Directions

• This kind of soup is much tastier if you use a chicken raised in the country. Normally, the wings, the back, the gills are used. These are rarely added back into the soup. Various stews can be prepared separately from them. Chicken soup with semolina dumplings is most often a clear soup, in which carrots remain the only shade of color, besides the fresh greens added at the end.
• In a large pot (I used a 6 l one) I added the chicken meat, well washed beforehand. I filled the pot with water, more than half, and put it to boil on medium heat. I also added 1 teaspoon of coarse salt. I removed the foam formed on the surface, until the soup remained clean. I boiled the soup for about 1 hour and 30 minutes, adding hot water when necessary. Then I added the vegetables and continued to cook until they were also cooked.
• After the vegetables and the meat were cooked, I removed them from the soup into a bowl. I obtained an aromatic soup, with a natural fat and a slightly yellowish color. You can make a cream soup from boiled vegetables. I turned the meat into a stew with tomato and garlic sauce. If I was still at the chopped chapter, I took the opportunity and finely chopped the fresh parsley.
• In a bowl, I mixed the eggs with the help of a fork (or with a whisk). I added a pinch of salt and semolina. I mixed everything until I incorporated all the semolina well. I left the bowl on the kitchen table for 15 minutes without stirring it, so that the semolina would have time to absorb the moisture. With a spoon, which I dipped in the soup, I started to take the mixture and form the dumplings. I reduced the heat and boiled the dumplings for 15 minutes covering the pot with a lid and 15 minutes without.
• As unappetizing as they look at the beginning, my semolina dumplings look so appetizing after they are cooked. They have almost tripled their volume and are very, very fluffy. I added the chopped carrot, and parsley and seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. I turned off the heat and served hot chicken soup with dumplings.
• Remember! This is a slightly more demanding soup. My advice is to put it in the fridge as soon as it cools down. Heat only the portions you eat and not the whole pot at once. This soup is very easy to add and it’s a shame to waste an entire pot of delicious chicken soup with semolina dumplings. See you at the next recipe!