Kasnocken (Austrian Cheese Dumplings)
Kasnocken are small dumplings combined with melted cheese. In Germany, "Nocken" are called "Spaetzle". Recipe source: “Kasnocken (Austrian Cheese Dumplings)”, Wikibooks Cookbook contributors, en.wikibooks.org, CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted). Photo: S82, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 3
- Calories
- 813
- Protein
- 37g
Ingredients
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Step 1
Mix flour, eggs, water, and salt carefully to get a dough; it should neither be stiff nor too soft.
Step 2
Pass the dough through a special press for dumplings into boiling, salted water.
Step 3
Boil the small dumplings for about 3 minutes, then drain and rinse them with cold water.
Step 4
Melt the butter in a pan, add the dumplings, and season them with salt and pepper.
Step 5
Gradually add the grated cheese and stir vigorously.
Step 6
When all of the cheese has melted, heat butter in another pan, add the onion rings, and fry them until they become golden brown.
Step 7
Top the dumplings with the onion rings and chives.
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