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Ingredients

FOR THE SOUP

  • chicken stock, made from 1 stock cube
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 medium carrots, diced
  • 1 small leek, sliced
  • 1/2 swede, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • olive oil,
  • fresh herbs to serve

FOR THE DUMPLINGS

  • 1 egg
  • 10 tbsp of plain flour
  • 100 ml water

Method

  • STEP 1
    Gently fry the onion in olive oil untill translucent
  • STEP 2
    Add crushed garlic, followed by vegetables and cook for a five minutes
  • STEP 3
    Pour the chicken stock, bring soup to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked
  • STEP 4
    Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients for the dumplings. You will end up with sticky batter.
  • STEP 5
    Rinse a teaspoon under cold water. It will help the batter to come off the spoon more easily.Dip a teaspoon of batter into the pot with simmering soup and let it fell off the spoon. Repeat the process with the remaining batter.
  • STEP 6
    When the dumplings float to the top of the soup, simmer another minute until ready. Check seasoning with salt and pepper and serve sprinkled with herbs.
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