Boiled potato dumplings served with caraway sauerkraut and roasted pork — a German and Bohemian tradition.
Ingredients
- 6 medium potatoes
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- Flour
- Salt
Steps
- Cook sliced potatoes in salted water till done.
- Drain and mash.
- Add eggs one at a time and mix well.
- Add enough flour to make into a firm dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface and form into a long log approx 1 1/2" in diameter.
- Slice log into 1" slices.
- Prepare boiling water in large kettle.
- Cook dumplings in divided amounts in boiling water.
- Dumplings will sink to bottom of pan and then raise to top when close to done.
- To test for doneness, remove a slice and cut open to check for doneness.
- Serve in cooked caraway sauerkraut and roasted pork for a German Specialty.
Notes
- Goose is the Bohemian version.
- Karmazin’s always had this at their Christmas dinners.