How to cook spätzle (german pasta)

Typical German side dish usually served with meat and sauce or as a main dish with Swiss cheese and sautéed onions :)

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Add 3 1/2 cups of wheat flour to a bowl

Add 3 1/2 cups of wheat flour to a bowl

Crack your eggs

Crack your eggs

Add salt

Add salt

Combine

Combine

Add 2 cups of water

Add 2 cups of water

Stir until everything is well combined

Stir until everything is well combined

To cook the pasta you need: grater with big holes, scraper and skimmer

To cook the pasta you need: grater with big holes, scraper and skimmer

Boil some water in a big pot and add 1Tbsp oil and a pinch of salt

Boil some water in a big pot and add 1Tbsp oil and a pinch of salt

Put the grater on the pot and pour some dough on it

Put the grater on the pot and pour some dough on it

Scrape the dough into the boiling water

Scrape the dough into the boiling water

Remove the grater. The Spätzle will swim at the surface when they're ready! Take them out with the skimmer and place in a bowl or on a plate

That's how they should look :) Add 2 cups of Swiss cheese and bake for 25 min for Cheese Spätzle or serve with any sauce or meat. Enjoy

  • 1/2c Wheat Flour
  • 4.0 Eggs
  • 1.0tsp Salt
  • 2.0c Water
  • 1.0Tbsp Olive Oil
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