Tiroler Speckknodel Tirolian Bacon Dumpling Food

TIROLER SPECKKNODEL (TIROLIAN BACON DUMPLING)

Steps:

• Salt bread cubes.
• Lightly whisk together milk and eggs.
• Pour milk-egg mixture over bread cubes.
• Stir until moistened, cover and let stand 30 minutes.
• Mince bacon and sausage.
• Fry bacon.
• Saute onion in butter, adding parsley and chives (this is a"to taste" option).
• Bring the beef stock to a gentle boil.
• Add bacon, sausage, and onion mixture to soaked bread mixture.
• Sprinkle with flour.
• The mixture should be thick enough to form into 8-12 dumplings (This is done by hand, scoop up a portion of the mixture and press into a ball.) Drop one dumpling into broth and cook about 12 minutes.
• The dumplings should rise to the top when they are done.
• Cut the first dumpling open and check to make sure it is of the proper consistency.
• If it is too hard, add more egg-milk mixture.
• If it is too soft and falls apart, add flour.
• Add remaining dumplings as space allows, cooking approximately 12 minutes each.
• Knödel are served either in broth or over Sauerkraut.