Inez’s Soup with Dumplings

📜 Collection: Burcea Collection | ✍️ Attribution: Inez | 📂 Category: Soups A comforting traditional soup featuring a rich bone broth and light, flavorful bread dumplings. This hearty dish simmers gently until the dumplings are tender and fluffy.

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Prep Time	Cook Time	Inactive / Chill Time	Yield / Servings
25 mins	40 mins	15 mins	6 servings

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🔪 Key Equipment

• Soup kettle
• Mixing bowl

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Ingredients

Soup Ingredients

Measurements	Ingredients	Prep / Notes
1	Soup Bone	Shank, cooked
2	Onions	Diced
2 to 3 cups	Celery	Cut fine
1 tbsp	Nutmeg	Ground
To taste	Salt and pepper	None

Dumpling Ingredients

Measurements	Ingredients	Prep / Notes
1 loaf	White Bread	White part only, crumbled
4 tbs	Marrow or butter	Melted
A little	Salt	None
2 tsp	Nutmeg	Ground
2 or 3	Egg Whites	Well beaten

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Instructions

Step 1: Soup Base

1. Combine the cooked 1 shank soup bone, 2 onions, 2 to 3 c. celery, 1 tbs. nutmeg, and salt and pepper in a kettle and bring to a simmer.

Step 2: Making Dumplings

2. Crumble the white part of 1 loaf state bread into a bowl.
3. Pour over 4 tbs. melted marrow or butter.
4. Add a little salt and 2 tsp. nutmeg.
5. Add 2 or 3 egg whites which have been well beaten, and mix lightly but well.
6. Form the mixture into balls the size of golf balls and let stand for 15 min.

Step 3: Cooking Dumplings

7. Drop the dumplings into the kettle of soup which must be at the lowest boiling point.
8. Simmer for 30-40 M. until dumplings are cooked through and tender.

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💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Soup base can be prepared a day in advance; shape and drop dumplings just before serving.

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