SWEET AND SPICY GARLIC KIELBASA WITH SAUTEED HERB SPAETZLE

Sweet and Spicy Garlic Kielbasa with Sauteed Herb Spaetzle image

This sweet and spicy garlic kielbasa is rich and smooth with a spicy pop for the tongue! The sauteed herb spaetzle balances the spice just perfectly!

Provided by Kimberly Kace Leetch

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 ½ tablespoons garlic salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
4 eggs
5 cups water, divided
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
¾ cup brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
2 (13 ounce) packages kielbasa sausage, sliced into bite-size pieces

Steps:

Mix flour, basil, parsley, garlic salt, and pepper together in a large bowl, and make a well in the center of the mixture.
Whisk eggs and 1 cup water together in a medium bowl. Pour into the well in the flour. Stir until well combined; spaetzle dough will be thick and sticky.
Bring remaining 4 cups water to a boil in a pot over high heat; add salt.
Meanwhile, place spaetzle dough onto a cutting board. Slice off tiny dollops of dough, about the size of a pretzel stick, using a sharp knife. Drop into boiling water and cook until they float to the top of the pot, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer dollops to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Set aside.
Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add brown sugar, garlic, and cayenne and stir until sugar is melted, about 1 minute. Add kielbasa and cooked spaetzle to butter mixture; stir over medium-high heat until kielbasa is warmed, 4 to 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 522.6 calories, Carbohydrate 42.8 g, Cholesterol 147.7 mg, Fat 31.9 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 15.8 g, SaturatedFat 13.4 g, Sodium 1819.6 mg, Sugar 12.1 g