{"id":1314,"date":"2021-02-25T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joywinkieviola.com\/books\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2021-11-08T08:03:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T13:03:46","slug":"chicken-paprika-with-nockerln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joywinkieviola.com\/books\/chicken-paprika-with-nockerln\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Paprika with Nockerln"},"content":{"rendered":"

A word about and a recipe for\u2026 Nockerln<\/p>\n

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Since the launching of my website and the announcement about my book, several people have asked me about Nockerln, given the fact that the word is part of the title of my book. \u201cWhat is it,\u201d I\u2019ve been asked. Well, it\u2019s an Austrian dish bigger than a German spaetzle and smaller than an American dumpling and usually served with a chicken or meat dish. It\u2019s easy to make and leftovers are great with scrambled eggs the next morning! (a favorite of my husband.) I serve mine with Chicken Paprika, an Austro-Hungarian dish I was taught to make by my Mother-in-law. She also taught me how to make Nockerln. Of course, she taught me in the old-fashion way of \u201ca handful of this and a bit of that\u201d but I\u2019ve \u201ctranslated\u201d it so you can make it too. Of course, my own recipe still says a \u201cgreen scoop\u201d of flour, but only I know how much flour my green scoop holds, so I\u2019ve translated that as well.<\/p>\n

In the last few days of his life, Alfred wasn\u2019t eating much and I asked him what I could cook for him. When I suggested Nockerln and scrambled eggs he lit up, \u201cTHAT would be great,\u201d he said, so I assured him I\u2019d go right home and make nockerln. \u201cYou\u2019re wonderful!\u201d said he \u2013 and those ended up being the last words he spoke to me before his death five days later. I told the nursing home staff to hold lunch, drove home, made the Nockerln, drove back, met the cook at the kitchen door (observing COVID-19 protocols) and told her to heat them up with two scrambled eggs. Hence the book title, From Schnitzel to Nockerln And Everything That Happened In Between.<\/em><\/p>\n

And now, here\u2019s how you too can make Nockerln:<\/p>\n

Mutti\u2019s Nockerln:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dump 1C flour into a bowl and add two eggs, add about \u00bd tsp salt mix together and enough milk to make the dough thick, but capable of being stirred.<\/p>\n

Bring a pan of salted water to a boil. Place a bit of dough on a smooth surface and with a sharp knife, scrape about 2T at a time into the boiling water. Dip the knife into the water each time so the dough doesn\u2019t stick. Work quickly so the Nockerln cook at about the same rate. Cook each batch about 5 minutes and set aside in a dish with \u00bc pd. melted butter. If you think your Nockerln are coming up too big, push off less dough each time.<\/p>\n

Since they go together so well, I\u2019ll also share the recipe for Chicken Paprika.<\/p>\n

Mutti\u2019s Chicken Paprika<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chop up and brown two large onions<\/p>\n

Saute 1 pd. chicken tenders with Spry and when brown<\/p>\n

Add 2C water<\/p>\n

Add 1 tsp marjoram, bay leaf , 2T tomato paste, 2T sweet paprika(use more or less to taste) and one chicken bouillon cube<\/p>\n

Simmer until chicken is tender and add 1\/4C sour cream just before serving. Serve with Nockerln.<\/p>\n

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Chicken Paprika & Nockerln<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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