Mixed Drinks with Wine and Sekt

• 750 Gramm Butternut-Kürbis(se)
• 3 kleine Zwiebeln
• 2 Zehen Knoblauch
• 1 Becher Crème fraîche
• 250 ml trockener Weißwein
• 500 ml Gemüsebrühe
• 25 Gramm Parmesan oder ähnlicher Hartkäse
• 400 Gramm Spaghetti oder andere Nudeln
• nach Geschmack Salz, Pfeffer, Zucker
• 4 EL Kürbiskerne, evtl. gehackt
• nach Belieben Muskat, Thymian

Sauté the garlic and onions until translucent. Dice the butternut squash and add, season with pepper and sugar. When the cubes are still firm, pour in the white wine and vegetable stock. Continue cooking until the squash is firm to the bite.

In the meantime, cook and drain the pasta.

Add the thyme, nutmeg, salt and crème fraîche to the boiling pumpkin, bring to the boil and thicken. Stir in the parmesan and season to taste. You can also crush some diced pumpkin to make the sauce sweeter.

Arrange the pasta on plates and top with the pumpkin sauce.

Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.

• Scheurebe (trocken)

• 1kg Weißer Spargel
• 200g Mehl
• 4 Eier
• 150ml Milch
• 1TL Butterschmalz zum Braten
• 2EL Butter
• 1 Zitrone
• 1 Prise Zucker
• 1-3 Schnittlauchröllchen zum Garnieren
• 1 Für die Soße:
• 150g Butter
• 50ml Sahne
• 50ml Sekt
• etwas Salz und Pfeffer

Mix the flour with the eggs, milk and a pinch of salt to make a smooth pancake batter. Leave to soak for 30 minutes.

In the meantime, peel the asparagus and cook in salted water with 2 tbsp butter and a pinch of sugar until al dente. Drain well and keep warm.

<p>Pour the pancake batter in batches into hot clarified butter
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pour into hot clarified butter. When the underside is browned, use a fork to scrape into pieces. Finish frying until the pieces are golden yellow.

For the champagne-butter sauce, bring the cream to the boil, reduce slightly and stir in the cold pieces of butter (walnut-sized). Add the sparkling wine and season to taste with salt and pepper.

<p>Arrange the asparagus on pre-warmed plates. Add the kratzete, drizzle with the sauce and garnish with chives.

<p>Wine recommendation:

A mild and dry Gutedel or a delicate Kabinett wine from Riesling or Pinot Blanc.

• Gutedel (trocken)
• Riesling (brut)
• Pinot Gris (brut nature)

• 1 Bund Schnittlauch
• 1 Liter Fleischbrühe
• 150 Gramm Weizenmehl
• 300 ml Milch
• nach Belieben Speckschwarte zum ausreiben der Pflanne
• Etwas Salz

Make a smooth, not too thick batter from the flour, milk, eggs and a pinch of salt. Heat a heavy frying pan on a high heat, rub with bacon fat, pour in a small dollop of batter, allow to spread and fry thin pancakes (flädle).

<p>Leave the pancakes to cool, halve and cut into thin strips.

Place in clear, very hot meat stock and serve immediately.

• Trollinger (halbtrocken & feinherb)

• 2 ganze Zucchini
• 3 EL Rapsöl
• 1 kleine Schalotte
• 300 Gramm Pfifferlinge
• 1 Msp. gemahlener Piment
• 2 Bund Rucola
• je 1/2 Bund Kerbel u. glatte Petersilie
• je 3 EL Walnuss- u. Rapsöl
• 4 Stück Ziegenkäse-Taler
• 1 Prise Zucker
• nach Belieben Salz & Pfeffer

Salad:

Wash the courgettes and slice thinly. Place in a bowl and mix with the oil.

Heat a grill pan and fry the courgettes in batches until golden brown. Season with salt and pepper, place in a bowl.

<p>Peel and finely dice the shallot. Clean the chanterelles, wash if necessary and pat dry. Depending on size, cut in half if necessary.

<p>Sauté the shallot in a pan until translucent. Add the chanterelles and fry vigorously for 3 minutes while stirring. Season with salt, pepper and allspice. Add to the courgettes. Wash the rocket and spin dry.

Dressing:

Wash the herbs, shake dry. Pluck the leaves, blend finely with both types of oil and vinegar in a blender or with a hand blender. Flavour with salt, pepper and sugar. Pour over the courgette and chanterelle mix and mix loosely with the rocket. Arrange on plates, sprinkle with goat's cheese.

• Pinot Blanc (trocken)