Trudy’s Lovage Soup with Dumplings
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Makes 8 Cups
Lovage is a nutty, flavorful
herb that Trudy Schenk grows in her garden, which I walk over to pick from
frequently. Her plant is from Germany.
Lovage is especially tasty with potatoes, peas, beans and lentils. Trudy says chives are also
used a LOT in German cooking.
Update: after we moved to
Orem in 2009, Trudy told me she would not give me a start of her plant for my
garden…that if I wanted lovage, I’d have to drive to her home to pick some! :)
Broth:
2 quarts water
2 TBL chopped
Lovage
2 TBL chopped
celery
1 TBL chopped
parsley
½ C chopped
carrots, or julienne
1 TBL chopped
onion
1 small veal
fillet (optional)
Chives,
chopped for garnish
Croutons
Dumplings:
½ stick
butter, softened
1 egg
flour
nutmeg and
salt
1. Boil
broth for 30 minutes and season to taste with salt and pepper.
2. For
dumplings: to the butter and egg, add
enough flour to make a soft dough.
Season with salt and fresh-ground nutmeg. Drop by teaspoon (using two regular spoons),
into boiling broth. Dumplings will come
to the top when ready.
3.
To serve: put
croutons in bottom of individual bowls, or large soup tureen. Add broth with dumplings. Sprinkle with chives.
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