Green dumplings Thuringian style

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 2 kg potatoes, floury
• 1 tsp, heaped salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Boil 1/3 of the potatoes the day before as jacket potatoes. Leave 2/3 of the potatoes raw. Peel everything the day of preparation. Grate the raw potatoes and place them in a bowl. Grate the cooked potatoes and place them in another bowl. Bring two pots of water to the boil. Press the raw potatoes into a bowl using a press bag or a cloth. Add the pressed potatoes to the cooked potatoes. Drain the potato water, reserving the starch that has settled at the bottom and adding it to the potatoes. Add a heaped teaspoon of salt. Add a little boiling water, just enough to make the potato dough easy to form, but not too mush. Form dumplings, but not too big. Rinse your hands frequently with cold water. Add the dumplings to the boiling water and bring the water to a boil briefly. Let the dumplings simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes.