Rivilchas Recipes

GRANDMA'S RIVELS

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil while you make the rivels.
• To make rivels:
• Put flour and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, scramble eggs with a fork.
• Add eggs to flour/salt mixture and "rivel 'em up" (just stir around with a fork until mixture becomes crumbly).
• Drop by small handfuls into boiling broth.
• Boil for 15 minutes and enjoy!
• **If the broth isn't flavorful enough, add some chicken soup base.
• **You can pinch some of the dough together to get bigger "rivels".
• **You can also add cooked chicken to the soup.
• **Also works well with ham or beef broth.

AMISH RIVEL SOUP

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and beaten egg and mix with fingers until mixture is crumbly.
• Heat broth; add corn and bring back to a simmer. Drop rivels slowly into broth.
• Cook for about 10 minutes. Rivels will look like boiled rice when cooked.

BAKED POTATO SOUP WITH RIVELS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and fry until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour bacon and grease into a large pot. Add potatoes, corn, celery, onion, carrot, and garlic. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add 3 tablespoons flour and whisk until smooth. Pour in milk, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until soup is thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Beat eggs in a bowl. Add 1 cup flour and stir with a fork until rivel dough is completely moistened.
• Mash the soup vegetables lightly in the pot. Add milk mixture. Stir to combine.
• Drop teaspoon-sized chunks of rivel dough into the soup a few at a time, stirring as you go to prevent them from sticking together. Cook over low heat until rivels are solid, about 15 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, parsley, salt, and pepper.

RIVEL SOUP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in egg with a fork until crumbly., In a large saucepan, heat milk over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. Gradually add flour mixture; bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until rivels are cooked through. Sprinkle servings with parsley and pepper.

RIVILCHAS

Steps:

• Mix the flour, eggs and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Knead to make a stiff dough. If the dough is too stiff to work, sprinkle in a small amount of water.
• Grate the dough on the medium side of a grater. Your Rivilchas should be the size of dried peas.
• Let the dough drops dry for 1/2 hour and then add to boiling water 1/2 cup at a time and cook till done (a few minutes).
• Drain and serve in hot Beef Soup, hot Chicken Soup or Tomato Soup.
• Note: If you have a large pot of boiling soup, you can cook these Rivilchas directly in the soup.