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Semolina Dumpling Soup

Semolina Dumpling Soup with vegetables, a healthy, delicious and super quick soup for kids and grown-ups alike. Ready in about 15-20 minutes, this dumpling soup is a favourite in Romania, and many other European countries. The semolina dumplings are soft and fluffy, and cooked to perfection. My Romanian semolina dumplings are easy to prepare, but just require a few tricks to get them right. A delicious vegetarian recipe.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Romanian
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 201kcal
Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

For the soup

  • 4 cups vegetable stock (broth) (you can also use chicken or beef)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 1 bell pepper (any colour you have)
  • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried Italian herbs
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

For the dumplings

  • 1 medium egg
  • 9 teaspoon semolina (a level teaspoon)
  • a pinch of salt

Instructions

  • To make the dumplings, beat the egg with a pinch of salt until frothy, best to use an electric hand mixer if you have one.
  • Add the semolina, making sure that they are level teaspoon, and not rounded.
  • Beat well to get a smooth consistency, at this stage the mixture is pretty runny.
  • Leave to rest for at least 10-15 minutes, or until the veggies are tender.
  • To make the soup, bring the vegetable stock to a boil, add the peeled and chopped vegetables, and leave to cook until tender, it shouldn't take more than 15 minutes.
  • At this stage the semolina mixture is thicker.
  • Drop a tablespoon of semolina mixture at a time in the boiling soup, you should get about 5- 6 dumplings.
  • Leave to cook until the dumplings double their size and become fluffy.
  • Add the tomato paste, herbs and seasoning, and garnish with chopped parsley.

Notes

    • Make sure the teaspoons of semolina are level, and not rounded, too much semolina, and the dumplings will be hard, and not fluffy.
    • Leave the mixture to thicken for at least 10-15 minutes, otherwise they will separate in the soup

Nutrition

Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 2269mg | Potassium: 489mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 8416IU | Vitamin C: 86mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 3mg