🇩🇪 Tasty Tuesday – Eltmann & Bamberg, Germany
Allie Ketcham • August 25, 2026
🇩🇪 Tasty Tuesday – Eltmann & Bamberg, Germany
Bamberg-Style Suffed Onions Perfect with Ketcham Pinot Noir
Our European river cruise continues through beautiful Franconia with a stop in Eltmann and nearby Bamberg, a city celebrated for its medieval charm, centuries-old gardening traditions, and distinctive regional cuisine. Bamberg is especially famous for its onions and Rauchbier, or smoked beer, making this hearty local specialty a perfect taste of our next destination.
Suggested Wine Pairing: Ketcham Pinot Noir
Ingredients:
- 4 large sweet or yellow onions
- 1 lb. ground pork
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Pinch of nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups beef or vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup German Ruchbier or other dark/smoked beer
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 tablespoon butter
For serving: Creamy mashed potatoes and, if desired, sauerkraut.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Peel the onions and slice a small portion from the bottoms so they stand upright. Cut off the tops and reserve.
- Carefully scoop out the centers of the onions, leaving about a ½-inch shell. Finely chop about ½ cup of the removed onion.
- Melt butter in a skillet and sauté the chopped onion until soft. Let cool slightly.
- Combine ground pork, sautéed onion, breadcrumbs, egg, Dijon mustard, parsley, marjoram, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Generously fill each onion with the pork mixture and place in a baking dish.
- Pour broth around the onions. Cover loosely with foil and bake for about 40 minutes.
- Remove the foil, pour the smoked beer into the pan and continue baking for another 25–30 minutes, occasionally spooning the pan juices over the onions.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon until crisp and crumble.
- Serve each stuffed onion over creamy mashed potatoes, spoon the savory pan sauce over the top and finish with crispy bacon.
From
Bamberg's
famous onions to
Ketcham Estate Pinot Noir—this week's Tasty Tuesday brings a little taste of Franconia to our table as we dream about our 2027 European river cruise. 🇩🇪🍷
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