Schinkennudeln (ham noodles) with german Cucumber Salad

                        Schinkennudeln (Ham Noodles)

This is a family recipe. We are doing this recipe for decades already. I had it first time at my
Oma's house (Grandma). I don't know from where she had that recipe though. Unfortunately I  
can't ask her no more. But we love it so much that it is on my daughters favorite list in the top 3.

What you need:

- 1 lbs of egg noodles

- same amount of cooked ham (no honey please)

- 2-3 eggs

- 3 big table spoons of sour cream (around half a normal size box)

- salt, pepper and, if you have AROMAT. (you can order it at Amazon or get it at an international
  Grocery store. Also called Fondor from different Brand)


Thats how you do it:

Cook the noodles like always. Drain them in a colander. Cut the Ham in half inch pieces. Don't 
have to be perfect. I like them the same size as the noodles. Fry them in the same noodle pot 
a little bit til they start to get brown. Now add the noodles and let it sit for a min or 2.
In the meantime scramble the eggs, add the sour cream and the salt, pepper and Aromat til it 
tastes good and combine well. 
Pour the scrambled eggs over the noodles with the ham and stir well. Now let the egg cook
thoroughly. That takes a couple of min.. DOOONNEE. Easy right? And fast.

To this we make our german yogurt Cucumber Salad usually. We like to stir it with the noodles
on one plate. Mixing those two things makes it especially flavorful. 

Thats what you need:

- 1 seedless cucumber (the long thin ones)

- the other half of the sour cream from your Schinkennudeln

- Fresh Lemon juice

- Water

- Mustard (if you can't get german mustard, use Dijon mustard. It DOES make a difference)

- Salt Pepper, Aromat and Dill weed

- diced onion (optional)

Thats how you do it:

Slice the Cucumber with a slicer nice thin. (But not so thin that they rip). Dice half of an onion.
Add 1-2 Teespoons of Mustard and about 3 Tablespoons of Lemon juice. Pour in the rest of your
Sour cream. Salt, Pepper and Aromat to taste. Add around a small palm of your hand of the Dill
weed. Now Add enough water that its getting nice and creamy. Combine everything. Taste it
if you need to adjust. It should be a creamy sauce with a little tang of Lemon juice but not sour.

Now, enjoy and 
Guten Appetit