Spaetzle with butter

Name: Spaetzle with butter
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons butter or extra-virgin olive oil; 4 tablespoons butter or extra-virgin olive oil; ½ cup milk

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

Basic spaetzle. You can reheat the spaetzle in just a little oil and top them with any sauce you like. Or you can season the butter or oil with garlic or herbs, add a little ground meat to it or top the spaetzle with grated cheese.

Ingredients

Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups flour
½ cup milk

Pasta
Vegetarian

Method

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Combine the flour, milk, ¼ cup water, and a large pinch of salt in a bowl and beat well.
Strain the batter through a coarse colander or spaetzle maker into the boiling water and cook until the noodles rise to the top, just