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Polevka s Jatrovymi Knĕdliky Soup with Liver Dumplings

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound beef liver, ground
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup of dry bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoons of flour (all-purpose)
  • 2 tablespoons of butter or beef marrow
  • 1 clove (small) of garlic, mashed
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Dash of marjoram - grounded
  • Dash of mace
  • 2 quarts consommé

Directions

  1. Mix ground beef liver with butter, garlic, lemon rind, marjoram and mace. Beat in eggs and bread crumbs, flour, salt and pepper. Let it stand in room temperature for about 1 hour.
  2. Shape into small balls the size of ping-pong balls, bring the consomme to a boil, drop in liver dumplings.
  3. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.