Newfoundland Dumplings Food

NEWFOUNDLAND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• MAKING 1. In a bowl blend together flour, baking powder and salt. 2. Then stir in 1/2 cup milk, approximately and drop by spoonful over hot stew or soup. 3. With cover let it simmer 15 minutes without lifting lid. SERVING 4. Serve immediately. TIP To drop the dough over the soup or stew it should be just soft enough to drop from spoon.

NEWFOUNDLAND PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Soup: Add the 2 cups of yellow split peas to the saucepan with the water and the onion.
• Bring to a boil, and allow to simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
• Add the ham, carrot and turnip and cook for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
• Add in potatoe and cook until soft.
• Dumplings: Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Cut margarine into the flour until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in water.
• Drop the dough into the soup by spoonfuls.
• Boil uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Cover and cook for 10 more minutes.

NEWFOUNDLAND JIGG'S DINNER

Steps:

• Cover the corned beef with cold water and soak overnight in the refrigerator.
• Drain the beef and place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with fresh water. Place the yellow peas in a triple layer of cheesecloth and tie securely. Place the bag inside the Dutch oven with the beef. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 2 hours.
• After 2 hours, add the chopped cabbage, turnip, and carrots to the pot. Simmer for 25 minutes.
• Add the chopped potatoes and simmer an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are fork tender.
• While the vegetables are cooking, prepare the dumpling dough as follows: Combine the flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl, then add the water a little bit at a time to make a pasty dough. You may not need to add all of the water. Divide the dough into 6 balls. Be careful not to over-handle the dough.
• During the last 5 to 10 minutes of simmering the vegetables, place the dough balls on top of the vegetables and cover with a lid. Allow the dumplings to steam in the pot for 7 minutes.
• When the dumplings are cooked through, remove all ingredients from the pot and arrange on a warm serving platter. Remove the cooked peas from the cheesecloth bag and mash with the butter and black pepper. Serve alongside the beef and vegetables.

NEWFOUNDLAND STYLE PEA SOUP WITH DOUGHBOYS (DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• For the soup:.
• Soak salt meat or sparerib and peas overnight. Drain off water. Add 6 cups of water and onion and simmer gently for 3 hours. About 20 minutes before serving, add vegetables.
• Make doughboys as follows:.
• Cut butter into small pieces into small pieces in the flour, baking powder and salt. Add water or milk to make a soft dough. Drop by teaspoonfuls into soup. Cover pot tightly and cook for 15 minutes.