Dumplings in Mushroom Broth
Warm and comforting, a winter season comfort food.
This is a humble dish of peasant tradition in Southern Germany. Originally, it consisted simply of balls of stale bread cut into cubes and held together with milk or water and eggs, following the best tradition of reusing leftovers.
We do not know what ingredients were used to make dumplings at that time.
However, we know that today they are a very renowned dish, widespread throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
Dumplings in mushroom broth are very popular in Italy in regions like Veneto and Friuli, especially in the northern mountain areas, particularly in an excellent beef broth with strips.
Today I present them to you with a creamy mushroom-based vegetable broth, which will add a touch of elegance to your holiday dinner.
Recipes thought for you:
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter, and Spring
- Energy 667.84 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 52.98 (g) of which sugars 6.29 (g)
- Proteins 30.79 (g)
- Fat 38.16 (g) of which saturated 21.44 (g)of which unsaturated 15.19 (g)
- Fibers 4.57 (g)
- Sodium 1,116.91 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 400 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Let’s go shopping
- 10.5 oz stale bread (white part only)
- 5.3 oz diced speck
- 1 bunch chopped parsley
- 7 tbsp butter
- 1 onion
- 2 eggs
- 0.4 cup milk
- 2.8 oz Parmesan cheese
- to taste salt
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 tomato
- 7 oz mushrooms
- to taste water
- 2 tsp bouillon cube (vegetable)
Dumplings in Mushroom Broth
Tools
Here’s what we need to make
- 1 Pot
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Immersion Blender
Steps
To make
Start with the vegetables, which you need to clean, wash, and cut.
In a pot, place all the vegetables along with homemade vegetable bouillon, cover with water, and bring to a boil.
Cook for about 30 minutes, and in the meantime, you can prepare the dumplings.
Cut the stale bread into small pieces.
Transfer into a bowl, pour 0.4 cups of milk, and let soak while you proceed with the recipe.
In a pan, melt 7 tbsp of butter, add a chopped onion, and sauté until golden brown.
Add it to the soaked bread in milk.
1. and blend everything.
Subsequently, cut the speck into pieces and chop the parsley.
and add them to the mixture along with 2 eggs, salt, and pepper, and a little bit of flour, and knead.
For the amount of flour, I judged by eye, according to how much the dough required.
Once the dough is firm, form the dumplings, which should have a diameter of about 2.5 centimeters (1 inch), and dust them with flour externally.
This will make the broth creamier.
At this point, blend the mushroom broth with an immersion blender.
and bring it back to a boil.
immerse the dumplings, which should cook for about 3 minutes.
And here are the dumplings in mushroom broth ready.
Storage
Dumplings in mushroom broth: the broth and dumplings should be stored separately.
You can keep them in the fridge for 3 days and in the freezer for 3 months.
Be careful not to store them together, otherwise, the dumplings will become mushy.
Dumplings in mushroom broth: the broth and dumplings should be stored separately.
You can keep them in the fridge for 3 days and in the freezer for 3 months.
Be careful not to store them together, otherwise, the dumplings will become mushy.
Dumplings in mushroom broth: the broth and dumplings should be stored separately.
You can keep them in the fridge for 3 days and in the freezer for 3 months.
Be careful not to store them together, otherwise, the dumplings will become mushy.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Dumplings in Mushroom Broth
Can I use all types of mushrooms?
Yes, all types, even frozen ones.
Yes, all types, even frozen ones.
