Beef Broth With Semolina Herb Dumplings Recipes

BEEF BROTH WITH SEMOLINA DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C (392°F). Wash the onions, dry them and cut them in half without peeling them. Place in a pan cut side down and fry over a medium heat.
• Wash and clean or peel the vegetables and dice into large pieces.
• Add the oil to a large roasting tin along with the beef bones and oxtail. Roast at 200°C (392°F) in the oven on a middle shelf until golden brown. To loosen the juices, scrape the bottom of the pan using a scraper at semi-regular intervals. After 20 minutes, add half the vegetables and two onion halves to the bones and continue to roast.
• After around 45 minutes: Add the bones and oxtail to a large pan. Don't tip them straight into the pan from the roasting pan, otherwise too much grease will be added. Cover with water and bring to the boil on the stove with the lid off.
• Add the rest of the vegetables, the rest of the onions, the seasoning and the unpeeled crushed cloves of garlic. Allow everything to simmer for around two hours over a low to medium heat and keep skimming off the fat.
• If you want to have beef broth, simply remove the broth with the marrowbone and vegetables and serve the semolina dumplings.
• To keep it as a stock, simmer for a further three hours. To strain: Sieve the broth through a large sieve. Keep the broth in a cool place overnight. The next day, remove the cold layer of fat from the surface. Now the stock can be reduced further so that it can be frozen in ice cube trays or poured it into screw-top jars, allowing it to be kept in the fridge for several weeks.
• To make the semolina dumplings: Melt the butter and allow to cool a little. Add the egg and cream along with the salt and a pinch of nutmeg. Stir in the semolina and allow to infuse for 15 minutes.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Use two wet teaspoons to shape the mixture into dumplings, then place them onto a plate. Place all the dumplings into the boiling water at the same time, gently simmer for 20 minutes and steep in cold water for another 20 minutes.

BEEF BROTH WITH SEMOLINA DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a food processor, cream the butter and egg until light (about 30 seconds).
• Add the flours, salt and nutmeg, then process for 1 minute.
• Scrape down the bowl, and process for another minute. The dough should forma ball around the middle spindle. (If you don't have a food processor, you can use a mixer, but double the processing time.).
• Wrap the dough in plastic, and let rest, chilled, for about 2 hours, until stiff enough to shape into dumplings.
• After the dough is rested, bring the broth to a simmer in a large soup kettle. Adjust the heat if needed to maintain a gentle simmer.
• Scoop the dough into balls, 1 rounded tablespoon at a time, roll into ovals, and drop into the simmering broth.
• After all dumplings are in the broth, simmer, covered, for 18 - 20 minutes, until the dumplings are light and puffy.
• Ladle the soup into serving bowls, and top with the chives.

GRIESSNOCKERL - AUSTRIAN STYLE SEMOLINA DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Beat the eggs and melted butter until foamy, stir in the semolina, season with salt, pepper and freshly grated nutmeg to taste. Mix well and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Form oval quenelles with the aid of 2 teaspoons, drop them into boiling water, don't overcrowd the pot, they will plump up.
• Cook for 10 - 15 minutes or until they rise to the surface.
• Remove from the heat, add one cup of cold water to the pot and let stand for another 10 minutes, by now they should have doubled in bulk.
• Drain and serve in broth, sprinkled with chives and grated nutmeg.
• Note: I always make one extra dumpling that can be cut open to check for doneness. If the sample dumpling is not soft inside, leave them a little longer. It should be soft but not mushy.

BEEF STEW WITH HERBED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Make stew:
• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F. Pat beef dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat oil in heavy large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Working in batches, cook beef until brown, stirring occasionally and scraping up browned bits, about 8 minutes. Transfer meat to bowl.
• Add bacon to same pot. Sauté until crisp, scraping up browned bits, about 5 minutes. Add onions, garlic, thyme and bay leaf. Cover and cook until onions are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Return beef and any accumulated juices to pot. Add 5 cups canned beef broth and crushed tomatoes with purée. Cover and bring to simmer.
• Transfer pot to oven. Bake until beef is just tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Add carrots and rutabagas. Cover; bake until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until beef is very tender, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare dumplings:
• Whisk milk and eggs in medium bowl to blend. Stir in chives and parsley. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into large bowl. Add milk mixture. Stir just until blended.
• Whisk remaining 1/2 cup canned beef broth and cornstarch in small bowl to blend. Bring stew to simmer over medium heat. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into stew. Return stew to simmer, stirring until sauce thickens.
• Spoon dumpling batter in 12 dollops atop simmering stew. Cover tightly; simmer until dumplings are puffed and tester inserted into center of dumplings comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
• Serve stew with dumplings.

BEEF STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss cubed beef with flour to coat.
• Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Place flour in a bag or bowl, and add beef cubes. Toss to coat with flour. Place coated cubes in the skillet and fry until well-browned on all sides; remove from pan and set aside.
• Cook onion and garlic in same pan until tender. Return meat to pan with water, parsley, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding more water if needed. Stir in potatoes, carrots, celery, and green pepper, and continue cooking another 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, and stir in mushrooms.
• In a small bowl, mix together baking mix, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and milk until just blended. Drop dough by the tablespoonful into stew. Simmer, uncovered, approximately 10 minutes. Cover, and simmer 10 minutes more, or until dumplings are cooked through, but not dry.