1 c Finely chopped cooked
-chicken
2 Egg whites
1 tb Grated lemon rind
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
2 tb Minced Italian parsley
Salt and freshly ground
-balck pepper
Flour
2 qt Chicken broth
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Combine the chopped chicken, egg whites, lemon rind, nutmeg, parsley, salt,
and pepper together in a bowl. Mix well and shape into 1 1/2-inch
dumplings. Roll the dumplings in the flour. In the meantime, bring the
broth t a gentle boil, then add the lemon juice. Add half the dumplings,
spooning them in one at a time. Cover and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove
the dumplings with a slotted spoon, place in a soup dish and keep warm
while cooking the remaining dumplings. Serve 3 or 4 dumplings in a soup
dish and cover with broth for each serving.
Yield: 4 servings.
[[ EAT RIGHT, EAT WELL--THE ITALIAN WAY; Edward Giobbi and Richard Wolff
M.D.; Knopf; 1985
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