Danish Turkey Dumpling Soup Recipe

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This recipe was handed down from my grandmother, who was a Danish caterer. My 100% Italian husband has come to expect this on a chilly evening as it now only warms the body but warms the heart as well. —Karen Sue Garback-Pristera Albany, New York

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Danish Turkey Dumpling Soup Recipe
  • Prep: 35 min. Cook: 3 hours
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 leftover turkey carcass (from a 12- to 14-pound turkey)
  • 9 cups water
  • 3 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, cut up
  • 1 medium turnip, peeled and diced
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, chopped
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • DUMPLINGS:
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Directions

  • Place carcass, water, bouillon and bay leaf in a stockpot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours.
  • Remove carcass. Strain broth and skim fat; discard bay leaf. Return broth to pan. Add the tomatoes, vegetables, parsley and salt. Remove turkey from bones and cut into bite-size pieces; add to soup. Discard bones. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
  • For dumplings, in a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add all at once to pan and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. Stir in parsley.
  • Drop batter in 12 mounds into simmering soup. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift cover while simmering). Yield: 6 servings (about 2 quarts).

Originally published as Danish Turkey Dumpling Soup in Taste of Home February/March 2007, p27

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Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2010 by EleanorH

I don't know what the other reviewer did wrong but I have been making this soup for 20 years and the dumplings are the best part of the soup. I give it 5 stars.


Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2008 by letafm41

The soup is good , the dumplings are awfull . just make a drop dumplin out of flour butter milk and 1 egg, beat well and drop on top of soup, let cook 5 min in covered pot . Enjoy!

 
 
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