Swedish Meat Dumpling Stoup Recipes

SWEDISH MEAT DUMPLINGS FOR SOUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except flour); blend thoroughly. Shape into small balls the size of a large marble.
• Roll in flour, drop into your simmering soup and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Notes: This is admittedly done on a small scale, but easily doubled. The yield will depend on how faithful you are to size. I like to use 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce to add smoky flavor + darker color to the meat mixture, but you can also add 1-2 tbsp of Pepperidge Farm dressing mix to enhance the flavor & stretch the yield. It's a tiny recipe w/lots of versatility!

KLIMP (SWEDISH DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and stir well.
• Add the milk and bring to a boil while stirring. Continue to boil for a few minutes, then remove the saucepan from the burner.
• Beat in egg yolks and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place dough into a bowl that has been rinsed in water. Allow the dough to cool.
• Tip the bowl to slide the dough onto a plate. Form the dough into little balls, using a spoon dipped in water.
• Sprinkle with parsley to garnish.

ORIGINAL KUMLA RECIPE FROM MOM

Steps:

• Place the ham in a large soup pot (at least 10 quart size), and pour in 16 to 20 cups of water to cover. Bring the water to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer the ham to make a rich stock, about 2 hours. Remove the ham, and skim any foam off the broth. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste) to broth, if necessary.
• Place the potatoes in a large bowl, and use very wet hands to mix in the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt to make a sticky dough.
• Bring the ham stock to a full, rolling boil. Place a bowl of water near the stove. With very wet hands, pinch off about 2/3 cup of dough, and press a piece of bacon into the center of the dough. Roll the dough into a ball about 2 1/2 inches across, and slip the kumla into the boiling broth along the side of the pot. Don't drop them into the middle of the broth to avoid splashing the hot broth. Repeat with the remaining dough, using the bowl of water to keep your hands very wet, until all the dumplings have been added to the broth.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes, then use a slotted spoon or spatula to gently lift any stuck dumplings from the bottom of the pot. Cover the pot again, and simmer the dumplings for about 1 hour. They will float to the top of the broth as they cook.
• Gently lift the kumla from the broth with a slotted spoon, and stack them in a bowl for serving. Sprinkle with salt and pepper before serving.

SWEDISH KLIMP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg, milk, salt and sugar. Gradually add flour, mixing until smooth.
• Drop flour mixture by tablespoonfuls into boiling soup or stew. When they float to the surface, they are done.

SWEDISH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Cut in 2 tablespoons fat; add grated onion.
• Add eggs to water and mix thoroughly; stir into first mixture.
• Drop by tablespoons into 2 quarts of boiling water to which 1 teaspoon salt has been added; cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Drain well in colander.
• Place remaining fat in frying pan; when melted, add dumplings and cook until golden.

KROPPKAKOR - SWEDISH POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Fry salt pork with onion in a skillet until the salt pork is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Drain fat and set salt pork and onion mixture aside.
• Mix mashed potatoes, egg, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg together in a bowl; stir 1 cup flour into potato mixture. Sprinkle 1 cup flour onto a work surface and turn the dough out onto the flour. Knead the flour on the work surface into the dough.
• Cut dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls, dusting your hands and sprinkling work surface with remaining 1/2 cup flour. Press your thumb into each dumpling to make an indentation, and fill with a small amount of salt pork-onion mixture. Pinch the dumplings closed and roll in flour.
• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. If desired, replace half the water with beef broth. Drop dumplings into the boiling water and broth and reduce heat to low. Simmer until cooked through, about 25 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl.

SWEDISH MEAT DUMPLING STOUP

Steps:

• Heat a soup pot over medium to medium-high heat; add in olive oil and butter; when the butter melts into the oil, add in the mushrooms, celery, carrots, onions, and bay leaf.
• Cook until the mushrooms are tender and the other vegetables begin to soften, 7-8 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper; add in the flour; cook another minute.
• Whisk in the beef and chicken broth to combine.
• Cover the pot and bring to a boil.
• While the soup comes to a boil, mix the veal with the mustard, egg, bread crumbs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
• Roll the meat into small balls, 1-inch in diameter, tops.
• Remove the lid from the pot and add in the balls; after 2-3 minutes, stir in the egg noodles and cook 6 minutes more.
• Turn off the heat and stir in the sour cream into the stoup.
• Adjust taste w/ salt and pepper; discard bay leaf.
• Serve stoup with a generous sprinkle of chives or dill and chopped parsley.