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Cheese spaetzle like grandma used to make - with extra cheese & crispy fried onions

Creamy cheese spaetzle with golden brown fried onions - a soul-warming dish from Alpine cuisine that brings back childhood memories. This recipe combines everything you love about it: tangy cheese, melt-in-the-mouth spaetzle and the perfect onion crust. Whether as a vegetarian main course or a hearty side dish - it tastes just like grandma's, but with a little something extra. I'll show you how to make it really easy.

Preparation

Ingredients for 4 portions

For the cheese spaetzle (4 portions)

500 g spaetzle (homemade or bought)
250 g Appenzeller cheese, freshly grated
250 g Gruyère cheese, freshly grated
Black pepper
Fresh chives for sprinkling

For the fried onions

2 large onions, finely sliced
40 g flour
40 g cornflour
10 g paprika powder (sweet)
2 g cayenne pepper
4 g salt
Oil for deep-frying

Preparation - step by step

1. Cook spaetzle:
  
  Cook the spaetzle in plenty of salted water, drain and leave to drain well.
2. Preheat the oven:
  
  Set to 180 °C top/bottom heat.
3. Layering & gratinating:
  
  Place the spaetzle alternately with Appenzeller and Gruyère in a casserole dish, seasoning each layer with pepper. Finish with a layer of cheese. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
4. Fry the fried onions:
  
  Place the onion rings in a sieve and drain well. First shortly before frying Toss in the mixture of flour, cornflour, paprika powder, cayenne pepper and salt - this keeps everything nice and fluffy. Deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown and drain in a sieve.
5. Dressing:
  
  Sprinkle the gratinated cheese spaetzle with fresh chives, add fried onions and serve hot immediately.

Why you'll love this recipe

Two spicy cheeses for full flavor
Really crispy fried onions with a fine seasoning
Classically layered & gratinated - just like grandma used to make
Vegetarian, filling and perfect for guests
Ideal as a main course or side dish with roast & salad

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