Chicken Broth with Soda Cracker Dumplings
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 2 T. butter melted and slightly cooled
- 6 T. finely crushed soda cracker commonly called saltines crumbs
- 1 T. milk
- ¼ tsp. parsley
- 1 tsp. finely minced onion
- ¼ tsp. celery salt
- dash of pepper
- 2 quarts chicken broth
Instructions
Dumplings:
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the egg and beat it well.
- Stir in the melted butter.
- Add the remaining ingredients—except the broth—and mix well.
- Using your hands and squeezing so the mixture sticks together well, shape into dumplings that are about the size of a small, unshelled walnut.
- Lay them out on a plate or towel for 30 minutes to give them time to meld.
- (As the cracker crumb dumplings sit, the crumbs will become saturated by the liquids and swell slightly.)
Broth
- Pour the broth into a large pot and bring to a simmer.
- Drop the cracker dumplings into the broth and immediately reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Cover the pot and cook for 10 minutes without lifting the lid.
- Serve immediately.