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Maultaschen

Maultaschen/MOWL-tah-shen/
Maultaschen
About this dish

Large stuffed pasta pockets filled with minced meat, spinach, and breadcrumbs, similar in concept to ravioli.

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Ingredients
🌾2 cups flour
🥚3 eggs
🥩200g ground meat
🥬1 cup spinach, chopped
🍞1/2 cup breadcrumbs
🧅1 onion, finely chopped
🍲Beef broth, for serving
Method
Serves 2
1
Make a pasta dough from flour and eggs, knead until smooth, and rest for 30 minutes.
2
Mix the ground meat, spinach, breadcrumbs, and onion into a filling.
3
Roll the dough thin and cut into large squares.
4
Place a portion of filling on each square, fold over, and seal the edges tightly to form large pockets.
5
Boil in salted water or broth for about 15 minutes until cooked through.
6
Serve in a bowl of hot broth, or sliced and pan-fried with onions.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Maultaschen is another Swabian specialty, sometimes nicknamed 'Herrgottsbescheißerle' (little God-cheaters) due to a legend about monks hiding meat inside the dough during Lent.

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