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Traditional liver dumpling soup served with vegetables and parsley.
Freshly made liver dumpling soup, garnished with carrots and parsley, served in a steaming bowl.

Classic Liver Dumpling Soup

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Soups

Liver dumpling soup is an elegant opening for Sunday lunches. Many are afraid of liver, but in this form, loosened with bread rolls and scented with spices (marjoram, pepper), the liver's character is tamed. A good liver dumpling isn't hard as rock, nor does it fall apart: it's jiggly and light. The secret lies in scraping the liver (or grinding very finely) and resting the batter.

🕒 Prep Time 25 mins
🍳 Cook Time 30 mins
⌛ Total Time 55 mins
🍽️ Servings 5 servings
🔥 Calories 290 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Cutting board, knife (or food processor for liver)
  • Pot for soup
  • Two tablespoons for forming

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Egg
⚠️ Milk (if using butter)

Instructions

1 ✓

Scrape liver with a knife or puree completely smooth in a food processor.

Tip: Remove membranes as they don't cook soft.
2 ✓

Sauté finely chopped onion in fat, add crushed garlic, then cool.

Tip: Fried onion gives sweeter flavor to dumpling than raw.
3 ✓

Mix liver, squeezed bread roll, egg, fried onion, marjoram, salt, and pepper.

Tip: Bread loosens the structure.
4 ✓

Add enough breadcrumbs to get a soft but shapeable mass. LET REST for 15 minutes!

Tip: Resting is critical: crumbs absorb moisture and mass thickens. If cooked immediately, it might fall apart.
5 ✓

Meanwhile, bring broth to boil with sliced vegetables and cook veggies until semi-soft.

Tip: Dumplings need 10-15 minutes, in this time veggies cook fully.
6 ✓

Dip two spoons in hot soup and form dumplings into simmering soup. Cook on low heat approx. 10-15 minutes.

Tip: Do not let water boil hard as it breaks dumplings. If they float, cut one in half to test.
7 ✓

Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.

Tip: Best when hot.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the dumpling turn hard?
You put too much flour or breadcrumbs in, or cooked it too long. The dumpling must be soft when raw.
It fell apart in the soup, what's wrong?
Batter was too soft, or soup boiled too hard. Always do a test dumpling with a single piece! If it falls apart, add a little more crumbs.

Ingredients

  • 9 oz Chicken Liver (cleaned)
  • 1 whole Stale Bread Roll (soaked in water and squeezed)
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 small Onion
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 3 tbsp Breadcrumbs (as needed)
  • 1 tbsp Lard or Butter
  • 1 tsp Dried Marjoram
  • 6 cups Chicken or Vegetable Broth
  • 2 medium Carrots
  • 1 medium Parsnip
  • 1 bunch Parsley
  • 1 pinch Salt, Pepper