Spaetzle (noodles)

Excellent recipe! I have been trying for some time, with great frustration, to perfect the art of making spaetzle. Well - it is now obvious to me that it really isn't hard at all - you just need the correct recipe. This was absolutely perfect - the batter was nice and thick and not gloppy, like so many others I had previously tried. I used a spaetzle maker and it came out as good as any I've ever eaten in my favorite restaurant here in Germany.

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Delicious, we had a lot of fun making it, need to get the Spaetzle maker or machine, It is very good, first time making Spaetzle, my Dh loved it, he also helped making it. Recipe is a keeper.

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Yes, Another review. I made the recipe almost exactly the way you have it ~ however, I don't much care for nutmeg so I left it out. I boiled up some chicken, skimmed the fat off, added salt & pepper, some onions, diced some celery & carrots and potatos. Then I brought it to a simmer until all veggies were done. I don't have a spaetzle machine, so I improvised. I decided to try something different than a colander or cutting the dough. I have a potato ricer and I put it through that. Well let me tell you, it was a little tough as the dough was a bit thick, but I did get it through. Almost perfect. I then boiled them for about 7 minutes turned the burner off and let it cool a bit. WONDERFUL! Absolutely Delicious! I think next time I make them I will add some green onion to the dough, a great color and I bet it will taste Fantastic! Thank you for the yummy recipe!

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Perfect! Easily made in 30 minutes with a spaetzle maker. Just the right texture and good instruction to help judge that. Absolutely delicious - tasted just like my Grandma's. I've never had better.

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I do not have a spaetzle machine, and was not able to push it through a colander, so I rolled it out and cut it with knife. Still came out very good.

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Very good.. First timer ever making spatzle.. i had to add a lot more flour to get it to go through the grater. Made with pork shnitzel last night.. a little bland - not sure if it's supposed to be like that or ?

But, thanks

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My father's been asking for a spaetzle recipe like his mother made for years. I finally found it! We love them in soup (I use a cutting board and knife for substantial pieces). I serve them straight out of the boiling water. Yum!

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Excellent. Made a half-recipe. No spaetzle machine or colander with large enough holes, so I did it the old-fashioned way: scraped noodles off a flat plate into the boiling water with a butterknife. Some were a little thick, but tasty none-the-less. Served with sauerbraten. Teenage son ate the left-overs for a late-night snack.

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This is very good. I served it with some Weiner Schnitzel and we really liked the combo. I did however prepare it a bit differnt. I made the noodles as the directions said, except I fried them with some bacon and green onions added the last minute. Delicious. My family and I didn't like the nutmeg flavoring in this, we thought it was too much, so next time I will cut it in half. Otherwise we really liked this and I plan on making it often.

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I love Recipe Zaar! The chef comments truly helped on these. My son loves thick noodles in his chicken noodle soup. I've been looking for a recipe for years. This works! I had a hard time putting the spaetzle through a plane grater...it oozed through OK, but then when I tried to cut it, it all globbed together. I ended up rolling it out on a floured board and cut them in strips. Easy! I'm going to try a spaetzle maker too. Thanks!

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These noodles are fantastic. My grandmother used to make them using the cutting board method for chicken noodle soup. We always referred to them as "clunker" noodles. I now love making up a batch and nibbling on them throughout the week. Thanks!

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The end result tasted good -- though a bit heavy -- but I had a heck of a time with the dough. I ended up watching a couple videos on YouTube and found that this dough was nothing like the consistency of the spaetzle dough on there. This was way too dry. As a result, I couldn't get it through a colander to save my life. I ended up going the cutting route and while that went better, it left me with rather heavy noodles. As I get more practice I'm sure my end product will improve.

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Perfect. They are just like what I ate as a kid and what I ate in Germany! They are also delicious the next morning if you pan fry them with parsley, onion and eggs.

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Excellent!! My first try at spaetzle. I've been wanting to get a spaetzle maker for a long time, but haven't. I cut these off of a small board with a knife and won't be buying that spaetzle maker now. It was so easy. Getting the right size will take practice, but that's the fun part.

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Great recipe. Sandi the way you "cut" the Spaetzle is actually the original way to do it. In Germany they have spaetzle boards that have a handle on one side and are slanted to the other side for easy scraping. The bad thing about the scraping is that it takes you a bit of practice to make the spaetzle thin. Especially at the beginning of your "scraping career" they will end up thick and look more like dumplings than spaetzle/ Good for you for trying. You can also try a potato ricer -works very well.

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Five Big Fat Stars! My first attempt at making spaetzle made me look like a pro thanks to you! BB&B was out of the spaetzle maker I thought I needed, so I improvised with a technique I saw on youtube and won't be using any other from now on. I put a portion of the dough onto a bamboo cutting board, held it up about waist-high, and with a butter knife, scraped off small slivers of dough with a quick motion straight into the pot of water. (Dip the knife into the water periodically to unstick dough.) Several seconds later, that batch floated and was removed - followed by the next batch. This was, for me, a 2-person operation; me scraping, my husband fishing them out to drain. But I digress! We LOVED the flavor and ate it as an accompaniment to another keeper, Recipe #47739. Thank you, Mimi!

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This was my first attempt at making spaetzle and it turned out fabulous. I did have to add a touch more water as it was a little dry. I used a manual spaetzle maker which is pretty hard work but it sure was worth it. I served this with a lamb ragout and green beans. This is definitely something we will be having again. Thanks for posting a great recipe!

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This was a very good recipe. I used it when I served Chicken Paprikash. Thanks for sharing.

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Very easy to make --this was my first use of the "spaetlze maker" -- I made half the recipe then saute'd the cooked noodles in brown butter and salt n pepper- I ended up eating the whole portion ( meant for 2-3)-Thanks Mimi for this great recipe-a keeper!

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