🇱🇮 Liechtensteiner Cuisine

Krautkrapfen

Cabbage-Filled Pasta Pockets

Prep Time 1 hour 30 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Hard
Calories 420 kcal

Handmade pasta pockets filled with sautéed cabbage, onions, and caraway seeds, boiled and topped with browned butter and crispy onions.

Ingredients

  • 300g all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Pinch of salt
  • Warm water as needed
  • 400g white cabbage, finely shredded
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 tbsp butter for browning
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced for topping

Instructions

  1. 1 Make dough by combining flour, eggs, oil, and salt with enough warm water to form a smooth, elastic dough. Knead ten minutes and rest thirty minutes.
  2. 2 Sauté diced onion in butter until golden. Add shredded cabbage and caraway seeds, cook until wilted and lightly caramelized, about fifteen minutes. Season well.
  3. 3 Roll dough thin and cut into squares about ten centimeters across. Place a spoonful of cabbage filling on each square.
  4. 4 Fold dough over filling to form half-moon or triangular pockets, pressing edges firmly to seal. Ensure no air pockets remain inside.
  5. 5 Boil filled pasta pockets in salted water for eight minutes until dough is tender. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain well.
  6. 6 Brown butter in a skillet, fry sliced onions until crispy, and spoon both over the hot pasta pockets before serving immediately.

Did You Know?

Krautkrapfen were traditionally served on fasting days when meat was forbidden, proving that meatless cooking can be deeply satisfying.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/liechtensteiner/krautkrapfen/