
Ham Soup With Dumplings
This ham soup with dumplings is a great one-pot meal. You could even freeze the cooking water from the ham on Christmas Day and reheat it to make the soup at a later date.
Take a large, heavy bottomed saucepan with a firm lid. Pour in the stock, soup mix and chopped vegetables and bring to a simmer. Put the lid on and simmer for 20 minutes. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, scallions and melted butter. Then slowly pour in the cold water in quarters. Stir the mixture with a fork and stop adding water when you have a stiff dough. Once the vegetables in the pot are cooked and tender, stir in the shredded ham. Shape the dough into small ping-pong sized balls. Sit them on top of the soup. Put the lid back on the pot and simmer for 15 minutes. Using a large spoon, gently turn the dough over and simmer for a further 10 minutes. Serve in large soup bowls and eat with a spoon.Ham Soup With Dumplings
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NB: Soup mix is a dried mixture of pulses that you can buy in your supermarket. There are 2 types. One requires presoaking, I only buy the ready to use version! You’ll typically find a mixture of barley, wheat, lentils and small beans in the mixture. Very handy for bulking up a soup or stew and adding fibre to your diet.


6 Comments
Imen McDonnell
This sounds so good right now despite being before noon on a Monday! Never tried dumplings in a ham soup…mmmmm. Hope you have a lovely holiday Catriona! x
Wholesome Ireland
Thanks Imen, you just can’t beat a proper dumpling in a soup. I just wish I had some leftovers today to enjoy, it’s that kind of Monday. I hope all is well & hope to chat soon. xxx
kathryn
Can smell the soup from here – I’d better get cooking. Mind you there’d be trouble in this house if there wasn’t a lot of parsley in the dumplings
Wholesome Ireland
Himself isn’t a great parsley fan so I left them out. I agree though parsley is essential ingredient in proper dumplings!
kathryn
And there was me thinking you’d found the perfect man 🙂
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