Spätzle is a German/Austrian specialty, typically served as a side dish to heavy meat dishes with sauce, such as goulash. This spätzle recipe is an old family classic that has been passed down through generations.
Recipe for butter-fried spätzle
Spätzle is a German/Austrian specialty typically served as a side dish to hearty meat dishes with sauce, such as goulash.
This spätzle recipe is an old family classic that has been passed down through generations—and it is absolutely worth trying! The dish is both easy and inexpensive to prepare, and it tastes great.
If you have leftover spätzle, try frying them lightly crispy in butter before serving. It tastes fantastic and is a great way to make use of your leftovers.
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Butter-fried spätzle
Spätzle is a German/Austrian specialty, typically served as a side dish to heavy meat dishes with sauce, such as goulash. This spätzle recipe is an old family classic that has been passed down through generations.
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale
- Deciliter Measure
- Bowl
- Large pot
- Hob
- Potato press (spätzle iron) (Option 1)
- Garlic Press (Option 2)
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 500 gram Wheat Flour
- 18 gram Salt
- 100 gram Water
- 6 pcs. Egg optional 1 extra egg
- 4 l Water for boiling
- 36 gram Salt for boiling water
- Butter for frying
Instructions
- Mix all-purpose flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Add water and eggs, and mix the dough. The amount of eggs depends on the humidity and similar factors, so start with 4 and add more as needed to achieve a thick and smooth consistency.
- Bring a large pot of water with salt to a boil.
- You now need to "shape" your spätzle from the dough, which can be done in the following two ways:1. Press the dough through a spätzle press (a press shaped like a very large garlic press). Hold the press over the pot of boiling water while pressing the dough through and into the water.2. Spread the spätzle dough thinly on a cutting board. Hold the cutting board at an angle over the pot of boiling water and cut the dough into strips that drop into the water as you cut.
- Your spätzle are done cooking when they rise to the surface.
- Place the cooked spätzle in a warmed dish.
- Spätzle can be eaten as they are, or they can be fried in butter, which makes them delicious and crispy.
- Heat a pan with plenty of butter.
- Fry your spätzle until they become slightly crispy and have a light golden surface.
- Serve with stews.
Notes
If you have leftover spätzle, it's perfect to fry them in butter and serve them either with leftover stew or a new dish.
They taste delicious when fried in butter, and you avoid food waste!
They taste delicious when fried in butter, and you avoid food waste!