Dinner for 4

German Spaetzle

Name: German Spaetzle
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 500 g pastry flour; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 6 eggs beaten; 200 ml sparkling water; 2 tbsp butter; 2 onions finely sliced; 1 tsp caster sugar; 150 g emmental grated; 100 g gruyère grated; 50 g romadur cheese or camembert rind removed and chopped; 1/2 tbsp chives finely chopped (optional)

Soft spaetzle cooks in boiling water, then bakes with caramelized onions, butter, and three melted cheeses.

$4.04per serving $$$

65 minstart to table

4servings

German Vegetarian Family Dinners

Ingredients

500 g pastry flour
1 tsp fine sea salt
6 eggs beaten
200 ml sparkling water
2 tbsp butter
2 onions finely sliced
1 tsp caster sugar
150 g emmental grated
100 g gruyère grated
50 g romadur cheese or camembert rind removed and chopped
1/2 tbsp chives finely chopped (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F for 10 minutes.
Cook the sliced onions, butter, and sugar in a large skillet over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring until golden.
Whisk the flour, salt, eggs, and sparkling water in a bowl for 5 minutes to make a thick batter.
Drop small portions of batter into a large pot of boiling salted water and cook for 10 minutes, until the spaetzle floats.
Drain the spaetzle and layer it with the onions, Emmental, Gruyere, and chopped Romadur in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
Bake for 20 minutes, until the cheese melts and the edges turn golden.

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