Gingered Squash And Ham Soup With Cornmeal Dumplings Recipes

HAM DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Place first 8 ingredients in large pot. Bring to boil then let simmer over medium-low heat for 45 minutes.
• 2. While the soup is simmering make dumplings.
• 3. Mix eggs and flour and water with a fork. Let sit covered for 1 hour.
• 4. After soup simmered for 45 minutes remove celery stalks and onion and throw away.
• 5. Remove ham bone and any ham from the bone and add that to the soup.
• 6. After hour roll out dumplings on a lightly floured board to about 1/8" thickness.
• 7. Cut into 1" squares and slowly add to boiling soup. Let cook for 5-7 minutes depending on size and thickness.
• 8. This should turn the broth from a clear liquid to a thicker stew like broth.
• 9. If you do not want a thick broth. Instead of rolling out the dumplings, place on a cutting board.
• 10. Cut small pieces about the size of a penny and put into the boiling broth. Or put the dough through a potato ricer. When dumplings float they are done.
• 11. You want the pieces to be small or they will be too heavy or doughy.
• 12. Salt and pepper to taste.

HAM SOUP AND CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• 1. Place ham bone in 6 cups water and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper to taste. Bring to boil and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove ham bone and discard.
• 2. Add green onions, salt, black pepper, ham, and parsley flakes to broth. Simmer one hour.
• 3. Mix ingredients for dumplings together. Dipping by teaspoonfuls, gently roll batter in the palms of your hands into approximately 1-inch balls; drop into boiling soup liquid. Make sure each dumpling is completely covered in liquid by shaking pot gently. Do not stir.
• 4. Cook 10 minutes uncovered; then cover and cook on low heat for 25 minutes.

CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients.
• Cut in butter (using fingers or pastry blender) until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add milk and stir.
• Drop dough by spoonful (6) into stew.
• Cover and simmer about 18 minutes or until dumplings are firm to the touch.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH CREAM SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Brush cut side of butternut squash with olive oil and place on a baking sheet, cut-side down.
• Bake in the preheated oven until peel is crinkly and butternut squash is soft, about 40 minutes. Scrape flesh into a bowl with a spoon and set aside.
• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat and cook onions until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add squash flesh, 2 cups hot broth, and ginger. Season with ginger, curry, cumin, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors are well combined, about 15 minutes.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Add more hot broth for a thinner soup. Stir in cream and season to taste with sugar, apple cider vinegar, cayenne pepper, and salt.

GINGERED SQUASH AND HAM SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Halve squash lengthwise with a sharp knife and discard seeds and strings. Peel squash and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• In a 4-quart saucepan simmer squash, garlic, gingerroot, and water, partially covered, until squash is very tender, about 20 minutes. In a blender purée mixture in batches and return to pan. Stir in tomatoes, ham, and salt and pepper to taste. Soup may be prepared up to this point 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
• Into a bowl sift together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt and blend in butter until mixture resembles meal. Add milk, egg, and chives and stir until batter is just combined. Bring soup to a bare simmer.
• Drop batter by rounded tablespoons onto soup and simmer, covered, until dumplings are just cooked through, about 12 minutes.