German potato dumpling

Source : Boil The Potato With The Skin Until Well Cooked In Enough Water Around 20 Minutes Strain And Cool The Potatoes Down Peel The Potatoes Press The Potato...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : March 13, 2026

Step:

  1. Boil the potato with the skin until well cooked in enough water. Around 20 minutes.

  2. Strain and cool the potatoes down.

  3. Peel the potatoes. Press the potatoes using potato presser/masher.

  4. Cool it down overnight in the fridge or 3-4 hours.

  5. In a bowl, mix the potatoes, salt, potato starch, nutmeg, semolina flour. Give a taste, add extra salt as your wish.

  6. Knead the dough until it is well mixed.

    German potato dumpling recipe step 6 photo
  7. Add little potato starch if it is needed, depends on the consistency of potatoes. The dough should not be too hard and not sticky.

  8. Take a good portion, shape it into ball as your desire size.

  9. Keep it aside.

    German potato dumpling recipe step 9 photo German potato dumpling recipe step 9 photo
  10. Boil enough water in a pot. Bring the water into boil. Turn down the heat into very low level.

  11. Place the potato dumpling into the water. Slowly boil it for 10-15 minutes.

    German potato dumpling recipe step 11 photo
  12. The dumpling will come up and float in the water.

    German potato dumpling recipe step 12 photo
  13. Let it float in the water for another 2 minutes. Nb. The water is not allowed to boil.

    German potato dumpling recipe step 13 photo
  14. Strain it out and serve it as side dish.


Ingredients

  1. 1 kg cooked potatoes
  2. 2 tsp salt
  3. 220-250 gr potato starch
  4. 2 tbsp semolina flour (optional)
  5. 1 egg
  6. Pinch nutmeg

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