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Classic German Liver Dumplings Recipe for Soup

Yield: 25 dumplings
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: German
Keyword: Dumpling, Liver, Offal
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 271kcal
Cost: 5

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • 1 3 quart soup pot

Ingredients

  • 12 oz lamb liver cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 4 oz lamb or other bacon chopped
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs preferably sourdough
  • 1 large egg
  • 10 scrapings of fresh nutmeg or ¼ teaspoon ground
  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram or ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger or ½ teaspoon dried
  • ½ small onion 2 oz
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

For cooking the dumplings

  • 8 cups Lamb stock or water see note

Instructions

  • Soak the liver in water to cover by 1/2 inch for 24 hours, changing the liquid a few times during the process.
  • In the bowl of a food processor or high speed blender, pulse all the ingredients except the baking powder and breadcrumbs, then puree until as smooth as possible.
  • The mixture should be liquid enough to be pourable. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, stir in the breadcrumbs and allow to rest, covered, for 30 minutes.
  • Bring 2 qts of stock to a simmer in a tall, skinny pot and season well. Sift the baking powder to break up lumps, then beat into the meat mixture.
  • Using a scoop, or two large spoons, form dumplings about the size of small golf balls, and poach in the beef stock for 10 minutes. Serve the dumplings in their broth, or cool them and reserve, and add to another soup.

Notes

If you want to serve the dumplings alone in broth, use high quality stock or beef broth. If you want to add the dumplings to soup with other ingredients (recommended for your first time) poach them in salted water, cool, cover and reserve, and warm them up in whatever soup just until they're hot, and serve. 

Nutrition

Serving: 4dumplings | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 196mg | Sodium: 356mg | Potassium: 260mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 800IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 4mg