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Kasespaetzle (Cheese Spaetzle)
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 8
You can also use your favorite recipe for spaetzle
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
nutmeg (optional)
1 onion, sliced very thin
oil
butter
1/2 lb gruyere or 1/2 lb swiss cheese
Directions:
1. Prepare spaetzel: Combine the dry ingredients (add a bit of nutmeg to taste if doing it for German Cooking, omit if for Hungarian)
2. Add the milk and egg and mix together into a batter of sorts.
3. Meanwhile, have a wide pan of water with salt boiling.
4. Take the batter and put it into a spaetzle maker, or I used a French fry basket, and rubbed it with the bottom of a spatula to break it up.
5. When the Spaetzle float, remove with a slotted spoon and put them into a colander.
6. Fry onion in a little oil until very brown and crispy.Set aside.
7. In heavy (preferably non-stick) skillet, heat spaetzle in a little butter.
8. Grate cheese and toss into spaetzle.
9. When cheese melts, transfer to large bowl and sprinkle with onion.
10. Serve hot.
By RecipeOfHealth.com