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Žobrácke knedle: egg-free Slovak potato dumplings

Slovak potato dumplings made with boiled potatoes and potato starch, without eggs or flour. Boil for 2–3 minutes. Makes 4 servings.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
10 min
Cook time
2–3 min
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Medium
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Žobrácke knedle, or “beggar's dumplings,” are small dumplings made with finely grated potatoes boiled in their skins and potato starch, without eggs or flour. The name comes from traditional grandmothers' kitchens, and the recipe is a good way to use potatoes left over from lunch. Work the dough by hand, shape it into balls smaller than a tennis ball, and boil them in salted water for just 2–3 minutes. If you have already cooked the potatoes, the dumplings can be ready for dinner in about ten minutes.

Ingredients

* Usually, about 250 g of starch is used per kilogram of potatoes.

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    Instructions

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    1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Finely grate the boiled potatoes, sprinkle with the starch, and mix with a fork to form a crumbly mixture. Work it by hand into a cohesive dough. Add more starch as needed; the dough should be easy to shape.

    2. Shape the dough into round dumplings smaller than a tennis ball and immediately place them in the boiling salted water.

    3. Boil for 2–3 minutes; no longer is needed. Turn off the heat and let the dumplings rest in the water, covered, for a few minutes. Remove them from the water and serve immediately.

    Tip: Fully cooled potatoes, preferably cooked the day before, are easier to grate and make a less sticky dough. Dust your hands with starch when shaping the dumplings so the balls are smooth and do not crack.

    Nutrition facts

    Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

    Energy
    430 kcal
    Protein
    4.7 g
    Carbohydrates
    103 g
    of which sugars
    2.3 g
    Fat
    0.3 g
    of which saturates
    0.1 g
    Fiber
    4.5 g
    Salt
    0.5 g

    Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

    This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Žobrácke knedle bez vajec a múky z uvarených zemiakov

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