Consomme With Herb Dumplings Recipes

HERBED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, thyme, parsley, and oregano. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add milk, using just enough to form a thick batter.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons into your simmering soup or stew, cover, and allow to cook 15 minutes.

CHICKEN AND HERB DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large Dutch oven or wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, parsnip, bay leaf, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons flour; stir until toasted, about 1 minute. Gradually pour in the chicken broth, stirring. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until slightly thickened and the vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour with the baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Cut the remaining 4 tablespoons butter into small cubes and rub into the flour mixture with your fingers until pea-size pieces form. Stir in the buttermilk and chopped herbs with a fork until combined. Divide the dough into twelve 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Stir the chicken into the pot. Arrange the dough balls on top. Cover and cook over medium-low heat until the dumplings are firm to the touch and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Top with more dill and chives.

HERB DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Beat eggs lightly and stir in remaining ingredients.
• Bring a pan of salted water to a simmer. Drop tiny spoonfuls of batter into water. Simmer until dumplings are tender and rise to the surface, about 4 to 5 minutes.
• Remove dumplings from water with a slotted spoon and set aside until ready to serve; reheat in consomme.

CONSOMME

Steps:

• Some Traditional Garnishes: Brunoise-Consomme garnish with small cubes of carrots, turnips, leeks, celery, peas, and chervil
• Cheveux d'anges-Chicken Consomme garnished with very small vermicelli and grated Parmesan cheese
• In a mixing bowl, whip the egg whites slightly. Combine the lean meat, vegetables, tomato puree, herbs, and spices together. Mix in the egg whites. In a spigot stock pot, blend the cold chicken stock with the meat mixture. Place the stock pot on medium heat. Stir the liquid occasionally until the raft forms. (the liquid should reach 160 degrees F) Simmer the soup for 1 1/2 hours, making sure the raft does not break or sink. Remove the first cup of the consomme from the spigot to remove sediment and discard. Line a china cap with 5 layers of cheesecloth. Strain the liquid slowly. If the liquid is cloudy, strain the consomme again with fresh cheesecloth. Season with salt, hot sauce, and garnishes.

FISH CONSOMME WITH SHRIMP DUMPLINGS AND EDAMAME

Steps:

• To make the "white" mirepoix, mix the onion, lemon grass, celery, and leek and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. (In combination with the fish and egg whites, the mirepoix will form the clarification to make the consomme crystal clear. This combination of ingredients will form what is referred to as a raft that essentially coagulates as the consomme clarifies.) Mix the chilled mirepoix, ginger root, fish scraps, shrimp shells, and egg white and add to a stockpot. Pour in the chilled fish stock. Add the lemon juice. Bring to a simmer (just below a boil in classical cooking) over low heat, stirring frequently so that the clarification ingredients remain free floating. Please note that the heat must be kept at a simmer, low enough so that the raft which is forming does not break apart from the action of cooking and high enough to cook out the impurities so that they can be collected in the raft. Once the raft forms and rises to the surface, cease stirring. However, gather some broth from the edge of the pot and baste the raft to keep it from breaking apart. After 60 to 90 minutes at the correct simmer, the raft will begin to sink, at which point the consomme is finished.
• For the edamame, add soybeans in their pods to a pot and cover with water. Boil until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove soybeans from their pods and set aside until needed.
• In a food processor blend shrimp, egg whites, scallions, salt and pepper to a paste. Spoon some of this mixture into a pastry bag with a 1/2-inch plain tip. Pipe tiny dumplings into the consomme and poach.
• Spoon 1/4 cup edamame into bowls, and ladle soup over.

CONSOMME WITH HERB DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat stock to lukewarm. Combine leeks, celery, parsley, carrots, tarragon, thyme, salt, peppercorns, egg whites, and eggshells and stir into stock. Turn heat to high and stir constantly until mixture comes to a boil (it will become cloudy). As soon as the mixture boils, turn down heat to very low.
• A crust will form on top. Make a hole in crust with a ladle to allow liquid to boil through. Ladle liquid over surface of crust several times during first few minutes. Let stock simmer for 30 minutes, then turn off heat. Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Line a sieve with damp cheesecloth or a damp, clean kitchen towel. Carefully ladle consomme through sieve, discarding solids. Adjust seasonings. Set consomme aside or let cool and refrigerate until ready to use.
• A few minutes before serving, bring consomme to a simmer and add zucchini, squash, and Herb Dumplings. Simmer until dumplings are heated through, 3 to 4 minutes. Garnish with chives, and serve.

LOBSTER DUMPLING IN SEAFOOD CONSOMME

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the shrimp, lobster, mascarpone cheese, egg, ginger, water chestnuts, and cilantro. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour. Consomme: Place the broth, water and dashi in a pot bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for a few minutes. Dumplings: Lay out the wrappers on a work surface and place a heaping teaspoon of the filling in the center of each. Wet the edges of each wrapper with a little bit of water, gather the edges together, and twist to close. Place the dumplings on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to use. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil and cook the dumplings for about 5 minutes, or until they float to the surface. Remove with a slotted spoon and serve with the consomme. Garnish with bell peppers and cilantro.

VEGETARIAN CONSOMME WITH LEMON-YOGURT DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Do not peel the vegetables or the apple – just rinse them off, cut up into big chunks and place in soup kettle.
• Add the parsley, dill, paprika, egg shells (from dumpling ingredients) and 3 quarts cold water.
• Bring to a boil, skim top, if necessary.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 ½ hours.
• Strain broth through a sieve lined with a double layer of cheesecloth.
• Press down on the ingredients in the sieve with the back of a spoon to remove all liquid.
• Keep hot while preparing dumplings.
• Combine all dry dumpling ingredients in top of a sifter and sift into a large bowl.
• Lightly beat eggs with yogurt, herbs, lemon peel and juice.
• Mix with flour and add 1-3 T of milk to form moist batter.
• (it should not be too runny, but heavy enough to drop off the tip of a spoon) Bring soup to a slow, rolling boil.
• Drop dumplings from T to form 10-12 mounds spread over the surface of the soup to allow for swelling.
• Cover and cook 20 minutes.

VEGETABLE STEW WITH HERBY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large casserole dish. Add shallots and cook for 5-6 mins until starting to soften and brown. Add leeks for 2 mins, then stir in swede, parsnips and carrots.
• Pour in barley and wine, cook until wine has reduced by half. Add stock, bay, thyme, parsley and seasoning. Cover pan, bring to the boil, then simmer for 45 mins until barley and veg are tender. Stir occasionally to stop it catching.
• Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub flour and butter together to form breadcrumbs. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle over 2 tbsp water, mix to form a soft dough. Divide into six and roll into balls. Dot on top of stew and transfer to oven. Cook, uncovered, for 20-25 mins until dumplings are golden.