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chicken soup with dumplings

Ingredients For chicken soup with dumplings

  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 sm
    onion, minced
  • 9 c
    chicken stock
  • "just a pinch" of salt
  • "just a pinch" of white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp
    thyme
  • 1/4
    nutmeg
  • 1 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2
    eggs

How To Make chicken soup with dumplings

  • 1
    In a large saucepan, melt the butter; add the onion and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 3 minutes.
  • 2
    Stir in 8 cups of the chicken stock and bring to a simmer; season with salt and white pepper to taste.
  • 3
    Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine the remaining 1 cup stock with the thyme, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of white pepper.
  • 4
    Bring to a boil over high heat; remove from the heat and beat in the flour until thoroughly blended.
  • 5
    Let the mixture cool slightly, then beat in the eggs, one at a time.
  • 6
    Drop tablespoons of the dumpling mixture into the simmering soup and cook until the dumplings begin to firm, about 5 minutes.
  • 7
    Remove from the heat, cover the saucepan and set aside to steam the dumplings for 3 minutes before serving.

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