If you ever traveled to Germany you will know that the country is divided in different regions. Most of the time the dialect is so different from region to region that even some Germans are having problems understanding the meaning of some words. And just as it is with the dialects it also is with the food. Different regions, different food and different ways of fixing it. I want to tell you about a specialty from the region where I come from which is called Palatinate. There people like to eat hearty food. Nothing fancy but still delicious. One of the foods I want to introduce to you is the so called Snowballs.
This is what the people in Palatinate call one kind of Knoedel. (Loosely translated dumpling). It is called Snowball because it's consistency is like freshly fallen snow.
To prepare them you need:
12 to 15 potatoes
1 onion
some parsley
125 g butter
4 eggs
1 table spoon flour
salt and pepper
nutmeg and some marjoram
a little butter
2 table spoons bread crumbs
You boil the potatoes the day before and peel them. Than you need to mash all the potatoes.
The parsley and the real small cut onion are going to be smothered in butter for about 5 minutes.
Mix the onions and parsley under the mashed potatoes when done. Little by little you add the eggs and the flour. After everything is mixed up real good you start spicing it up with salt, pepper, nutmeg and marjoram. A pot with water goes on the stove. Bring it to a boil.
Now you need to wet your hands and start rolling medium size balls with the mash you just prepared. Drop each of them into the boiling water and let it cook for about 15 minutes. Make sure the water is not bubbling or the snowballs will fall apart. While they are cooking you take a little pan and melt the butter and brown the bread crumbs in it. After the 15 minutes you can take the snowballs out. Make sure they are completely drained. Put them in a nice bowl and pour the browned bread crumbs over the snowballs. Serve immediately. Best with roast or goulash and gravy and some red wine.
Guten Appetit.
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