Cuisine at the Obereggen mountain hut in Val d'Ega

Enjoy regional products – cooked with love

Regional

Fresh

Delicious

We serve what nature and our region, Val d'Ega, have to offer: fresh vegetables, tasty cheeses, homemade dumplings, wild herbs from the surrounding area and, of course, some classic South Tyrolean desserts.


We cook authentically, seasonally and with lots of love: a hearty breakfast in the morning, a substantial menu in the evening. Vegetarian? No problem.


Our goal: to make you feel comfortable and satisfied, simply enjoying our mountain hut in Obereggen.

Recipe for our guests

Pressed dumplings

Ingredients for 4 servings

 

  • 150 g dumpling bread
  • 15 g South Tyrolean butter
  • 25 g onion
  • Garlic
  • 100 g South Tyrolean mountain cheese
  • 50 g Puster Valley grey cheese
  • 50 g Gorgonzola
  • 3 eggs
  • 100 ml South Tyrolean milk
  • 15 g flour or breadcrumbs
  • Salt, pepper
  • Chives, parsley
  • Melted brown butter and grated Parmesan cheese

 

Preparation time: 45 minutes

  1. Peel the onion and garlic, sauté in butter and add to the dumpling bread.
  2. Finely dice or crumble the mountain cheese, grey cheese and Gorgonzola and mix into the breadcrumbs.
  3. Gently heat the milk and add to the mixture with plenty of chopped herbs.
  4. Finally, add the eggs, season, mix and stir in flour or breadcrumbs if necessary. Then leave to stand for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Form patties from the dumpling mixture and fry slowly on both sides in a little oil until golden brown.
  6. Simmer the fried patties in salted water for 10 minutes. Serve the pressed dumplings and garnish with Parmesan, browned butter and chives.

Enjoy your meal. :-)

At the ZischgALM in Obereggen:

Fresh mountain pleasure, genuine and unforgettable.