SEND IN THE CLOWNS SPAETZLE

Send in the Clowns Spaetzle image

Provided by Robert Irvine : Food Network

Time 25m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 to 4 tablespoons butter, as need to lightly saute spaetzle
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves (from about a handful which has been rinsed and dried well in a salad spinner or with paper towels, before stripping from the stems)

Steps:

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Whisk in eggs and milk and beat to create a batter that is cohesive but is still loose enough to be pushed through a sieve to make dumplings with identifiable strands of batter. (Add additional flour if too loose or additional milk if too dry.)
Bring a pot of water to boiling and reduce it to a simmer. Drop tablespoons of the batter into a strainer held over the boiling water to make the spaetzle "dumplings." Remove them to a platter with a slotted wooden spoon as they rise to the surface.
Melt butter as needed over medium-low heat in a saute pan to briefly saute the spaetzle.
Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with parsley.