Clear Soup with Semolina Dumplings

Подготовка

1. 🥄Step 1
2. 🔥Allow butter to come to room temperature before beating in a bowl until creamed.
3. 🧂Season with salt and a small, delicate pinch of nutmeg.

Шаги

1. 🔥Step 2
2. 🧂Add in the egg, stirring vigorously.

Подготовка

1. 🧂Sprinkle the semolina over this, and mix it in well until the surface is smooth.

Шаги

1. 🍳Cover with saran wrap and leave to rest for 15 – 20 minutes.
2. 🫇Step 3
3. 🍽️Use two spoons, dipped regularly into hot water throughout, to press or shape dumplings from the paste.

Подача

1. 🫇You can also place these on a lightly oiled board or plate and again leave them to stand for a short while (this allows the dumplings to rise even more).

Шаги

1. 🍽️Step 4
2. 🌿Heat a generous quantity of salted water in a large pan.

Готовка

1. 🌿Place the dumplings into the water and bring them back to a boil before turning down the heat and leaving to simmer gently for 10 – 15 minutes (do not boil).

Шаги

1. ✨Carefully turn the dumplings occasionally.
2. 🥄Step 5
3. 🔥Remove the semolina dumplings carefully and put them in the heated soup.

Подача

1. 🥄Serve promptly, with a garnish of sprinkled parsley or chives.

Шаги

1. 🔥Step 6

Готовка

1. 🧂The semolina dumplings can also be cooked in the beef broth, but this causes the soup to take on a slightly dull appearance.
2. 🍳The cooked dumplings should never be left standing in the soup for too long, as they will “soak up” the soup and become softened.