Schupfnudeln

One of my favourite "guilty secret" pleasures from Germany was eating Schupfnudeln. Schupfnudeln, at least the Swabish variant that I experienced in the Bodensee, were noodles made from potatoes similar to gnocchi (the Swabians are heavily into noodles like Spaetzle) with sauerkraut, and bits of fatty pork. It was available at every Fest and it was usually cooked in a large wok type device.

It sounds unappetizing, but it really hit the spot for a cheap, warm meal especially on those grey Bodensee days. Kind of like poutine in winter I suppose. I haven't found anything like that here. But last weekend's visit with Bart (another Schupfnudeln addict) brought back memories of this dish. So yesterday, I did a Google search and found (mostly in German only):

A Schupfnudeln recipe from SWR (formerly SWF, radio from Southwest Germany).

A recipe in English for just the noodles.

Schupnudeln auf Sauerkraut.