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🍽️ Crispy Spätzle with Bacon, Leek, and Onion Crunch

576 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Cut off the root end of the leek.
  2. 2. Split the leek lengthwise into two halves.
  3. 3. Cut the leek into pieces about 1 cm wide.
  4. 4. Rinse the leek pieces thoroughly in a sieve under running water.
  5. 5. Wash the parsley.
  6. 6. Pat the parsley dry with a kitchen towel.
  7. 7. Pluck the parsley leaves from the stems.
  8. 8. Finely chop the parsley leaves.
  9. 9. Wash the cucumber.
  10. 10. Peel the cucumber if you prefer.
  11. 11. Slice the cucumber into thin rounds of about 0.5 cm thickness.
  12. 12. Place the cucumber slices in a bowl.
  13. 13. Mix the cucumbers with yogurt.
  14. 14. Add some sugar.
  15. 15. Add fruit vinegar.
  16. 16. Season the mixture with salt.
  17. 17. Season the mixture with pepper.
  18. 18. Pour about 5 liters of water into a pot.
  19. 19. Add salt to the water.
  20. 20. Bring the salted water to a boil.
  21. 21. Preheat a pan without fat.
  22. 22. Set the heat to medium-high.
  23. 23. Place the bacon slices in the hot pan.
  24. 24. Fry the bacon for about 3 minutes until crispy on all sides.
  25. 25. Remove the fried bacon strips from the pan.
  26. 26. Place the bacon on kitchen paper.
  27. 27. Repeat the frying process with the remaining bacon.
  28. 28. Leave the pan unwashed.
  29. 29. Add the leek to the remaining fat in the pan.
  30. 30. Sauté the leek over high heat for about 2 minutes.
  31. 31. Dust the leek with flour.
  32. 32. Add vegetable broth.
  33. 33. Stir the mixture well.
  34. 34. Bring the sauce to a boil.
  35. 35. Season the sauce with salt.
  36. 36. Season the sauce with pepper.
  37. 37. Season the sauce with nutmeg.
  38. 38. Cover the pan.
  39. 39. Simmer the sauce for about 10 minutes over low heat.
  40. 40. Add the spätzle to the boiling salted water.
  41. 41. Cook the spätzle for about 4 minutes.
  42. 42. Remove the spätzle as soon as they float to the surface.
  43. 43. Use a slotted spoon to remove them.
  44. 44. Let the spätzle drain.
  45. 45. Place the spätzle in a large bowl.
  46. 46. Mix the chopped parsley into the cucumber salad.
  47. 47. Place the spätzle on the plates.
  48. 48. Place the leek on top of the spätzle.
  49. 49. Sprinkle the crispy bacon over the spätzle.
  50. 50. Sprinkle fried onions over the spätzle.
  51. 51. Serve the spätzle together with the cucumber salad.

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