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Grey cheese dumplings

What can you do with South Tyrolean grey cheese? It is usually known in rustic mountain huts, where the 'stinky' grey cheese is eaten with vinegar and onions.

However, the cookbook 'Südtiroler Graukäse genießen (Taste South Tyrolean grey cheese)' by Reinhard Steger and Karl Volgger, which contains more than 150 recipes using grey cheese, proves that this cheese also deserves a place in gourmet cuisine.

The two top South Tyrolean chefs describe their cookbook as 'a declaration of love to a piece of the Ahrntaler Valley's cultural heritage, capable of enchanting the gourmet world'.

The cookbook not only presents a large number of traditional and new grey cheese recipes, but also informs gourmets about how the famous Aurina Valley cheese is produced. 

This recipe from the cookbook demonstrates just how delicious grey cheese dishes can be!

Dumplings
Dumplings

A traditional dish from South Tyrol, that is served in numerous mountain huts and restaurants.

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The recipe for at home 

Ingredients: 

  • 40 g onion 
  • 30 g butter 
  • 80 g grey cheese, firm 
  • 150 g firm white bread, cut into cubes 
  • 2 eggs 
  • 100 ml milk 
  • 1 tbsp flour 
  • 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
  •  Salt and pepper 
  • 20 g grey cheese, topped 
  • 40 g butter

Preparation: 

Dice the onion and sauté in the butter. Dice the grey cheese and add to the dumpling bread with the onion. Whisk the eggs with the milk and add to the dumpling bread with the parsley. Season with salt and pepper and mix well. Add more and knead until a dough forms.

Form dumplings with moistened hands.
Bring salted water to the boil in a high saucepan, place the dumplings in the water and cook until tender. Remove and arrange on plates. Sprinkle with grated grey cheese and smear the dumplings with brown melted butter.

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