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Tirolean Dumplings

Name: Tirolean Dumplings
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 200g bread; 200ml milk; 100g smoked ham, diced into small cubes; 3 eggs, beaten with milk; 2 shallots, finely chopped; butter, Knob; 2 tablespoons parsley; 2 tablespoons flour; salt, To taste; pepper, To taste; nutmeg, Pinch; butter, melted and browned, Garnish; parsley, chopped, Garnish; water, salted, a good quantity

Traditional bread dumplings with smoked ham, shallots, parsley, and warm spices, gently simmered and finished with browned butter.

1 hr 5 min
430 kcal

Mellowpan tip: Makes 4 servings, so there’s room for leftovers. Plan them into your week.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Finely chop the shallots and dice the smoked ham into small cubes.
Step 2:
Heat butter in a pan and sweat the shallots until translucent.
Step 3:
Add the smoked ham and parsley, fry briefly, then remove from the heat.
Step 4:
Place the bread in a bowl.
Step 5:
Beat the milk with the eggs and season well with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Step 6:
Pour the milk and egg mixture over the bread.
Step 7:
Stir in the ham and shallot mixture, then mix in the flour.
Step 8:
Mix to form a relatively firm dough, adding more bread or flour if necessary, and season again to taste.
Step 9:
Smooth the surface of the dough and leave it to stand for approximately 30 minutes.
30 min
Step 10:
Heat a good quantity of salted water in a large pan.
Step 11:
Form the dough into small dumplings for soup garnish or medium-sized dumplings, as required.
Step 12:
Moisten your hands regularly with cold water while shaping so the dumplings have smooth forms.
Step 13:
Place the dumplings in boiling water and bring the water back to the boil.
Step 14:
Turn down the heat and simmer gently for 8–20 minutes, depending on the size.
8–20 min
Step 15:
Remove the dumplings from the water and dry them well.
Step 16:
Serve garnished with chopped parsley and melted butter browned to a nut-brown color.