{"id":55066,"date":"2017-03-07T19:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T18:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/kartoffelknoedel\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T21:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:35:58","slug":"german-potato-dumplings-knoedel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/german-potato-dumplings-knoedel\/","title":{"rendered":"German Potato Dumplings (Kn\u00f6del) with Mushroom Gravy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Potato Dumplings. Sometimes a simple, traditional meal can make others so incredibly happy. A.k.a zee German, my liebling Schwabe. First of all it’s not another salad. But of course, as a vegetable fanatic I had to include a little extra veg, even in these dumplings. Parsnips. Sweet and versatile parsnips. All in good measure of course. These are potato dumplings after all. And the flavor is so subtle no one would even notice. But just maybe, next time, I’ll roast them to bring out more of their delicious sweetness.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Don’t be fooled, potato dumplings are incredibly easy to make at home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

E A S Y! Normally, there aren’t more than a handful of ingredients. Simple enough to memorize! As far as I can tell, the most important step is to cook the potatoes in their skin (to avoid water-logged taters), peel them, and then press them through a potato press, while they are still hot, so they remain light and fluffy. Then, important step… let them fully cool before proceeding with making the dumplings. Just walk away, come back later. Works like a beauty. But I have also heard that yesterdays boiled potatoes also work fine. Hmmm is this true? I’ll have to test this myself.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What to serve with potato dumplings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well, I choose to make a mushroom gravy. Completely vegetarian and darn delicious. Getting kids to try a mushroom gravy… er, not going to happen. A bed of sauerkraut, yeah good luck with that. Rotkohl. Nope. my only hope… “brown sauce”. Goes with everything. Or ketchup. Eeh. Yes, I am talking “kids reality” here. But of course, potato dumplings are fantastic enjoyed in a traditional German fashion with roasted duck, Sauerbraten, J\u00e4gerschnitzel or beef Rouladen<\/a>, or even as leftovers, simply sliced and fried, and seasoned with a little salt and pepper. As you like!<\/p>\n\n\n

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