Blindhuhn

Blindhuhn (English: "blind chicken"), also called blind hen,[1] Westphalian blind chicken, Lippisches blind chicken or goose feed,[2] is a stew that is part of Westphalian cuisine in Germany. It is a hearty dish is prepared from various beans, potatoes, carrots, pears and apples as well as bacon.[1] Depending on how it is prepared, it has a soupy to creamy consistency and is slightly acidic per to the addition of apples and vinegar. Despite its name, the dish contains no chicken.[3]

Westphalian blindhuhn stew with sides of mettwurst sausage and bacon
Blindhuhn being prepared

In some preparations, unsmoked or smoked mettwurst sausage is added at the end and also cooked.[2] Fried onion is sometimes used to top the dish.[4]

Etymology

Westfälisches blindhuhn ("Westphalian blind chicken")[5] is a classic recipe from Westphalian cuisine that Henriette Davidis described as the "Westphalian national dish" as early as the mid-19th century.[6] A German proverb states that "even a blind hen finds a grain",[7] and the stew's name is derived from this, essentially meaning that everyone will find something they like in this stew.[2][8] Davidis himself also describes the dish as a gleaning, so that the proverb can also mean that it is an autumn dish that is stocked with the remains of the garden season that the cook found as a "blind chicken".[9] The composition of the dish is reminiscent of the North German dish Birnen, Bohnen und Speck ("pears, beans and bacon").[5]

See also

References
  1. "Blindes Huhn". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. Schneider, I. (2015). Ostwestfalen-Lippe - Küchenklassiker: Pickert, Pudding, Pumpernickel (in German). Wartberg Verlag. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-8313-2475-0. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. Otzen, H.; Otzen, B. (2021). Reise Know-How Reiseführer Münsterland. Reiseführer (in German). Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-8317-4974-4. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  4. Bendel, L. (2013). Deutsche Regionalküche von A-Z (in German). Anaconda Verlag. p. 57. ISBN 978-3-7306-9042-0. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. Sheraton, M. (2010). The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking. Random House Publishing Group. p. 110-111. ISBN 978-0-307-75457-8. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. Davidis, H. (2018). Praktisches Kochbuch Für Die Gewöhnliche Und Feinere Küche: Bearbeitet Für Die Deutsch-Amerikanische Küche Nach Der Fünfunddreißigsten Verbesserten Auflage (Classic Reprint) (in German). Fb&c Limited. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-267-44750-3. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. "Auch ein blindes Huhn findet mal ein Korn - 03.09.2015". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  8. Westphalian blind chicken. Wdr.de. accessed June 22, 2018.
  9. Bert Gamerschlag, Bert (2019). "Westfalenkost" (in: Stern 4/2019). Gruner + Jahr. pp 118–.
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