Comforting Dumpling Soup (Printable Version)

Tender dumplings in savory broth with fresh vegetables for a cozy meal ready in under an hour.

# Ingredient List:

→ For the Dumplings

01 - 1 cup all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
03 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
04 - 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cubed
05 - 1/3 cup milk
06 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

→ For the Soup

07 - 1 tablespoon olive oil
08 - 1 medium onion, diced
09 - 2 carrots, sliced
10 - 2 celery stalks, sliced
11 - 2 garlic cloves, minced
12 - 6 cups vegetable broth
13 - 1 bay leaf
14 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
15 - Salt and pepper, to taste
16 - 1 cup frozen peas
17 - 2 tablespoons fresh dill or parsley, chopped for garnish

# Step-by-Step Instructions:

01 - In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt for the dumplings. Cut in the cold cubed butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk and parsley to form a soft dough. Set aside.
02 - Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add diced onion, sliced carrots, and sliced celery; sauté for 5 minutes until softened. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more until fragrant.
03 - Pour in the vegetable broth, add bay leaf and dried thyme. Bring to a simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste.
04 - Drop spoonfuls of dumpling dough (about 1 tablespoon each) onto the surface of the simmering soup. Cover the pot with a lid and cook for 15 minutes without lifting the lid to ensure proper steaming.
05 - Add frozen peas and simmer uncovered for an additional 5 minutes, until peas are heated through and dumplings are fully cooked. Remove bay leaf and adjust seasoning if needed.
06 - Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with fresh dill or parsley. Serve hot.

# Tips from hearthlykitchen:

01 -
  • The dumplings cook right in the broth, soaking up all that savory goodness while staying light and fluffy inside
  • It comes together in under an hour but tastes like it simmered all day
  • Leftovers somehow taste even better, if you can manage to save any
02 -
  • Never lift that lid while the dumplings are cooking or they will collapse and turn dense instead of fluffy
  • The dough should be sticky and soft, not dry, so resist adding more flour
  • Dumplings expand as they cook, so leave some room in your pot
03 -
  • Let your soup cool slightly before adding dumplings if the broth is boiling vigorously
  • Use two spoons to drop dumpling dough, one to scoop and one to push the dough into the soup

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