Käsespätzle combines soft egg noodles with melted cheese and browned onions. This version makes the spätzle from flour, eggs, and milk, presses the batter into boiling water, then finishes the cooked noodles in a pan with cheese. Thinly sliced onions add sweetness and contrast to the rich filling.
The batter needs to pass through your spätzle maker while still holding together as small noodles in the water. Cook in batches, drain well, and keep the heat gentle when melting the cheese. Reserve some browned onions for the topping, finish with parsley and black pepper, and serve while the cheese is warm.
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German Käsespätzle with Fried Onions
German Käsespätzle made with homemade egg noodles, melted cheese, and golden fried onions, finished with black pepper and fresh parsley.
Ingredients
Equipment
Spaetzle Maker
Frying Pan
Cooking Instructions
- In a bowl, mix flour, eggs, milk, and salt to form a soft batter.
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
- Press batter through a spätzle maker or colander into boiling water.
- Cook until spätzle float to the surface.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add sliced onions and cook until golden and caramelized.
- Transfer some of the onions to a small plate and reserve for the topping. Leave the remaining onions in the pan, then add the cooked spätzle.
- Add cooked spätzle to the pan.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over the spätzle.
- Stir gently until cheese melts.
- Season with black pepper.
- Top with fried onions and garnish with fresh parsley.
Nutrition
Notes
• The batter should be soft enough to pass through your spätzle maker. Follow the preparation guidance for the tool you use rather than treating the batter like a firm pasta dough.
• Cook in batches so the noodles have room to move in the water, then drain each batch well.
• Slice the onion evenly and stir during cooking so it browns without scorching.
• Reserve some browned onions before adding the spätzle to the pan if you want an onion topping.
• Melt the cheese over gentle heat, stirring carefully to avoid crushing the spätzle or scorching the cheese.
• Serve promptly while the cheese is melted and the noodles are warm.