Gratinated Pumpkin Spätzle
Gratinated pumpkin spätzle is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the category flower vegetables. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 600 g pumpkin
- 100 ml broth
- Salt
- black pepper (freshly ground)
- nutmeg
- 450 g wheat flour type 550
- 2 Eggs
- 2 onions
- 20 g butter
- 200 g grated Emmental cheese
- 50 g diced Camembert
- 2 tbsp browned butter
- 1 tbsp chives sprigs
Instructions
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1.
Peel, seed and dice the pumpkin. Cover with broth in a pot over medium heat and steam for about 15 minutes until tender. Strain the broth through a sieve into another pot; puree the cooked pumpkin, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, then let cool. Mix the pumpkin mixture with flour and eggs to form a smooth dough; cover and rest for 15 minutes.
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2.
Peel and slice onions into strips. Melt butter in a pan and brown the onions over gentle heat. Bring salted water to a boil. Spread portions of the spätzle dough onto a damp wooden board and cut into thin strips or press through a spätzle maker into the boiling water. Cook each batch for 3–4 minutes until they rise to the surface.
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3.
Lift the spätzle with a slotted spoon and layer them in a baking dish, alternating with both cheeses.
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4.
Sprinkle the top with more cheese and bake uncovered for 10 minutes. Serve on plates, drizzle with browned butter, scatter onions over the top, and garnish with chives sprigs.
