Zie Germans are coming! (To Dinner): Bratwurst, sauerkraut and kasespatzle
Course Main Course
Cuisine german
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 6serving
Ingredients
1 u2013 2bratwurst
3 u2013 3 1/2cupsflour
5egg
2tspssalt
3/4cupwater
pinchnutmeg
pepper
150gHamsliced black forrest , cubed thick
2cupswine sauerkraut, drained
2oniondiced
1/4cupred wine
1cupbeef broth
mustard bratsgood for dipping the
Instructions
Put a large pot of lightly salted water on the stove to boil
in a large bowl mix together the flour, eggsm water, salt and nutmeg until itu2019s elasticy and pretty sticky
Divide the dough into about 3 equal portions, spread the first portion over a cutting board so itu2019s about 1 cm thick
Divide the dought on the cutting board into 2 or 3 equal parts lengthwise
Using a spatula, scrape small strips of the dough directly into the water. Dip the spatula into the water each time and the dough should slide right off
let the dough strips boil about 3 minutes, then remove from the water to a strainer
In a large pan sautee one chopped onions
add the cooked spazle noodles and ham, season with salt and pepper and toss thouroughly until the noodles begin to darken
spread half the shredded cheese over the noodles and toss until melted, spread the other half and toss again.
in a large pan sautee one of the chopped onions
add the sauerkraut, broth and red wine
simmer at medium high, stirring occasionally until the broth is reduced considerably, about 10-15 minutes
Boil the sausages for ten minutes
Grill the sausage on medium high for 8 u2013 10 minutes
Eat with delicious mustard
Notes
The mustard I got was Kozliks German mustard from St Lawrence Market here in Toronto