Ingredients
- FOR NOODLES
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 3 large eggs
- FOR SAUCE
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 yellow onion, sliced
- 1 cup grated fontina cheese
- 1/8 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- Pepper, pinch
How to Make
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Step 1: Sift together flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
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Step 2: Beat eggs in a medium bowl.
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Step 3: Alternately mix in milk and the flour mixture until smooth. Let stand for 30 minutes.
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Step 4: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
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Step 5: Press batter through a spaetzle press into the water.
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Step 6: You may also use a potato ricer, colander, or a cheese grater.
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Step 7: When the spaetzle has floated to the top of the water,
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Step 8: Remove it to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
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Step 9: Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
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Step 10: Add onion, and cook until golden.
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Step 11: Stir in spaetzle, mix together.
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Step 12: Mix rest of sauce then pour into noodles.
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Step 13: Pour into a 1 1/2-quart gratin dish buttered casserole dish.
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Step 14: Bake 425f for 30 minutes until hot and bubbly and browned.
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Step 15: Grind a generous amount of black pepper all over the top of the gratin,
Tips & Variations
- Spaetzle maker
- 1 1/2-quart gratin dish
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