15 Reviews of Spaetzle

From: bshemyshua

On Apr 24, 2008

Spaetzle! What a wonderful alternative. A polish/italian friend of mine first showed me how she makes hers. She used a stand mixer to mix hers just until it was a little stretchy, boiled her water, spooned a big glop on a dinner plate and used a dinner fork to scrap glops of dough into the boiling water, occasionally dipping the fork into the boiling water so the dough would not stick to the fork. They came out tear shaped, about 1" by 2" long and then she would drain and spread in a 9x13 baking pan, grate some carrot over them , and layer pork chops on top. Cover with foil and bake until the meat was done. For me with a family of 8-9 I prefer to use a spaetzle maker. It only cost about 8.00 dollars and made the proccess a little faster and less labor intensive. I use milk instead of water(no oil), 1 tsp. salt in flour, and a1/2 tsp. nutmeg or allspice. I make mine as a substitute side dish with our holiday meats. Which makes it extra special. I also toss with sauteed chopped onion and serve with a dollop of sour cream. So this "lazy noodle" as my friend called it can sub for noodles or potatoes at our house. I would definetly recommend this "comfort food".

From: Sage

On Feb 28, 2002

This is very good!of course they are more trouble to make than cooking that dry kind but it is really worth it.

From: Heidi_the_FIRST

On May 31, 2002

This is probably the best thing to make for a dinner side-dish! But, you better have some extra time on your hands. This takes some effort and time. You get to have special time with your children (if they help) in making the noodles. To make even more fun with your kids, you should do this by hand. Add some paprika and nutmeg to make it even better!! HELPFUL TIP: MAKE THE NOODLES SMALL (ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO THEM BY HAND) SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE MORE. ----Heidi----

From: DoQu Russell

On Apr 5, 2002

My picky grandchildren LOVED this! The third time I made it I added a dash of nutmeg! YUMMY

From: Jade Chapek

On Feb 6, 2003

I made this for a European dinner at our house and it was a big hit, bringing back memories of Germany for my in-laws. Had to roll them out by hand, but they were worth the extra effort.

From: Vino p.o. prn

On Jan 16, 2008

Excellent!!..especially alongside Chicken Paprikash! After years of holding the heavy plate on top of a pot of boiling water and cutting each spaetzle in to the water, I decided to try filling the spaetzle dough into a zip top bag, cut the tip off the bag and use it as an easier way to drop and cook the spaetzle. It worked really well for me! This is the way I'll be cooking spaetzle until I get a real spaetzle grater! Thanks for the recipe!

From: thomasjj93 s

On Sep 17, 2006

I have been making this weekly since I can remember. There are so many things that can be done with these. My favorite is stirring in a can of undiluted cream of chicken soup. Great with stuffed cabbage (juice) as well.

From: Lori Mama

On Feb 1, 2005

I finally didn't have any globs in the cooking water! Many a try I have had at spaetzle and thanks to Bergy and her blender idea I have graduated to perfect spaetzle maker. Of course not cooking them all in the same pot all at once might have helped also.lol. Thanks Bergy.

From: ToiCara

On Nov 1, 2007

Big hit at our house! Love this!

From: Cheff Steff

On Oct 14, 2009

FANTASTIC RECIPE! My swiss mother in law would be proud. I cooked spaetzle just as good as hers. I have tried making spaetzle with a few different recipes always to be disappointed in the end. My MIL doesn't have an exact recipe (she goes by feel) which never helped me much. So thanks Bergy. I served them with pork roast and gravy over top. yum. I will be making these a lot. Loved the idea of doing it in the blender too, was much easier.