Komenymagleves Caraway Seed Soup With Dumplings Recipes

KOMENYMAGLEVES (CARAWAY SEED SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pan and add caraway seeds. Toast till they pop.
• Add flour and cook till it browns lightly to make a light roux. Add salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Add water or stock, onion, and parsley. Bring to a boil.
• Cook for about 5 minutes and then strain into a clean pot. Discard solids.
• Combine eggs, milk, and flour to make a thick batter for dumplings.
• Bring soup to a boil again. Drop the dough into the soup by the teaspoonful. Cook for 5-10 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked.
• Serve hot.

UKRANIAN BORSCHT WITH CARAWAY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Season the short ribs with 1 teaspoon of salt and set aside.
• Heat a Dutch oven over high heat; add olive oil, and brown the short ribs well, in batches, about 10 minutes each batch.
• Remove ribs and set aside; reduce heat to medium, stir in onions and garlic, cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Return the ribs to the pot and add the peppercorns and bay leaves; cover with water and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to maintain simmer, loosely cover, and cook until ribs are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Skim away any foam or fat from the surface and stir in the turnips and carrots; continue to cook until the vegetables are soft and the ribs are very tender (falling off the bone), 30 to 45 minutes.
• Remove ribs from pot and discard the bones; shred the meat into medium sized chunks and return to the pot.
• Stir in tomato juice, kvass, and cabbage and return to a simmer; using a grater or food processor, shred the beets, then add to the pot and stir in vinegar.
• Meanwhile, prepare the dumplings: In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and caraway seeds.
• In a separate small bowl, beat eggs and milk.
• Drizzle the egg mixture over the flour while stirring with a fork until a stiff, sticky batter forms.
• Taste the soup and add salt and pepper as desired.
• Drop spoonfuls of the caraway dumpling mixture onto the simmering soup; cover pot and let dumplings steam until they are set and firm, about 10 minutes.
• Serve with sour cream and fresh dill.

GERMAN CHICKEN STEW WITH CARAWAY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large casserole or stew pot, melt the butter over medium high heat.
• Once it has stopped sizzling, brown the chicken, gizzards (if they are included), and chopped onion until golden, turning occasionally, about 12 minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour over the chicken pieces and turn them to absorb the flour.
• Add the celeriac, parsley roots, carrots, whole white onions, peppercorns, and bay leaf.
• Cover with the boiling water, and bring to just below a boil.
• Reduce the heat to very low, using a diffuser if necessary, and simmer until the meat is nearly falling off the bone and the vegetables are tender, about 2 hours.
• At no time should the broth ever boil, otherwise the chicken will be tough.
• Add the peas and cook for 10 more minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and add the lemon juice.
• While the stew is simmering, prepare the dumplings.
• Drop the dough by the tablespoon on top of the stewing chicken, making sure the balls don't sink into the gravy.
• Cover and cook for 20 minutes without looking.
• Serve immediately.
• Makes 6 servings.
• TO MAKE THE DUMPLINGS: Stir together the eggs, flour, vegetable oil, salt and caraway seeds.
• NOTE: Celeriac and Parsley Root are wonderful vegetables for a stew.
• Both, though, are big, bulbous, root-like vegetables with lots of ugly, hairy-looking rootlets coming off the central portion.
• The best celeriac is that of medium size, without secondary corms, and with a modest clump of leaves.
• Peel celeriac before using.
• Parsley root is grown specifically for large roots.
• The texture and density of the root are similar to those of celeriac.
• They store well.
• Peel parsley root before using.
• Clifford A.
• Wright Real Stew.