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Käsespätzle, Austrian cheese noodles with smoked ham and fried onions
Classic Käsespätzle with smoked ham and cheese

Austrian Käsespätzle with smoked ham

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Main Courses
The Alpine 'mac and cheese', but much better. The essence of Käsespätzle is the immediate meeting of freshly boiled, hot noodles and grated cheese, which we roast together in the oven. The caramelised onion on top (Röstzwiebel) is not a decoration, but a mandatory element: sweet crunchiness balances the salty, gooey cheese.
🕒 Prep Time 15 mins
🍳 Cook Time 25 mins
⌛ Total Time 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 680 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Austrian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Large pot for pasta
  • Ovenproof dish or skillet
  • Pan for onions

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Start with the onion: slowly sauté onion rings in half the butter until dark brown and sticky (approx. 15-20 mins). Fry on slightly higher heat at the end to crisp up.

Tip: Patience creates sweet onions (Maillard reaction). Don't rush!
2 ✓

Meanwhile, in another pan, fry diced ham until crispy in its own fat, then set aside.

Tip: The smoked flavour comes through better this way.
3 ✓

Boil noodles in salted water. When they float to the surface, drain, but do not rinse with cold water!

Tip: The starch layer on the noodles is needed for the cheese to stick.
4 ✓

Layer hot noodles, grated cheese, and ham alternately in a buttered ovenproof dish. Finish with cheese on top.

Tip: Work quickly while noodles are hot so cheese starts melting immediately.
5 ✓

Bake in oven at 180°C for approx. 10-15 minutes until cheese melts and browns slightly.

Tip: No need to dry it out, just heat through.
6 ✓

Serve piled with caramelised onions and plenty of chives.

Tip: Serve immediately!

Recipe FAQ

What cheese should I use?
Strong mountain cheese (Bergkäse), Emmental or Gruyère. Trappist is too mild.
It clumped into a block.
That's the point! But if you want it creamier, add a splash of cream or pasta water before baking.

Ingredients

  • 400 g Spätzle noodles (dried, or freshly made from 3 eggs and 300g flour)
  • 150 g Smoked ham (diced)
  • 250 g Mountain cheese or Emmental (grated)
  • 2 heads Onions (sliced into rings)
  • 50 g Butter
  • 1 bunch Chives (chopped)
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Freshly ground pepper