Liver Noodles Leberknoedel Recipes

LIVER DUMPLINGS / LIVERDUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cut the onion in cubes and fry them in a little bit of butter.
• Set the fried onions aside.
• Now cut the rolls into small cubes.
• Put the bread cubes into a different bowl and then pour some of the milk over it, mix well, so they all get a little soaked but not too wet.
• With a sharp knife, cut or scratch the liver into tiny pieces, as seen in the video. If you have a kitchen aid, just cut it into large pieces and use the machine to cut it.
• Now add the fried onion cubes, the bread cubes, the egg, herbs, salt and pepper to it and mix well.
• Put into the fridge for 1 hour.
• Bring a large cooking pot with salt water to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Shape small dumplings (about the size of a plum) and carefully set them into the water.
• When the dumplings start floating to the top, wait 10 minutes for the dumplings to simmer in the water.
• Take the dumplings out and add them to a plate with hot beef broth. Add some cooked vegetables or fresh herbs for a richer taste.

LIVER DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Grind liver in a food processor until smooth. Blend in bread crumbs, egg, flour, salt and pepper. Using a wet spoon, drop spoonfuls into boiling broth. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes.

LEBERKNöDELSUPPE (BAVARIAN LIVER DUMPLING SOUP)

Steps:

• Tear the day-old rolls into small pieces, and soak in a bit of cold water.
• Squeeze out the water, then put the bread into a bowl. Add the milk and allow the bread to soak it up.
• Beat the eggs, the pour over the milk.
• Add the onion, liver, parsley, marjoram, lemon zest, salt, pepper and breadcrumbs.
• Mix together well and knead until it forms a pliable dough. (You may need to add some plain bread crumbs.).
• Form 12 walnut-sized dumplings.
• Bring about 1.5 liters (50 ounces) of salted water to a boil.
• Gently add the dumplings and simmer for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
• While the dumplings are simmering, heat the beef broth and keep warm.
• Pour the broth into bowls and add dumplings to each serving. Garnish with chopped parsley.

LEBERKNODELSUPPE

Steps:

• Put the bread sliced into a bowl add 1 tsp salt and pour over the milk. Let stand for 1 hour.
• Sauté onion and the chopped parsley in the butter for about 4-5 minutes Set aside.
• Pass the liver through a mincer and mix with the bread mix, the onion mix, eggs, majoram and pepper. Mix well so all the ingredients are incorporated.
• Put a pan on the stove and bring the water and 1/2 tsp salt to the boil and turn heat down so the water is just simmering.
• Stir onion & parsley, liver, eggs, marjoram and pepper into bread mixture. Blend thoroughly.
• The first dumpling will be the test: take 1 tsp of liver mixture and form into a neat oval using 2 teaspoons Drop into the water, if it falls apart add some dry bread crumbs and work it into the dumpling mix. If it holds it shape continue on and form 8 dumplings from the mixture and drop into the boiling water and simmer for about 20 minutes uncovered.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
• Heat the beef consume and serve with the dumplings and sprinkle with the parsley.