Spaetzle

Submitted by MBP7273

"You must have a spatzle maker to use this recipe! It is a grater with very large holes and a container that passes back and forth to press the rather runny batter through the holes."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 59.14 ml milk
• 236.59 ml flour
• 1.23 ml nutmeg
• 0.25 ml white pepper
• 2.46 ml salt
• 9.85 ml bouillon
• 29.58 ml butter
• 14.79 ml parsley

directions

1. Beat eggs and add milk.
2. Combine flour, nutmeg, pepper and salt in bowl.
3. Add liquid gradually, beat until smooth.
4. Let dough rest, beating occasionally, for an hour (optional).
5. Bring gallon of water to boil, add boullion (powder or cubes) to the water.
6. Use Spaetzle press to drop noodles into water.
7. When noodles rise to surface, they are done.
8. Skim off with slotted spoon and place in bowl of ice water to cool.
9. Drain.
10. Melt butter, add noodles and parsley.
11. Stirfry until heated.
12. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Claudia Straka]

Yummy - just like my mom makes. But we found that there wasn't enough for two adults, and we're not especially big eaters. I recommend that you double the recipe if you have more than two eating.

 

[Koechin Chef]

What a great idea to add chicken base /bouillon to the boiling water! Here is a neat hint I saw on Foodnetwork. Take one of those aluminum pie pans from a frozen pie shell. Poke it full of holes.(not too small). Pour/push the dough through this.Into the boiling broth. It works great. :-)

 

[Nif_H]

I think I'm in love! LOL! This recipe was easy and sooo tasty. My kids will go nuts over this for sure. I liked the taste of the bouillon and only used about 8 cups of water to enjoy the flavour of it. I recommend using a spaetzle maker as it made the job very quick and easy. I bought one for under $10 and I know I'll get a lot of use out of it. If you want it for a side dish, 4 servings is fair. As a main dish, maybe 2 servings, but I would make more. Made for Spring 2009 PAC. Thanks!

 

[heathers]

Spaetzle is a great meal my family love it. I usually coat chicken or pork with flour pan fry in butter. Remove meat keep warm in oven. Add butter to same pan, add spaetzle fry until slightly brown,remove and keep warm. Add cream, salt, opt parsley to same pan. Bring up the heat then add meat to cream in pan. Vegies - honey carrots and brocolli. Plate up food with spaetzle as side dish so that they can be added to main dish.

 

[yumyumum]

This sounds like it would be good, but I haven't tried it yet...I have made Spaetzle though, and before I got my Spaetzle Maker, I just used a Pasta Strainer, or Colander, and a wooden spoon to press the dough through the holes. You do not have to have a spaetzle maker to make this. SOunds like a good recipe though! I am going to try it later this week! :)