Romanian Dumpling Soup (Supa cu galuste)

This is one of those comfort foods I grew up with.  It is very easy to make and very yummy.  My children love it!  The semolina flour required to make the dumplings can be found at most grocery stores or whole foods.
Ingredients:
For the chicken stock:
-1 chicken breast (skinless, boneless)
-2 large carrots (peeled and washed)
-1 potato (peeled and cubed)
-1 diced onion
-parsley (finely chopped)
Place all ingredients in about 10 cups water and boil until meat is cooked through.  Strain the broth and bring it to a boil (use the cooked meat for a different dish or store in freezer until needed).
For the dumplings:
-2 large eggs
-1/2 tsp salt
-about 1/2 cup semolina flour
Salt the eggs and beat until nice and fluffy.  Gradually add the semolina flour and mix until smooth ( not runny and not stiff).  It should look like this:
After the strained broth starts boiling, lower the heat.  With a spoon, scoop the semolina mixture into the broth.  Poke the dumplings with a fork.  Cover and raise the heat a bit.  After about 5 minutes the dumplings should be fluffy and look like this:
Enjoy the soup with some nice hot rolls!

Comments

Anonymous said…
I'm curious as to how low to reduce the broth before adding the dumplings and then covering and cooking. Should it be a gentle boil, a hard simmer or a gentle simmer where the bubbles just burst through the surface?
Ioana said…
Just a gentle boil.

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