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Ham "Fleckerl" like grandma used to make

Recipe
Main Dish
Food & Beverage
Video
Pasta
Austrian cuisine

The recipe is essentially the same as the one that appeared in Louise Seleskowitz's legendary "Viennese Cookbook" from 1879.

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Preparation time: 1 hour

Ingredients (4 servings)
200 g Fleckerl
4 Eggs
50 g Butter
250 g Ham, cut into cubes
250 ml Sour cream
Butter for the mold
Breadcrumbs
Salt
Pepper
Nutmeg

Preparation:

  • Cook the Fleckerl in boiling salted water until al dente. Strain. Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
  • Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites until stiff. Cream the butter, then add the egg yolks and season with salt and nutmeg. Mix the patties, ham, egg and butter mixture and sour cream well. Carefully fold in the whites.
  • Butter a casserole dish and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Fill with the ham dumplings and smooth out. Spread a few flakes of butter and breadcrumbs on top.
  • Bake in the oven until everything has a nice brown colour, takes about 45 minutes. Serve with a green salad.

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