Italian Soups Recipes - Semolina Dumplings in Hot Soup (Gnocchi di Semolina in Brodo) Recipe

Ingredients

• 25 g/2 tbsp butter

• 2 eggs         

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp grated nutmeg

• 50 g/2 oz/1/3 cup semolina (cream of wheat)

• 750 ml/3 cups chicken stock

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Method:

1. Cream the butter and eggs together until light and fluffy. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

2. Gradually blend in the semolina. Fill a large saucepan with boiling water and carefully drop very small spoonfuls of the semolina mixture into it.

3. The semolina will swell and resemble small eggs. Cook for 2 minutes until they rise to the surface.

4. Drain and place in a saucepan of the simmering stock. Cook for a further 2 minutes before serving.