Eiergerstensuppe (Egg-Dough Drop Soup)

Recipe Cuisine: Soups/stews
Recipe Category: Soups/stews
Recipe Serves: 4

Recipes Ingredients:

100 g Plain breadcrumbs (approx. 3
A bit of salt
-1/2 oz) 1
tb (level) ground nutmeg
2 Eggs
Meat broth
50 g Butter (3 1/2 Tbsp)

Recipe Instructions:

Melt the Butter in a Soup pot, then add the breadcrumbs, eggs, salt, and nutmeg. Stir well. Slowly add the required amount of warm (but not hot) broth, and keep stirring until the mixture comes to a boil. Adjust seasoning and serve immediately. Serves 4. From: D'SCHWAEBISCH' KUCHE' by Aegidius Kolb and Leonhard Lidel, Allgaeuer Zeitungsverlag, Kempten. 1976. (Translation/Conversion: Karin Brewer) Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo, 8/92