Spätzle
Spätzle are traditional German Egg Noodles that are quite easy to prepare and are a perfect side dish for so many European dishes. This is an easy recipe to make you might be a little intimated at first, but once you jump in its quite easy and so delicious.
Ingredients
- -4 cups of flour
- -2 tsp salt
- -8 large eggs
- -3/4 cup of milk
- -1 tsp black pepper
- -2 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
- -1 tbsp. chicken bullion
- -1 cup melted butter
- -4 slices of diced bacon
- -1 med onion diced fine.
Instructions
Prep: Have a large pot with about 12 cups of salted boiling water
In a large fry pan sauté bacon until its about half cooked then add onions . Cook for an additional 5 minutes. Turn off heat, Bacon should be cooked but not crispy and onions translucent
Place flour, salt, pepper and parsley in a stand mixing bowl, then add milk, cracked eggs and chicken bullion to dry mixture. Turn on mixer and mix on slow for about a minute. Batter should develop bubbles. Let batter sit for 5 minutes.
- Chicken Bullion Base can be found at Costco or most super markets
Pour batter out of bowl and into the spätzle cutter or colander over the boiling salted water.
- Spätzle Cutter Colander
Let the noodles cook for about 2-3 minutes, they will float to the top. Once they float to the top use a spider or sieve to take noodle out.
Put Spätzle in a large bowl with the butter. Toss Noodles until the butter is absorbed.
Transfer Spätzle to the bacon onion fry pan and cook for an additional 5-7 minutes. This is my personal touch.
Final thoughts
A quick easy side dish, flavorful great to use with stews, braised items and schnitzel.