Wash half of the potatoes, cover and cook in water for about 20 minutes. Quench, peel and press through a potato ricer
Peel, wash and roughly grate the carrot. Clean, wash and cut the leek into fine strips. Pre-cook one after the other in boiling salted water for about 1 minute. Quench, drain well or squeeze
Peel the rest of the potatoes, grate finely (e.g. in a tea towel) and squeeze out well. Knead with the cooked potatoes, approx. 125 g flour, egg and salt. Divide the dough into three. Knead 1/3 with carrot, 1/3 with fried onions and 1/3 with leek and possibly some more flour. Knead it with
floured hands each
Form 3-4 dumplings. Put the dumplings into boiling salted water and let them simmer for about 20 minutes
Heat the fat. Sweat 2 tbsp. flour in it. Stir in milk and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Wash the chives and chop finely, except for a little bit for garnishing. Stir into the sauce. Lift out the dumplings and let them drip off. Serve with the chive sauce and garnish
Drink: cider or apple juice