Cheese spaetzle with fresh fried onions

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg spaetzle
• 2 onions
• 3 tbsp wheat flour
• 50 g clarified butter
• 250 g hard cheese, e.g. Gruyère, Appenzeller or Emmental
• 75 g cream
• 1 bunch of chives, cut into rolls
• e.g. salt and pepper
• e.g. nutmeg

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Prepare the spaetzle according to the package instructions. Drain and set aside. Cut the onions into half rings and toss them with the flour in a bowl. Heat the clarified butter in a pan and fry the flour-coated onions over medium-high heat until golden brown. Then set aside on kitchen paper. Coarsely grate the hard cheese. Heat the cream in a pan over low to medium heat and season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Add the spaetzle to the pan and toss with the cream. Add the grated cheese and carefully fold in. Cover and simmer until the cheese has melted and is stringy. Serve the cheese spaetzle on plates and sprinkle with the fresh fried onions. Garnish with the chopped chives.