Bavarian Liver Dumpling Soup Leberknödelsuppe Food

BAVARIAN LIVER DUMPLING SOUP (LEBERKNöDELSUPPE)

Steps:

• Chop the liver into fine pieces and mince together with the pork. Soak the bread in milk until soft, drain then chop into cubes and add to the meat mixture. Mix in the onions, egg, salt, pepper, lard, and butter. Continue to mix until well combined. Next add the breadcrumbs slowly until thick enough to hold its shape as a ball
• Let the mixture sit in the fridge until cool. Then divide into 6 parts and roll into balls.
• Add the dough balls to the beef broth. Bring to a boil, and cook for 30 minutes. When the dumplings are all evenly cooked through, remove them from the broth.
• Pour the remaining broth though a strainer and into a pot so that only the broth remains. Then add the egg yolk slowly and stir while adding. (Do not continue to cook the broth at this point or you will cook the yolk.)
• Add the dumplings and serve .

LEBERKNöDELSUPPE (BAVARIAN LIVER DUMPLING SOUP)

Steps:

• Tear the day-old rolls into small pieces, and soak in a bit of cold water.
• Squeeze out the water, then put the bread into a bowl. Add the milk and allow the bread to soak it up.
• Beat the eggs, the pour over the milk.
• Add the onion, liver, parsley, marjoram, lemon zest, salt, pepper and breadcrumbs.
• Mix together well and knead until it forms a pliable dough. (You may need to add some plain bread crumbs.).
• Form 12 walnut-sized dumplings.
• Bring about 1.5 liters (50 ounces) of salted water to a boil.
• Gently add the dumplings and simmer for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• While the dumplings are simmering, heat the beef broth and keep warm.
• Pour the broth into bowls and add dumplings to each serving. Garnish with chopped parsley.

BEEF LIVER DUMPLING SOUP II (LEBERKLOSSE)

Steps:

• Shape mixture into 1 inch meatballs.
• Drop into gently simmering stock.
• Simmer 5-6 minutes.
• Add parsley for garnish.