Have you ever had Spatzle?

Question

Not sure if I spelled that right. But it's a homemade side dish. It's like little noodles/dumplings. Looks pretty easy to make. Any unique hand-me-down recipes out there?

Answer 1

Yes...I have had it....YUMMY!

You can buy it boxed...usually on the top shelf in the pasta section of a good grocery. I have made it home-made, and the boxed is about the same.

I ALWAYS sautee it with a handful of peas a couple minutes in butter, sprinkle it with a touch of nutmeg, and serve it as a side dish with pork roast.

It is also good sauteed with cut up leftover meat and veggies

Answer 2

Actually I never have but wanted to try. Here is a recipe I found for it. Hope u like!!!
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Bring a saucepan of salted water it a boil, reduce the heat, and maintain a simmer. In a bowl, stir all the ingredients together. Place a colander over the pan, pour about1/4 of the batter into the colander, and press through the holes with a plastic spatula into the hot water. When the spatzle starts to float to the surface, cover the pan and keep covered until the spatzle appears to swell and is fluffy. Remove the dumplings and repeat the procedure with the remaining batter.

Answer 3

It's funny you should bring this up. I just bought a brand new Kull spaetzle maker at a local resale shop for a dollar because they had no idea of what it was! ;-)

I love spaetzle with sauerbraten -- my dad's mom used to make it, good German lady that she was. I got this recipe from Allrecipes. It comes pretty close to duplicating Grandma's spaetzle.

2 eggs
2 tablespoons freshly rendered lard or oil
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
4 quarts water

Using an electric mixer, blend the eggs, lard or oil, water and milk.

Stir the flour together with 1/2 tsp of the salt and the baking powder in a dry bowl. Blend this mixture into the liquid.

Mix well and set aside for a moment. Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tsp of salt. Using a spaetzle maker or spaetzle press squeeze the dough into the boiling water.

Use about 1/3 of the dough for each batch. When the dumplings float to the surface, they are done. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place in a colander.

They can be served with way with paprika gravy or pan fried with a little butter, just until they are a bit golden, and topped with parsley.

Note: you can cut the spaetzle dough into long thin strips on a cutting board, then hold it over the boiling water and cut off tiny pieces. It will take you forever, though.

If you don't have a press or spaetzle maker, an easier way is to force the dough in tiny amounts through a collander with medium sized holes.

Answer 4

Spaetzle is awesome...here's the recipe handed down to me...(be aware that couscous is really close to this if you don't want the bother making the dough)

1 cup plus 1TB flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
Stir together flour and salt in small bowl. Blend egg and milk and stir into flour. Place 1/2 dogh in a collander (strainer). With a rubber spatula (or large spoon) press dough through strainer to form spaetzle (it drops in) over rapidly boiling liquid (lightly salted water, chicken stock or chicken soup-yummy). Repeat with remaining dough. Continue boiling and stir lightly, 5 minutes.

Enjoy!!

Answer 5

yes I have had spatzle it is good but have you ever had potato dumplings? there the best and not to hard to make.
first cook around 3or 4 potatoes and mash them with out milk than put a teaspoon of farina cereal in the potatoes add 2 eggs and salt than mix, add flour until the dough is stiff,roll out into a small loaf and slice about 3in. thick and put in boiling water for about 20 min. drain we make this with pork roast and put the dumplings in the pork drippings. there great.

Answer 6

Oh God--I can taste them! We grew up poor, they're cheap to make, and my German great grandmother made them ALL the time. I can't tell you the last time I had spaetzle. Seriously, I can taste them! Granny is long gone, and her daughter (my grandma) has suffered a stroke, so I, unfortunately can't get you the recipe. I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful memory! Mmmm--buttery spaetzle. Seriously, I'm starting to drool over here!

Answer 7

It's a german pasta. I've had it many times, usually with a cream sauce.

There are probably loads of recipies out there, try a google search on "spaetzle recipes". : )

Answer 8

It's spelled spaetzle. I dont have any good recipe but i love it - my ex mother in law was german and that was my favorite dish she made. This recipe looks easy!

http://pasta.allrecipes.com/az/GermanSpaetzelDmplngs.asp