German Pancake Shreds For Clear Soups Recipes

GERMAN PANCAKE SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare pancakes while soup is simmering.
• To prepare soup put all ingredients except beef bouillon cubes into a 3 quart pot.
• Pour enough water to cover about 1 inch from top.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat to a simmer and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Put in the beef bouillon cubes and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook 5 minutes longer.
• Remove bay leaf and soup bone.
• To prepare pancakes put all ingredients into a medium bowl and stir well.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Heat a small amount of oil in a large skillet.
• Cook pancakes flipping when top dries out.
• Remove from skillet onto paper towels.
• Roll up pancakes and let cool.
• Cut pancakes into thin slices.
• Put pancakes in bottom of soup bowl and top with soup.

GERMAN PANCAKE SHREDS (FOR CLEAR SOUPS)

Steps:

• Whiz all ingredients to a smooth batter using a food proc or blender (I used my immersion blender).
• Spray a crepe pan or like size non-stick fry pan w/PAM. Heat the pan till you feel a good heat rising when holding the palm of your hand over the pan.
• Pour a sml ladle of batter in the center of the pan & work quickly to swirl it around the pan so it fills the base. Cook till the liquid disappears & the edges of the pancake begin to pull away from the pan surface.
• Flip the pancake to cook the other side for just a few seconds. Shake pancake out of the pan onto a plate, set pan aside (off heat), tightly roll the pancake & set aside.
• Return pan to heat & repeat process w/rest of batter. Allow pancakes to cool & cut them into 1/2-in threads. Set aside till ready to add to your soup (Batter should net 4 pancakes & the threads will be like a dense noodle or dumpling in texture).
• TO SERVE: Ladle hot soup into 4 bowls & put an equal amt of threads in ea bowl. Sprinkle w/parsley & serve immediately.
• NOTE RE SOUP: I used homemade chicken stock w/fat removed & sml bits of chicken left in the stock. I added 2 sliced celery ribs, 2 sml potatoes cut bite-sized & *Bjuga* (Icelandic sausage) to try to replicate the German influence. :-).