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Spinach Dumplings

A true gourmet delight that you simply must experience: Spinach dumplings are a hidden Tyrolean specialty that not everyone is familiar with. These dumplings transform spinach into a delectable dish that everyone will love.

Ingredients (serve 4):

• 1 cup stale white bread
• 9 oz frozen spinach
• 1 cup Swiss cheese
• 1 shallot
• 1 clove of garlic
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp butter
• 2 heaping tbsp flour
• 3.5 tbsp milk
• 7 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp dried sage
• freshly grated Parmesan for serving
• Salt, pepper, and nutmeg for seasoning

Instructions:

1. Cut the bread into small cubes, thaw the spinach and chop finely.
2. Coarsely grate the mountain cheese. Peel and finely chop the shallot and garlic.
   
3. Mix about 1/3 of the spinach with the two eggs in a small bowl. Season vigorously with salt and pepper.
4. Heat some fat in a pan. Sauté shallot and garlic in it, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until translucent. Add the remaining spinach and sauté as well. Remove from heat and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
5. In a large bowl, mix the bread with the spinach-egg mixture, grated cheese, onion mixture, and flour.
6. Pour the milk over the dumpling mixture and knead everything into a smooth mixture with your hands.
7. Bring salted water to a boil in a pot and then reduce the heat slightly.
8. Form about 10 evenly sized dumplings from the mixture with your hands. Place them in the simmering water.
9. Cook the dumplings for fifteen minutes until they rise to the surface. Remove from water, drain, set aside, and keep warm.
10. Melt the butter in a large pan until it starts to turn brown. Stir in the dried sage. To serve, distribute the dumplings on plates and top with the browned sage butter and freshly grated Parmesan.

Enjoy!