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Maultaschen (Swabian Stuffed Pasta Parcels)

Name: Maultaschen (Swabian Stuffed Pasta Parcels)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: all-purpose flour 300 g; eggs 3 pieces; water 80 ml; spinach, blanched 200 g; breadcrumbs soaked in milk 80 g; onion, finely chopped 60 g; smoked pork, diced 100 g; parsley, chopped 10 g; nutmeg 1 g; black pepper 2 g; fine salt 5 g; beef or chicken stock 1 l

Pasta squares stuffed with spinach, smoked meat and bread, simmered in broth.

60 minutes · 4 servings · Moderate

Maultaschen are Swabian pasta parcels filled with spinach, smoked meat and bread, and the name is often traced to mulden, the shallow mould the dough was pressed in. They are filled only after boiling so the skin does not break on the way in, and boiled again until they swell. Served in clear broth, they make a cold-weather first course.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour300 g
eggs3 pieces
water80 ml
spinach, blanched200 g
breadcrumbs soaked in milk80 g
onion, finely chopped60 g
smoked pork, diced100 g
parsley, chopped10 g
nutmeg1 g
black pepper2 g
fine salt5 g
beef or chicken stock1 l

Directions

1
Knead flour, eggs, water and salt into a smooth dough; rest 30 minutes.
2
Sauté onion 3 minutes; mix with spinach, smoked pork, breadcrumbs, parsley, nutmeg, pepper and salt.
3
Roll dough thin; cut squares; place filling in center; fold and seal edges.
4
Simmer in stock 15 minutes until parcels float.
5
Serve in broth with parsley.

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