CHICKEN KREPLACH SOUP
Kreplach are dumplings that go swimming in Jewish chicken soup. They originated in Eastern Europe and can be filled with ground or chopped meat or veggies. I grew up watching my dad eat them at our local deli, but as a kid I always preferred matzo balls (the other, more famous Jewish soup dumpling) so it wasn't actually until recently that I realized the true magic of kreplach. While most kreplach are on the smaller side, I like my kreplach BIG with thick, chewy dough.
Provided by Molly Yeh
Time 3h50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the soup base: Combine the chicken, onion, carrot chunks, celery chunks, parsnip chunks, garlic, dill, thyme, bay leaves and peppercorns in a large pot. Add cold water to cover by 2 inches (about 5 quarts). Bring to a simmer, then simmer until the chicken is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Let cool, then strain the broth (you should have about 3 1/2 quarts). Shred the chicken into a medium bowl, discarding the skin and bones. (You'll have 2 to 2 1/2 cups chicken meat.)
- For the kreplach: Combine the flour and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor and pulse to combine. Mix the eggs, vegetable oil and 2 tablespoons cold water in a spouted measuring cup. With the processor running, pour in the egg mixture and process until the dough forms a ball on the blade, about 30 seconds. (If the dough doesn't form a ball after 30 seconds or is too crumbly, adjust with a tablespoon or so of flour if too loose or a tablespoon or so of water if too crumbly.) Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let rest at room temperature while you prepare the filling.
- For the filling, heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Add to the shredded chicken along with the chopped dill, lemon zest and nutmeg. Season with salt and pepper and mix well.
- Cut the rested dough into quarters, then cut each quarter into 3 pieces (12 pieces in all). On a floured surface, press, pat or roll a chunk of dough to about a thin 3-inch round. Hold the round in the palm of your hand and add 2 tablespoons filling. Press the dough closed to encase the filling and form a ball, twisting and tearing off any excess dough. Set twisted-side down on a floured baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough and filling. (Any remaining filling can be added to the soup!)
- Heat the stock over medium heat and add the diced carrot, celery and parsnip. Simmer until just tender, about 15 minutes. Add the kreplach (dusting off any excess flour) and simmer until the dough is tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Serve the soup in bowls with slices of lemon and garnished with fresh dill.
KREPLACH
Provided by Food Network
Yield 24 kreplach.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix together the flour, eggs, and salt, as if making pasta. You will probably need to add about 5 to 6 tablespoons of water to reach the desired elasticity in the dough. Work it on a floured board, kneading for about 10 minutes. When it's smooth and elastic, pull it into something resembling a square. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes.
- Place the chicken fat in a heavy saute pan over high heat. Add the onions and saute until the onions are medium-brown, about 10 minutes. Place the onions in the work bowl of a food processor, and add the sliced beef and allspice. Puree until smooth. Taste, and season well with salt and pepper.
- Roll out the kreplach dough into a large square, about 1/4-inch thick. Cut into smaller squares, about 2-inches each. You should have about 24 squares. Divide the beef mixture among them, placing a tablespoon or so of the beef mixture on the center of each square. Triangular kreplach are traditional; fold each square once to form a triangle, then pinch the edges with your fingers. You could also make square or rectangular kreplach, depending on how you fold and pinch.
- To cook the kreplach, drop them in a pot of boiling chicken soup. Traditionally, they are cooked for half an hour or so, until the noodle is soft. An alternative, giving the noodle a more AItalian@ bite, is to cook them for 15 minutes. Serve the kreplach in soup, 3 to 4 to each bowl.
- Note: Though it is traditional to serve these kreplach in chicken soup (3 to 4 per bowl), they can also make a terrific Jewish Apasta@ dish. For authenticity's sake, you can't use dairy products in the sauce but a thickened saute of mushrooms (in a vegetable oil, of course) would be a great topping
- Drink: Seltzer
KREPLACH
Steps:
- Prepare 1 of the 3 fillings and refrigerate before you begin preparing dough:
- Meat Filling
- 1. Heat corn oil in a skillet; sauté onions until nicely browned, remove with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Add meat to the pan and sauté on high heat, stirring frequently until all meat is browned. Put the onions back in, and sauté with meat, stirring constantly for 1 minute. Let cool.
- 2. In a bowl, thoroughly mix meat-onion mixture with all remaining ingredients.
- Potato Filling
- 1. Heat corn oil in a skillet, and sauté onions until nicely browned. At the last minute, add garlic, which browns quickly.
- 2. In a large bowl, combine onion-garlic mixture with all other ingredients, and blend thoroughly.
- Cheese Filling
- 1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl, and blend thoroughly.
- Make wrappers and cook:
- 1. Sift flour and 1 teaspoon salt into a large bowl, and create a well in the center.
- 2. Pour eggs into the well, and, wetting your hands, knead into a dough. Add water, and continue kneading until dough is smooth. Roll dough into a ball, place it in a bowl, cover the bowl with a damp cloth, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- 3. On a well-floured board, roll dough as close as possible to paper-thinness with a floured rolling pin. Cut into 2-inch squares. You can roll each individual square a bit thinner before you fill it. Have bowl with beaten egg, a teaspoon, and filling at hand.
- 4. Place a flatware teaspoon of filling in the center of the square and fold diagonally to create a triangle. Seal sides with egg mixture.
- 5. Bring a pot of water to a vigorous boil, add 1 tablespoon salt, drop in the kreplach, and cook for 20 minutes. Serve in chicken soup or, for dairy fillings, with sour cream and fried onions.
KREPLACH
This is a traditional Jewish dish and an old family recipe from my Hungarian grandmother. You can choose to boil or fry them. I like to fry them. They are soooo delicious. Cooking time is for frying.
Provided by jordana sarrell
Categories European
Time 40m
Yield 12-15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- To Make Dough: Combine flour, salt and oil.
- In a separate bowl beat egg yolks, water, and baking powder.
- Add to flour mixture.
- Knead dough until it is smooth.
- Roll out on a flour covered board.
- With a glass or cup that is about 3 inches in diameter, press and cut dough into circles.
- Filling: Saute onion. Then brown the meat about 5 minutes. Remove and cool.
- After meat and onion mix is cooled, add salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, egg, and bread crumbs and mix well.
- Add 1 tablespoon of filling on a dough circle.
- Fold dough over meat mixture into dumpling like triangles.
- Moisten the edges of the dough with top of finger dipped in cold water to keep seams closed.
- Boil for 20 minutes until they float to top and serve in soup or as a sidedish. Or fry until golden brown and serve as sidedish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.8, Fat 5.9, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 49.1, Sodium 546.6, Carbohydrate 18.3, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 0.6, Protein 3.4
KREPLACH
Provided by Craig Claiborne
Categories pastas, project, appetizer
Time 45m
Yield About 36 kreplach
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Prepare the dough as directed.
- Shred or chop the meat fine (may be done in food processor). There should be about two cups.
- Put meat into mixing bowl. Add onion juice, egg, salt and pepper. Blend by hand.
- Divide dough into quarters. Roll as thin as possible by hand or in pasta machine. A preferred method for filling kreplach is to cut the sheet of dough into 2 1/2- or 3-inch squares. Fold over and seal.
- Drop kreplach into boiling water and cover. Cook 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve kreplach in well-seasoned hot chicken broth 4 to 8 kreplach apiece.
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