Bulgarian Tomato Dumpling Soup Recipes

BULGARIAN TOMATO DUMPLING SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium soup pot, saute the onions and garlic in oil, stirring frequently until onions begin to soften.
• Add the tomatoes and cook until the onions are golden and the tomatoes are soft.
• Stir in the chili powder, flour, salt, and pepper an mix well.
• Pour in the stock slowly while whisking to completely dissolve the flour.
• Coarsely blend the soup in a blender or food processor and return it to the pot.
• Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
• As soup simmers, prepare the dumplings. Cream the butter with the egg yolks.
• Place the couscous in a small bowl; pour the boiling water over the couscous, cover the bowl with a plate and allow it to steam for 5 minutes.
• Add the steamed couscous and the flour, salt, dill, and milk or stock to the butter mixture and blend well.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff and then fold them into the couscous mixture.
• Drop the dumpling batter into the simmering soup by rounded tablespoons and cook, covered for about 15 minutes.
• The dumplings will rise to the top.
• To test dumplings, scoop one out and check to see if it is thoroughly cooked before serving.
• Serve hot, topped with fresh parsley and cheddar cheese.

TOMATOES AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine the tomatoes with juice, butter, sugar and seasonings in a large flat-bottomed kettle.
• Heat the tomatoes over medium heat until boiling gently.
• Combine the dumpling ingredients together and drop dough by teaspoon, in a single layer, on top of tomatoes.
• Reduce the heat to low (the tomatoes on the bottom may scorch if heat is too high).
• Cook, uncovered, for about 5 minutes.
• Cover and cook for about 10 more minutes.
• Remove the lid and serve.
• Garnish with black pepper and extra pats of butter.

CREAMY FRESH TOMATO SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 2 quart sauce pan over medium high heat.
• Add onions and garlic and sauté until tender, then add tomatoes, and mush them up a bit, and stir.
• Cook over medium heat about 10-15 minutes, until tomatoes are quite soft and breaking down.
• Add water, basil, bouillon cubes, salt and pepper, and sugar.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer about 20 minutes.
• Near the end of the cooking time, heat half and half or milk so that it is hot.
• Add hot milk to soup and stir.
• Pureé with an arm blender, or do it in batches in a blender.
• Strain soup through a sieve or run it through a food mill to eliminate any peels and seeds that remain.
• Mix egg with about 1/4 cup flour (amount will depend on how firm you like your dumplings) and salt and pepper to taste, until well combined.
• Bring soup to just below boiling and drop in dumplings by very small spoonfuls. Cook about three minutes, or until dumplings float to the surface. Dumplings should be almost like spaetzle, quite small, and soft when cooked.
• Serve hot with chopped fresh basil or toasted croutons as a garnish if desired.

TOMATO SOUP WITH HERB DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer. , Meanwhile, for dumplings, combine the dry ingredients in a bowl. Beat egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients until a stiff dough forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering soup. , Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering). Serve immediately.