Melted Gruyère takes this dish over the edge

Serves 2-3

This is an Austrian’s answer to Mac and Cheese. Totally wonderful and, as a bonus, vegetarian! One taste and you’ll want to move to Austria.

Ingredients:

2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 cups flour

1 Tbsp butter
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 cup shredded Gruyère cheese (or more to taste)

Method:

1. In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Add flour a 1/2 cup at a time. Stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Let rest 10-20 minutes. The dough should be like pancake batter – thin with more milk if necessary.

2. Meanwhile, saute onion in butter until golden. Set aside.

Onion, before

Onion, after

2. Preheat oven to 350. Drop nocken through the holes in a sieve (see techniques) into simmering water. Cook until the nocken float.

The holes of a sieve are perfect for cooking Nocken (Austrian Spaetzle)

Floating Nocken

3. Remove the nocken from the water with a strainer. Place in a buttered casserole or oven-safe pan.

Just add cheese and stir!

4. Sprinkle with grated cheese and caramelized onion. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve out of pan.

Finished pan!

Austrian Spaetzle with cheese and caramelized onion | KasNocken

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This is an Austrian’s answer to Mac and Cheese. Totally wonderful and, as a bonus, vegetarian! One taste and you’ll want to move to Austria.

• CourseMain Dish
• LifestyleVegetarian, Weekend Projects
• Food TypeCasseroles, Mr. Picky's Favorite Recipes, Pasta, Sasha's Favorite Recipes

Servings	Prep Time
2-3 people	10 minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
30 minutes	10 minutes

Servings Prep Time 2-3 people 10 minutes

Cook Time Passive Time 30 minutes 10 minutes

Austrian Spaetzle with cheese and caramelized onion | KasNocken Votes: 3 Rating: 5 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe This is an Austrian’s answer to Mac and Cheese. Totally wonderful and, as a bonus, vegetarian! One taste and you’ll want to move to Austria. CourseMain Dish LifestyleVegetarian, Weekend Projects Food TypeCasseroles, Mr. Picky's Favorite Recipes, Pasta, Sasha's Favorite Recipes Servings Prep Time 2-3 people 10 minutes Cook Time Passive Time 30 minutes 10 minutes Servings Prep Time 2-3 people 10 minutes Cook Time Passive Time 30 minutes 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 whole eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 onion , sliced thinly
• 1 cup Gruyère , shredded (more as desired)

Servings: people

Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Add flour a 1/2 cup at a time. Stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Let rest 10-20 minutes. The dough should be like pancake batter – thin with more milk if necessary.
2. Meanwhile, saute onion in butter until golden. Set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350. Drop nocken through the holes in a sieve (see techniques) into simmering water. Cook until the nocken float.
4. Remove the nocken from the water with a strainer. Place in a buttered casserole or oven-safe pan.
5. Sprinkle with grated cheese and caramelized onion. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve out of pan.