Mel Boller Danish Soup Dumplings Food

MEL BOLLER (DANISH SOUP DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• melt butter in water.
• remove from heat and stir in flour.
• place back on heat and stir agressively for 1-2 minutes until combined.
• remove from heat and let cool a bit.
• stir in eggs, one at a time.
• stir in salt.
• heat a pot of water to near boil, have another bowl of iced water nearby.
• place dough in a traditional danish melbolle press and cut with knife into hot water (WATER MUST NOT BOIL). If you do not have a melbolle press you could use a spoon, however, the dumplings will be larger and not as uniform.
• let the dumplings sit in the almost boiling water for 10 min; place into cold water and remove after a bit.

DANISH VEGETABLE SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place beef bone in a soup kettle; cover with water and add 2 teaspoons salt.
• Bring to a boil and cook until meat falls off the bone.
• Remove the bone from the broth; remove meat from bone, chop, and return to broth.
• Add pepper, onions, carrots and whole potatoes.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until vegetables are tender.
• Remove potatoes; mash and add 1 teaspoon salt, the egg, baking powder, and enough flour to make a ball of dough that leaves sides of pan.
• Dip a spoon in the boiling broth and cut off dough to make dumplings.
• Drop pieces of the dough into the boiling broth; cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• Turn dumplings and cook 5 minutes more.
• Serve hot, garnished with fresh parsley.

DANISH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat the milk and butter in a medium sized saucepan and on medium heat, bring to a boil.
• Once at a boil turn off heat and add the nutmeg, salt and flour.
• Stir until thick and the mixture leaves the sides of the pan and forms a compact mass.
• Set aside and let cool for around a half an hour you don't want to cook the eggs.
• When it is cool beat the eggs in one at a time.
• Drop into hot soup and cover for ten to fifteen minutes.
• They are done when they've risen to the top and doubled in size.