Little Potato Dumplings With Spinach Cream

Strudel, Noodles and Dumplings

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Creamed spinach is a traditional vegetable accompaniment in Germany and is often eaten with buttery mashed potato and a fried egg- this is, I suppose, potatoes, eggs and spinach made a different way. The flour and egg bind the dumplings together in this recipe, so it doesn’t matter which potatoes are used. SERVES 4

You will need

FOR THE POTATO DUMPLINGS
500 g Cold cooked Potatoes (about 4 medium potatoes -these can be baked or boiled) 150 g Plain Flour , plus extra for dusting 2 Egg Yolks 1 ½ tsp Fine Sea Salt
TO FRY
40 g Unsalted Butter ½ tbsp Olive Oil
FOR THE SPINACH AND PARMESAN CREAM
250 ml Double Cream 200 g Frozen Spinach , thawed and chopped 80 g Parmesan , finely grated, plus shavings to serve Freshly Ground Black Pepper , to taste Freshly grated Nutmeg , to serve

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Creamed spinach is a traditional vegetable accompaniment in Germany and is often eaten with buttery mashed potato and a fried egg- this is, I suppose, potatoes, eggs and spinach made a different way. The flour and egg bind the dumplings together in this recipe, so it doesn’t matter which potatoes are used. SERVES 4

Instructions

1. If using baked potatoes, cut them in half and spoon the soft flesh into a large bowl (keep the skins to bake into crisps). Mash the potatoes until smooth – you can pass them through a potato ricer, but a fork and a bit of patience will do. Add the flour, egg yolks and a little sea salt, then bring the mixture together with your hands to form a soft dough. The boys tell me it feels like play-dough at this stage.

2. Dust a large baking tray with flour, ready to place the dumplings on. Now divide the dough into three and on a flour-dusted work surface roll each chunk into sausage shapes about tern in diameter. Cut each sausage shape into 2cm chunks and place them on the prepared tray. Set aside.

3. Bring a large pan of water and 1 teaspoon salt to a rolling boil. Drop the dumplings into the boiling water; once they rise to the surface (after 2-3 minutes), they are ready. Drain them through a sieve.

4. While the dumplings are boiling, put the butter and oil into a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Once the butter is foaming, tip the drained dumplings into the pan and fry, turning occasionally, until golden brown and crisp on all sides.

5. Put the double cream and spinach into a saucepan and bring just up to the boil over a medium heat, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Once the cream comes to the boil, turn the heat down, add the Parmesan and cook for a further minute, stirring continuously. Thrn off the heat and season with pepper.

6. Divide the cream between four dishes, place the dumplings on top and add a few shavings of Parmesan and a grating of nutmeg.