"napkin" soup with homemade cheese dumplings
Here is another recipe given to me by a neighbor. When we both had a dairy farms. In WI. In the late fifties! My! MY! but them years go by so fast!!! YOU turn around and they are gone, gone, gone!! I thought I had lost this recipe. Till I finally found it in my cheese file....LOL It is a very simple recipe, and I am sure you will enjoy the finished soup. Nancy 5/1/2013
prep time
10 Min
cook time
2 Hr
method
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yield
Family
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons flour
- 8 tablespoons parmesan cheese ...grated
- 3 large egga...beaten
- 6 tablespoons softened butter
- 2 cans chicken broth
- 1 can beef broth
- - salt ..to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
How To Make "napkin" soup with homemade cheese dumplings
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Step 1Combine flour, grated parmesan, salt and nutmeg, into a large bowl. Add beaten eggs, and butter. Mix well.
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Step 2Wet a clean cloth napkin, squeeze water out, and spread it flat on the counter. Spoon the above mixture onto the middle of the napkin, making a ball. Bring up the sides of the napkin, and tie together to form a tight ball.
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Step 3Combine the 3 cans of broth into a saucepan, and bring to a boil.
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Step 4Place the napkin ball, into the hot broth. Bring o a boil again, cover and simmer for 2 hours.
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Step 5After it is cooked. Remove the napkin ball, put it in a strainer to cool to room temperature, and till it stops dripping. When room temperature, open the napkin and put on a cutting board
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Step 6Cut into small slices. Cut these slices onto cubes. Reheat the broth, add the cubes and bring to a low boil. Cook gently for ten minutes. Serve and enjoy. ** **NOTE: I did add 1/2 cup of chopped spinach. *********Other times I have added a 1/2 cup cooked, and diced carrots...for color and taste
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Step 7PLEASE...do not serve the napkin!!....LOL
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