Spätzle translates to little swallows in German, which makes a lot of sense when you consider their shape. These micro-dumplings cook in a just a few minutes, and are great plain with browned butter or topped with slowly braised meat.
If you’re planning to eat this with butter, be sure to melt the butter in a skillet and cook it until it’s nutty brown before you make the spätzle. Remove skillet from the heat until your spätzle are cooked. Turn the heat up to medium and cook and stir the spätzle until they are coated with butter. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.