2 heads of garlic, peeled and minced or pressed
8 cups water
3 celery stalks, finely chopped
3 carrots cut into 1 inch pieces
1 T dried parsley or finely chopped fresh
1 tsp. dried basil
1 bay leaf
salt & pepper to taste
Dumplings
(Makes about 24 small dumplings)
1 1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 beaten egg
1 1/2 T vegetable oil
1/3 cup milk
2 T chopped fresh cilantro
Makes About 8 Cups
1. Add all soup ingredients together and simmer for anout thirty minutes.
2. While soup is simmering, prepare dumplings. Mix dry ingredients together.
Add remaining ingredients and mix into a stiff batter. Drop batter into
boiling soup about 1/2 teaspoon full at a time. When dumplings float (which
should only take a minute or so), they are cooked and your soup is ready to
be served.
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