Pasta & noodles · France

Fleischnacka (Alsatian Meat and Pasta Roll)

Name: Fleischnacka (Alsatian Meat and Pasta Roll)
Total time: 94 min
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 1 lb flour; 4 ea. eggs; Salt; 1 cup water; 2½ lb minced beef; 1 large onion; 3 cloves garlic; Nutmeg; Salt; Pepper; 2 pints beef stock; 4 cups Riesling wine (optional)

Fleischnacka or Fleischschnacka, literally "snails of meat" (from German "Fleisch", meat, and "Schnecke", snail) is an Alsatian dish consisting of minced beef (or sometimes other meats, like left over pot-au-feu) rolled in fresh noodle dough and cut into slices, which are then cooked in stock.

Published October 15, 2026

EST. TOTAL TIME1h 34m

DIFFICULTYMedium

SERVESSee recipe

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Step 1

Mix together the flour and eggs, then add the water and salt.

Step 2

Knead the dough until smooth and set aside for 1 hour.

Step 3

Mince the onion, parsley, and garlic. Mix into the minced meat along with the eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Step 4

Roll out the dough into a rectangle.

Step 5

Spread the meat filling evenly over the dough and roll up into a cylinder. Seal the edge with water and cut into slices (not too thick).

Step 6

Brown the slices in oil.

Step 7

Add the stock (and wine if used), and cook for 20 minutes.

Step 8

Serve with a green salad.

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