Easy German Spaetzle Recipe
Easy German Spaetzle are ready in only 15 minutes and make a great side for all dishes served with a sauce!
Prep: 5min
Total: 15min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 296 kcal, Carbohydrate 48 g, Protein 12 g, Fat 5 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 164 mg, Sodium 940 mg, Fiber 1 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 8 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk ((or water))
Instruction:
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, eggs, milk, and salt. Stir until the batter is well combined and develops bubbles. You can also use a mixer. The batter should neither be too thin nor too thick or it will be difficult to make the spaetzle with your spaetzle maker. Let the batter sit for 5-10 min.
- Put a colander into a bowl to drain the Spaetzle once cooked and bring a large pot of water over high heat to a boil, add about 1 Tbsp of salt to the water, and reduce temperature to a simmer.
- Press batter through a spaetzle maker, a large holed sieve or colander into the simmering water.
- Work in batches, after using about 1/3 of the batter stop adding new spaetzle and let them cook for about 2-3 minutes, or until they float to the top. Stir occasionally. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the spaetzle to the colander so that excess water can drip off.
- Serve the spaetzle immediately or saute them in butter to crisp them up a little. If you don’t serve or saute them right away, add 1 or 2 Tbsp of butter to the hot spaetzle to prevent them from sticking together.
Spätzle Recipe – How to Make Spätzle or Spaetzle (Tiny German Dumplings)
FAQ
How is spaetzle different from pasta?
Usually when you make pasta, you form a dense dough from flour and eggs, which you knead, rest, roll, and cut until your arms feel like they’re on the verge of falling off. To make spaetzle, you just mix flour, egg, and a bit of milk into a pancake batter-like consistency.
What goes good with spaetzle?
What to Serve with Spaetzle? 10 BEST Side Dishes
- 1 – Swedish Meatballs.
- 2 – Duck Confit.
- 3 – Jagerschnitzel.
- 4 – Portobello Paprikash.
- 5 – Beef Goulash.
- 6 – Roasted Plum Compote.
- 7 – German Lentil Soup.
- 8 – Sauerbraten (German Beef Roast)
What is spaetzle made from?
Spätzle is a German egg noodle pasta with a chewy, dumpling-like texture. The short noodles are usually irregularly shaped and made from a simple batter of eggs mixed with flour (all-purpose or semolina) and milk or water.
Are spaetzle and dumplings the same thing?
Spaetzle are traditional German dumplings.
