What is an everday, expected dish?!


Question: What is an everday, expected dish!?
that's German!? I'm taking classes in German cooking (part of a course), and that's my assignment!. I have to make a typical and expected dish!. You know, like what Germans usually cook!.!.!.a common dish!. Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Germans will often eat shnitzel, sausage with saurkraut, or duck!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

One of my favorite German side dishes is Spaetzle!. Here is a little history and a recipe!.

Sp?tzle originates from the German word Spatz which means "small sparrows"!. It is a dish widely found in Southern Germany (Baden-Württenberg and Bavaria)!.

In case you haven't tried Sp?tzle before, it is a flour and egg based homemade pasta, very similar to noodles!. They are originally made by scraping the dough from a wooden board into boiling water with the back of a wide knife or (Schaber) which is a special scraping tool!.


My mother-in-law makes her Sp?tzle using the traditional method, which takes a lot of practice!. Thank goodness, nowadays, there are tools available such as a Sp?tzle press or even a potato ricer which will also produce excellent Sp?tzle!.


In the past, some families used whey instead of water for making the dough!. Whey actually contained a waste product that is obtained when producing curd and cheese!. The whey gave the Sp?tzle a lighter consistency!. However, I use water for my Sp?tzle recipe!.



So without any further ado, below is my Spaetzle recipe!. Read and follow it carefully and enjoy your homemade Sp?tzle!.



Ingredients
500g wheat flour
4-5 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/8-1/4 litre water, depending on type of flour
hot water for tossing the Sp?tzle

As a side dish my Spaetzle recipe serves 8!. For a main course serves 4!.


Mix the flour, eggs and salt in a large bowl!. Add the water

Moisten a Sp?tzlesbrett (a wooden board with a handle on one side and a bevelled edge on the other), with water!. Spread a small amount of dough on it and scrape with a broad knife thin strips of dough into slightly boiling water!.

If you are using a Sp?tzle press or potato ricer, then you need to fill the press with the dough and press down as per instructions!.


While scraping, dip the board and the knife time and time again into boiling water!. This makes scraping the dough easier!. When the Sp?tzle rise to the surface, remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon and toss them briefly in hot water, so that they won't stick together!. Drain well and place them on a pre-heated plate and serve immediately!.


Sp?tzle can either be served with melted butter and slightly toasted breadcrumbs or with finely sliced, fried onion rings!.


Spaetzle also taste excellent if the dough is only prepared with eggs (about 8-9 eggs) instead of water!.


Enjoy my Spaetzle recipe with a roast meat dish with a sauce or gravy!.




Examples of Sp?tzle recipes:


Linsen, Sp?tzle und Saitenwürstle: Sp?tzle with lentils and frankfurter style sausages!.
Gaisburger Marsch: a stew containing Sp?tzle!.
K?ssp?tzle: Sp?tzle mixed with a large amount of grated cheese and topped with fried onions!. This can be served as a main course!.


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Germans are not hispanics!

I would say schnitzel, with fries!. German sausages!.!.!.!.so I guess personal experiences!.!.!.plus my husband is part Austrian!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

My ex's family was German and they made great food!.

Schnitzel and semelknoedl (spelling) which are dumplings is fantastic!. They also made these really good noodles called spaetzl!.

I'm not sure if I spelling everything right but good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Rice, hispanics usually eat lots of rice, yellow, white, black, with beans!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Chinese takeout!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

sauerkraut
bratwurst

german potato salad (mmmmmm)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Sausage and sauerkrautWww@FoodAQ@Com

Schnitzel
(pork cutlet)Www@FoodAQ@Com

potato
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