Chicken And Vegetable Soup With Dumplings

• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 None onions, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
• 200 g leeks, sliced
• 200 g celeriac, peeled and roughly chopped
• 800 g carrots, peeled, 200g roughly chopped, 600g cut into thin strips
• 1 None chicken (about 1.5kg)
• 2 None bay leaves
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 15 g butter
• 1/4 tsp grated nutmeg
• 125 g durum wheat
• 2 None eggs
• 30 g Parmesan, grated
• 30 g fresh flat-leaf parsley, little reserved for garnish, remainder chopped
• 1 None small cauliflower, broken into florets
• 360 g sausage meat, rolled into small balls

1. Heat the oil in a large pot and saute the onions, garlic, leeks, celeriac, and chopped carrots for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken, bay leaves, salt, peppercorns and 3.5 quarts cold water (or enough to cover the chicken). Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 hours, skimming the foam off the top with a slotted spoon every so often.
2. 45 mins before the end of the cooking time, place the butter, nutmeg and 1 cup water in a saucepan and season with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil, add the durum wheat and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a ball that leaves the sides of the pan clean. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool for 2 minutes. Stir in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cheese and half the parsley.
3. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Drop teaspoon-sized pieces of the dumpling mixture into the water and cook over a low heat for 10-15 minutes, until cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
4. Remove the chicken carcass from the soup and reserve for another purpose. Strain 8 cups of the soup through a sieve into a clean pot and discard any left over. Add the cauliflower and sausage balls to the pot and cook for 6 minutes. Add the carrot strips and cook for 4 more minutes. Add the dumplings and remaining parsley and heat through. Season with salt and black pepper and serve garnished with parsley.

oil, onions, garlic, leeks, celeriac, carrots, chicken, bay leaves, salt, black peppercorns, butter, nutmeg, durum wheat, eggs, parmesan, parsley, cauliflower, sausage meat

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