German Rahm Sauce 
 - Authentic Swabian Recipe 

Published: May 24, 2022 by Angela Schofield · 2 Comments

This easy German rahm sauce is the perfect cream gravy for your German meal
because of its velvety texture and rich flavor.

You won't need more than a few basic ingredients to whip up this sauce quickly
from scratch.


Breaded german schnitzel with spaetzle and rahm sauce on a white plate.
Garnish of a lemon slice and parsley on top.

Rahm sauce is a classic of German cuisine. The sauce is especially popular
in the south of Germany, where it is often served with spatzle and
schnitzel
or pork tenderloin.

If you love German schnitzel check out my recipes for Zigeunerschnitzel -
Bell Pepper Sauce for Schnitzel, German Schnitzel Sandwich and this article
where I talk about the top 8 German Schnitzel Variations.



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Cultural Background
Ingredients
Easy Step by Step Instructions
Substitutions
Variations
Equipment
Storage
How to Serve
Top Tip
Recipe
More German Sauce Recipes




Cultural Background
What is the difference between rahm sauce and jager sauce. 

The base for both sauces are similar. But jager sauce contains mushrooms
while rahm sauce doesn´t.


How to pronounce rahm sauce in German?


Click on the play button to hear how to pronounce rahm sauce the correct way
in German.

click on the play button to listen how to say rahm sauce in German



What does rahm sauce mean in German?

Rahm is a German word for cream, rahm sauce means creamy sauce in German.
What is rahm sauce called in Germany?

The German name for rahm sauce is Rahmsoße or Rahmsauce. Soße is another
word for sauce or gravy in the German language.



Ingredients

Like most gravies this sauce can be made with just a few simple ingredients
that you probably already have at home.
 

rahm sauce ingredients: wine, beef stock, flour, butter, seasonings, wine
or water, half & half, tomato paste.

butter
flour
tomato paste
beef stock, alternatively vegetable broth
half & half
water or white wine
coarse Kosher salt
white pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
paprika powder
sugar


See recipe card for quantities.


Easy Step-by-Step Instructions

Follow these easy step-by-step instructions to see how you can make German
rahm sauce from scratch in just a few minutes.








Rahm sauce step 1, melting butter.
Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat.

Rahmsauce step 2, adding flour to the melted butter.
Add the flour and fry on medium heat for a couple of minutes.






Rahm sauce step 3, adding tomato paste to the pot.
Then add the tomato paste and fry for another couple of minutes.

Rahm sauce step 4, adding beef broth to the pot.
Pour in the beef stock or vegetable broth and mix until everything is well 
combined.






Rahm sauce step 5, adding half and half and wine to the pot.
Add the half & half and wine or water. Allow to simmer on medium heat until
the sauce is smooth and thickened.

Rahm sauce step 6, adding seasonings to the sauce.
Add seasonings to taste.


Hint: 
Serve immediately or keep warm on low heat until serving.



Substitutions

Adjust this recipe to your own preferences:

Milk - if you like to save some fat and calories, you can make the sauce
with milk instead of half & half. The sauce will be not as creamy but still
will taste good.
Margarine - instead of butter you can use margarine.
Vegan - you can use vegan butter and cream instead of half & half. You
can replace the half & half also with plain almond milk.
Low Carb - thicken the sauce with Xanthan gum instead of flour.



rahn sauce in a glass serving dish.



Variations

This basic sauce can be used as the base for several variations.

Spicy - to give this sauce some heat, add chili pepper flakes or some
splashes of Tabasco.
Deluxe - You can give this sauce a more sophisticated appearance by
adding green pepper corns to it.
Mushrooms - add mushroom slices to make a creamy mushroom gravy from
this sauce base.
Bell Pepper - the addition of finely slices bell pepper gives the sauce
a nice fresh flavor and adds some veggies into your diet.



Equipment

Making this sauce does not require a lot of equipment.

small sauce pan
cooking spoon
measuring cup
measuring spoon



Storage

The sauce will keep refrigerated for at least 3-4 days. If you plan a meal,
prepare the sauce the day before, this will save you time and stress.

Use ice cube trays to store any leftover sauce or double the recipe. You
will have a nice supply of homemade gravy at your fingertips.
rahmschnitzel with noodles and garnish of parsley flakes.




How to Serve

Rahm sauce goes well with various meat dishes like breaded schnitzel,
unbreaded schnitzel, pork steaks, tenderloin, roasts and even fish dishes.
But it also tastes amazing in meatless dishes like spaetzle any other kind
of pasta, potato dumplings or vegetables.


Top Tip
Make your own dark gravy sauce base and add a cube of it to this sauce to
make it even more flavorful.



Recipe






German Rahm Sauce Angela Schofield
Creamy Goodness: German Rahm Sauce is Delicious and Easy to Make!




rahn sauce in a glass serving dish.


Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Course Gravies &, Sauces
Cuisine German, Swabian
Servings 8 Portions
Calories 87 kcal


Recipe Card


Ingredients

Ingredients
Qty. 
Meas. 
Descr.
2
Tbsp 
butter 
2
Tbsp 
Flour 
1
tsp 
tomato paste 
1
C
beef stock alternatively vegetable broth 
 
C
half & half 
1/w 
C
water or white wine 
1
tsp 
coarse Kosher salt 
1/4 
tsp 
white pepper 
1/2 
tsp 
onion powder 
1/4 
tsp 
garlic powder 
1/4
tsp 
paprika powder 
1/4 
tsp 
sugar 



Directions 

 Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
 Add the flour and fry on medium heat for a couple of minutes.
 Then add the tomato paste and fry for another couple of minutes.
 Pour in the beef or vegetable broth and mix until everything is well
combined.
 Add the half & half and, wine or water and allow to simmer on medium
heat until the sauce is smooth and thickened.
 Add seasonings to taste.
 Serve immediately or keep warm on low heat until serving.




Notes
Put any sauce that is left over into ice cube trays and freeze it.This
way, you won't have to worry about running out of homemade gravy ever
again.



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