Pinched Noodles

Name: Pinched Noodles (Csipetke)
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 130 g/4½ oz/generous 1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour; 1.5 ml/¼ tsp salt; 1 egg; 30 ml/2 tbsp water; 15 ml/1 tbsp melted butter; fried bacon and sour cream (optional), to serve; fried bacon and sour cream (optional), to serve

Csipetke

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Hungary

By Silvena Rowe

Published 2012

About

Something between a noodle and a dumpling, csipetke are served to accompany soups or stews. They are best cooked separately and then added to the dish, but they can also be served with bacon and sour cream as an accompaniment.

Ingredients

130 g/4½ oz/generous 1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour
1.5

Europe
Hungary
Pasta
Side dish
Stew
Vegetarian

Method

Put the flour, salt and egg in a bowl. Stir to combine and make a dough. Add a little water and knead until the dough is smooth and free from lumps. Wrap in clear film (plastic wrap) and chill for 30 minutes.
When ready to cook, remove from the re