4 hot german pot Recipes

boneless beef chuck roast, cooking oil, sliced carrots, chopped onions (2 large), sliced celery (2 stalks ), chopped kosher dill pickle (or to taste), dry red wine or 1/2 cup beef broth, german mustard, fresh coarse ground black pepper, bay leaves, all-purpose flour, dry red wine or 2 tbsp beef broth, hot cooked spaetzle noodles or cooked noodles, snipped fresh parsley (optional)

potatoes, cut into 1/4 inch slices (peeled or unpeeled , whichever you prefer), onion, chopped, water, cider vinegar, all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, celery seed, pepper, cooked bacon, crumbled

sharp white cheddar, shredded (about 2 1/2 cups), gruyere, shredded (about 2 cups), smoked gruyere or swiss, shredded, scant tbsp cornstarch, strained cooking liquid from beer-simmered bratwursts , recipe follows, spicy brown mustard, plus more for serving, a few drops hot sauce, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, slab bacon, rind removed, sliced about 1-inch thick, cremini mushrooms, caps only, canola oil, six to eight 2-inch-thick slices high-quality german rye bread, beer-simmered bratwurst , recipe follows, sweet and hot german mustards , for serving, special equipment : fondue pot and skewers, german light ale, caraway seeds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, onions, unpeeled, roughly chopped, whole cloves garlic , smashed, fresh ginger, peeled and chopped, precooked bratwurst , pricked with a fork, canola oil