Kasnocken (Austrian Cheese Dumplings)
Kasnocken are small dumplings combined with melted cheese. In Germany, "Nocken" are called "Spaetzle". They have their origins in Schwaben, a region in Southern Germany, and are served as a side dish to roasts. People from Austria and from the Allgaeu, a district of Bavaria next to the Austrian border, refined the original Spaetzle and made up their own variety. They added cheese instead of meat and thus created a main dish. In Germany, this dish is called "Kaesspaetzle", whereas in Austria it i
- Prep
- 18 min
- Cook
- 38 min
- Total
- 56 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Medium
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
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Cooking instructions
Procedure
Mix flour, eggs, water, and salt carefully to get a dough; it should neither be stiff nor too soft.
Procedure
Pass the dough through a special press for dumplings into boiling, salted water.
Procedure
Boil the small dumplings for about 3 minutes, then drain and rinse them with cold water.
Procedure
Melt the butter in a pan, add the dumplings, and season them with salt and pepper.
Procedure
Gradually add the grated cheese and stir vigorously.
Procedure
When all of the cheese has melted, heat butter in another pan, add the onion rings, and fry them until they become golden brown.
Procedure
Top the dumplings with the onion rings and chives.
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Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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