Lentils with home-made pasta
Lentils with spaetzle is a traditional Swabian dish .
ingredients
In addition to the lentils , the ingredients usually include soup greens and bay leaves . The roux contains a little fat and wheat flour, roasted onion cubes and cubes of mixed bacon and is deglazed with meat broth or vegetable broth and often with a little vinegar . Finally, string sausages can be added, which are not cooked but only heated in the cooked lentils.
preparation
According to the bestseller of the traditional Swabian culinary art of cooking and baking according to basic recipes by Luise Haarer , the lentils are first soaked in water overnight. The further preparation is described as follows:
"A brown roux, in which the onion has been steamed until translucent, is extinguished with lentil stock, lentils, spices and vinegar are added and everything is left to cook for a short time. The vegetables are not crossed out. You can heat string sausages or garlic sausages in them 1/4 hour before serving. An excellent side dish is soft-boiled, fatty smoked meat, which, however, is cooked separately. "
Many modern recipes describe the preparation of lentils with spaetzle . Depending on the author, the dish is refined with different spices and ingredients. The combination of egg, wheat, lentils and meat or sausage results in a high biological value as a protein source.
Similar dishes
- With Spaghetti e lenticchie ("Spaghetti and Lentils") from Apulia , spaghetti is broken into smaller pieces and cooked in a lentil soup .
- lentil stew