Swiss Cheese Spaetzle Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, heat up a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and bacon. Cook until the onion is slightly golden.
• For the pasta, mix together eggs, flour, milk and nutmeg. The dough will be quite runny.
• Put the pasta dough onto a wooden board, now scrape with a knife little dumplings about the size of a couple of peas and let each dumpling fall into the boiling water. You can also use what is called a Spätzle machine which is like a giant garlic press or push it through a colander.
• Once the dumplings float on the water, take them out as they are done.
• Add the Spätzle dumplings and the cheese to the frying pan and fry for a couple of minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle some parsley on top.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Sift the flour and salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Beat the eggs and milk in a medium bowl. Alternately mix the milk mixture into the flour until a smooth dough is formed.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat Press batter thorough a spaetzle maker into the water. When the spaetzle float to the top of the water, remove them with a slotted spoon to an oven safe dish. After first layer of spaetzle, add a layer of Swiss cheese. Continue layering until all of the spaetzle and cheese have been used.
• Bake the spaetzle until the cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over low heat. Add the onions and cook until golden brown. Pour over melted spaetzle and serve.

Steps:

• Sift together flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Beat eggs in a medium bowl. Alternately mix in milk and the flour mixture until smooth. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Press batter through a spaetzle press into the water. You may also use a potato ricer, colander, or a cheese grater. When the spaetzle has floated to the top of the water, remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Mix in 1 cup of the cheese.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and cook until golden. Stir in spaetzle and remaining cheese until well blended. Remove from heat, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat water in a big pot for cooking.
• Meanwhile mix flour, eggs, milk, water and salt together with a blender.
• Let rest 5 to 10 minutes and mix briefly.
• Add salt to the boiling water.
• Add the dough directly into the boiling water quickly using a holed colander or a spaetzle maker.
• When the spaetzle float, they are ready; it takes about 2 or 3 minutes.
• You can prepare colorful spaetzle if you add to the dough:.
• for red some tomato concentrate;.
• for yellow 1 teaspoon turmeric powder;.
• for green 1/2 cup mashed spinach;.
• for orange 1 cup of mashed cooked squash or carrots; reduce the water to about 1/2 cup.
• And so on....