishes from the oven are difficult, as the roast occupies the oven. Since goose is very fat, we advise against fried foods such as croquettes as a side dish to the goose rather. With our video cooking school for roast goose, the big holiday roast succeeds without stress.

Incidentally, duck tastes the same side dishes as goose. Especially dumplings did this to us. With this recipe, the potato dumplings are definitely delicious.

Which side dishes are suitable for roast beef?

To roast beef fit fried potatoes and remoulade. And as the roast beef cooks in the oven, the stoves are free and you can devote yourself to the fried potatoes. Preparing fried potatoes is easy with the professional tips from the ChroniquesDuVasteMonde kitchen.

Who buys his roast beef, has the oven free. Then potato gratin is a tasty alternative. With our potato gratin to prepare you can cook without stress: You can freeze it for one to two weeks and then only have to bake it after defrosting.

Here we show you step by step how to make your roast beef perfect.

Which side dishes are suitable for fish?

Many side dishes are suitable for fish, depending on how it is served on the table. The classic is rice, which goes great with fish from the oven or pan-fried fillets, for example. For special occasions you can also refine rice with spices: Try our spice risotto or the Sukkade rice. But then the fish should be spiced rather mild, otherwise compete the many flavors. You can bypass this effect with a simple potato side dish.

A winter salad, such as corn salad with oranges and red onions, brings freshness to the plate. Our tip for those who like vegetables as a side dish: a fennel and carrot vegetables as a side dish to fish underlines the fine fish flavor. If fish is served without sauce, potato mousse is also a good idea - rice will dry without sauce.

Ribbon noodles or spaetzle are perfect accompaniments for a festive game fish ragout - they blend well with a fine sauce.

Which side dishes go well with goulash?

As wild goulash goulash is a fine meal for special occasions and wins especially with a velvety sauce the hearts of the guests. Here, too, noodles or spaetzle offer as side dishes, dumplings are also recommended. A tasty alternative are croquettes, which can also be prepared without a fryer, because with the goulash the oven remains free for the side dishes. A bit more elaborate, but good to prepare are napkin dumplings.

Which side dishes are right for Schnitzel?

The classic veal schnitzel is served with potato salad and cucumber salad. If you like more modern, you can order French fries and green salad. That does not do much work and can be prepared well - unless you decide to make the fries yourself.

If you want to save calories, you can also choose potatoes. But then preferably boiled potatoes, because you need at least one pan for Schnitzel - or even two, depending on how many schnitzel you want to fry - fried potatoes are less recommended.

For those who prefer a hot side dish of vegetables, we can recommend steamed carrots. Our tip for potato salad: buy prepared potato salad with mayonnaise dressing and refine with fresh cucumber and many herbs. So it is nice juicy and everyone thinks he is homemade! The classic schnitzel dishes is, of course, schnitzel with a side dish of asparagus and hollandaise sauce. The spring can hardly taste better! The recipe for asparagus and schnitzel is of course available from us.

With our video cooking school for Wiener schnitzel you roast Schnitzel like a professional.

Which side dishes are right for steak?

If you want to serve your guests delicious grilled steak that tastes like a steakhouse, serve it with roasted baguette rubbed with garlic and herb butter. You would rather serve a sauce for steak? A sauce Béarnaise is a fine accompaniment! Of course, French fries or baked potatoes are also an accompaniment to steak. They can be baked quickly and easily. If you want a bit fancier, you can cook noodles for steak. Although this is not on the list of classic ingredients for hearty steak from the grill, it tastes really delicious.

Hot vegetables are rarely offered as an accompaniment to steak. More usual is a green salad.

Which side dishes are suitable for poultry?

While duck, goose and roast beef are probably only on your table for holidays, it is most likely to be poultry in everyday life. Garnish with fresh salad is suitable for chicken and turkey. Only with the spicy radish salad is this devil's chicken a round dish. Also tasty as side dishes: rice, for example, this green fried rice and pasta. Roasted vegetables come as in this recipe for Maispoularde also as a side dish in question. If you want to experiment a bit, you can also try a carrot cream. She gives this chicken kebab the finishing touch. Even with rosemary potatoes you can not go wrong with poultry.

Which side dishes are suitable for vegetarian dishes?

There are lots of jokes about the vegetarian dishes, they practically consist only of side dishes anyway. But vegetarians and people who like to eat light and healthy, know better. Because the meatless kitchen is extremely varied and versatile. For many vegetarian pans and salads, bread is the ideal side dish. Also drizzled with a bit of olive oil. A very good example is this herb scrambled egg with mushrooms served on crispy baguette. Good alternatives are also crispbread, polenta or pita. These homemade olive oil grissini are also delicious with paprika salad and sheep's cheese. Of course, vegetarian noodle dishes are always accompanied by a fresh salad.

Which side dishes are also suitable as a main course?

By the way: Did you know that some side dishes are also excellent as a basis for a main course? And not only in the vegetarian kitchen. Spaetzle is a very good example of this. We recommend a cauliflower-spaetzle-pan with taleggio and the spaetzle-pan with liver cheese. And you do not have to tell anyone how good a farmer's breakfast tastes with home-made fried potatoes and bacon. Rice, of course, is a universal talent that shows at the latest in risotto that it has the makings of a main course.