Allgäu

Käsespätzle

Name: Käsespätzle
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour); 4 egg; 1/2 cup water; Salt, to taste; a pinch nutmeg; 2 cups grated Emmental or Bergkäse gruyère cheese; 3 medium thinly sliced onion; 3 tbsp butter; Black pepper, plenty, freshly ground; Spring onion (green onion, scallion), chives or spring onion greens, snipped

Germany's answer to mac and cheese, with crispy onions on top and no apologies.

40 minTime

30 gProtein each

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Käsespätzle.

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Ingredients

Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)2½ cups

Egg4

Water½ cup

Saltto taste

Nutmega pinch

Gruyère cheese2 cups grated Emmental or Bergkäse

Onion3 medium, thinly sliced

Butter3 tbsp

Black pepperplenty, freshly ground

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)chives or spring onion greens, snipped

Method

5 steps

1Fry the onions slowly in half the butter until deep golden and crisp at the edges. Set aside.
2Make the spätzle batter: beat flour, eggs, water, salt and nutmeg until bubbly, then rest 10 minutes.
3Press into boiling salted water in batches, lifting them out as they float.
4Layer hot spätzle and cheese in a buttered dish, finishing with cheese. Bake or cover on the stove until melted.
5Top with the fried onions, black pepper and chives.

Serve it like this

Serve straight from the hot pan or cast iron dish, crowned with fried onions and chives, with a crisp green salad on the side.

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