Spätzli and bacon gratin
Cuisine: French / German
Author: Maria Kalenska
Prep time: 25 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 55 mins


Ingredients
  • 250 g ham or bacon, diced
  • 300 g hard or semi-hard cheese, grated
  • 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 200 ml cream
  • 200 ml dry white wine
  • oil for frying
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • For the spätzli:
  • 300 g flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 150 ml warm water
  • 25 g butter
  • 1 bunch of parsley, finely chopped
  • dry garlic
  • dry basil
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • salt
Cooking method
  1. In a bowl, mix eggs, water, and flour until smooth. Add parsley, garlic, basil, pepper, salt, mix and leave to sit for 10 minutes.
  2. In a frying pan, cook the onions in oil until golden brown. Remove from heat.
  3. Boil water in a large saucepan, add salt. Reduce heat to medium and leave on stove to simmer. Using a spätzli press, squeeze the batter into a saucepan. When the spätzli float on top, they are cooked. Strain the spätzli, transfer to a bowl and season with butter.
  4. Heat the oven to 200°C. Mix the ham with onions, wine, and cream. Season with pepper. Spread spätzli into a deep baking dish, top with ham, onions, and cream, and sprinkle over the cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
My tips and tricks
If you don't have a spätzli press, put the dough into a colander or potato masher and, using any handy scraper or silicone spatula, squeeze the dough into boiling water.

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