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Spinach Dumplings

Here's a gourmet recipe you absolutely need to try: Spinach dumplings are a specialty from Tyrol, and they're not widely known. These dumplings make spinach a delightful dish for everyone.

Ingredients (Serves 4):

• 4 cups stale white bread, cubed
• 1 cup frozen spinach
• 3.5 ounces (1 cup) flavorful mountain cheese
• 1 shallot
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp butter
• 2 heaped tbsp flour
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3.5 ounces (7 tbsp) butter
• 1 tbsp dried sage
• Freshly grated Parmesan for serving
• Salt, pepper, and nutmeg for seasoning
  

Instructions:

1. Cut the stale bread into small cubes.
2. Thaw the spinach and finely chop it.
3. Coarsely grate the mountain cheese. Peel and finely chop the shallot and garlic.
4. In a small bowl, mix about one-third of the spinach with the two eggs. Season generously with salt and pepper.
5. Heat some fat in a pan. Sauté the shallot and garlic until translucent for 3-4 minutes. Add the remaining spinach and continue to sauté. Remove from heat and season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
6. In a large bowl, mix the bread with the spinach-egg mixture, grated cheese, shallot mixture, and 2 heaped tablespoons of flour.
7. Pour 50ml of milk over the dumpling mixture and knead everything into a smooth dough with your hands.
8. Bring salted water to a boil in a pot and then reduce the temperature slightly.
9. Form approximately 10 equally-sized dumplings from the dough with your hands. Add them to the simmering water.
10. Cook the dumplings for 15 minutes, until they rise to the surface. Remove them from the water, drain, and set aside, keeping them warm.
11. Melt 3.5 ounces of butter in a large pan until it starts to brown. Stir in 1 tablespoon of dried sage.
12. To serve, distribute the dumplings on plates and drizzle with the browned sage butter and freshly grated Parmesan.

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