Wedding Dumplings Food

GERMAN DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy. Reserve bacon in pan with rendered fat.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, pepper, nutmeg, cayenne and baking powder to combine. Beat eggs and milk together in a small bowl and stir into dry mixture until smooth and uniform.
• Bring 6 cups salted water to a boil in a large pot. Poke holes using a pointed chopstick through the bottom of the aluminum pie pan to create a disposable spaetzle maker. Push the dough through the holes into the boiling water. Stir and cook for 3 minutes, or until dumplings float. Remove dumplings and immediately toss in pan with bacon. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley. Serve immediately.

SEMMELKNOEDEL (BREAD DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Place the bread cubes into a large bowl. Heat the milk until it starts to bubble at the edges, then pour it over the bread cubes. Stir briefly to coat the bread. Let soak for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the onions; cook and stir until tender. Stir in the parsley, and remove from the heat. Mix into the bowl with the bread along with the eggs, salt and pepper. Use your hands, squeezing the dough through your fingers until it is smooth and sticky.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. The water should be at least 3 or 4 inches deep. When the water is boiling, make a test dumpling about the size of a small orange or tangerine, by patting and cupping between wet hands. Gently drop into the boiling water. If it falls apart, the dough is too wet. In this case, stir some bread crumbs into the rest of the dumpling batter.
• Form the remaining dough into large dumplings, and carefully drop into the boiling water. Simmer for 20 minutes, then remove to a serving plate with a large slotted spoon. They should come out soft, spongy and delicious!

ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP WITH GNOCCHI

Steps:

• To make the meatballs it's really easy. Just mix all the meatball ingredients together in a big bowl and then shape them into walnut sized meatballs (about 40-45) and set aside while you prepare the soup.
• To make the soup, heat the olive oil over medium high heat and add the celery, onions, carrots and cook 5-7 minutes until the vegetables begin to soften. Add the broth, cover the pot and bring to a boil.
• Once the soup is at a boil, turn down the heat a little and slowly add the little chicken dumplings and simmer for about 10 minutes than add the gnocchi and simmer for another 5 minutes. Now add the peas and parsley and continue cooking for another 2 minutes.
• The soup is done when the meatballs and gnocchi are cooked through.

WEDDING DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Place a sheet of wax paper onto one 15x10x1-inch baking sheet. Set baking sheet aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs.
• 3. Add the milk, salt, and nutmeg; stir thoroughly.
• 4. Add the torn bread, and mix thoroughly with your hands.
• 5. Shape bread mixture into 7-8 medium sized balls (each about 2-1/2" to 3" in size).
• 6. Place the dumplings onto the baking sheet, that was lined with the wax paper.
• 7. Add vegetable oil to a deep fryer, and set the deep fryer to 375 degrees.
• 8. When the deep fryer is hot enough, add the dumplings, and fry them until they're a golden brown (about 5-7 minutes) and turning them once or twice. (Don't worry if the dumplings look a bit dark in color. Once you cook them in boiling water, the dumplings lighten up a bit in color).
• 9. Place the fried dumplings on paper toweling.
• 10. To cook the dumplings: Place dumplings in a large pot of boiling water; and cook them uncovered for 20 minutes. Remove and serve the dumplings with a gravy of your choice.
• 11. To freeze the dumplings: After the dumplings are deep-fried, and placed on paper towels; cool them to room temperature. Place the cooled dumplings in (freezer-type) Ziploc bags, and store them in the freezer. (You can freeze the dumplings for several months).
• 12. Note: Thaw the frozen dumplings completely, before cooking them in boiling water.

WEDDING DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Place a sheet of wax paper onto one 15x10x1-inch baking sheet. Set baking sheet aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs.
• Add the milk, salt, and nutmeg; stir thoroughly.
• Add the torn bread, and mix thoroughly with your hands.
• Shape bread mixture into 7-8 medium sized balls (each about 2-1/2" to 3" in size).
• Place the dumplings onto the baking sheet, that was lined with the wax paper.
• Add vegetable oil to a deep fryer, and set the deep fryer to 375 degrees.
• When the deep fryer is hot enough, add the dumplings, and fry them until they're a golden brown (about 5-7 minutes) and turning them once or twice. (Don't worry if the dumplings look a bit dark in color. Once you cook them in boiling water, the dumplings lighten up a bit in color).
• Place the fried dumplings on paper toweling.
• To cook the dumplings: Place dumplings in a large pot of boiling water; and cook them uncovered for 20 minutes. Remove and serve the dumplings with a gravy of your choice.
• To freeze the dumplings: After the dumplings are deep-fried, and placed on paper towels; cool them to room temperature. Place the cooled dumplings in (freezer-typed) ziploc bags, and store them in the freezer. (You can freeze the dumplings for several months).
• Note: Thaw the frozen dumplings completely, before cooking them in boiling water.