Middle Eastern · Soup

Lamb Dumpling and Yoghurt Soup

Name: Lamb Dumpling and Yoghurt Soup
Total time: 2 h 32 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 300 g all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling; ½ tsp salt; 1 egg; 200 g lamb, finely minced, not too lean; 1 onion, grated; 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 2 tsp salt, for the boiling water; 1¼ L chicken stock; 250 g yoghurt, drained until thick; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tsp dried mint

Tiny folded dumplings filled with spiced lamb, simmered in chicken stock and finished with garlicky yoghurt and rubbed dried mint. It takes patience to shape the dumplings, but the soup is wonderfully comforting.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on1 h 40 min
Total2 h 32 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

300 gall-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
½ tspsalt
1egg

Filling

200 glamb, finely minced, not too lean
1onion, grated
3 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

To finish

2 tspsalt, for the boiling water
1¼ Lchicken stock
250 gyoghurt, drained until thick
1 clovegarlic, crushedoptional
2 tspdried mint

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Celery
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Carrot
Parsley
Mint
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised
Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

Over 90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 4
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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