Sparga Leves Z Galuska (Hungarian Asparagus Soup W/ Dumplings)

• 1 potato, boiled, peeled, & grated
• 1 cup flour
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 18 cup water (approximately)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 14 teaspoon nutmeg (ground)
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 4 cups beef stock (I usually use veal stock) or 4 cups veal stock (I usually use veal stock) or 4 cups vegetable stock (I usually use veal stock)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 12 teaspoon brandy or 12 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 lb asparagus, cleaned & cut on the bias into 1-inch pieces
• 12 cup half-and-half or 12 cup milk

1. In a large pot, boil the potato in water until tender; then grate.
2. Mix flour, potato, and salt together thoroughly.
3. Make a well and drop in the egg, then beat with a wooden spoon.
4. Add as much cold water as needed to hold the dough together (about 1/8 of a cup).
5. Mix vigorously until the dough starts to blister and come away from the sides of the bowl.
6. Let rest for at least 45 minutes, then turn out on a wet cutting board and using a knife to cut off pieces about 1/2-inch long and approximately the width of a pencil.
7. Drop the pieces into a large pot of boiling water (the same pot you used to boil the potato).
8. A few seconds after they float to the surface remove them with a slotted spoon and let them drain.
9. Make roux by heating butter in a saucepan and stirring in the flour, pepper, nutmeg and parsley; continue stirring constantly for 3-5 minutes then dilute with stock, blending thoroughly to be sure that there are no lumps.
10. Add salt, sugar, and brandy or extract and bring to a boil.
11. Add the asparagus and simmer, uncovered, just until the asparagus is tender (5-10 minutes).
12. Mix in cream.
13. Taste for seasonings and simmer for 5 more minutes.
14. Drop dumplings into the soup just before serving.

potato, flour, salt, egg, water, butter, flour, black pepper, nutmeg, parsley, beef stock, salt, sugar, brandy, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sparga-leves-z-galuska-hungarian-asparagus-soup-w-dumplings-118381 (may not work)