Recipe: Polevka S Jatrovymi Knedlicky (Soup with Liver Dumplings) For Connie

POLEVKA S JATROVYMI KNEDLICKY
(SOUP WITH LIVER DUMPLINGS)
Source: Eleanor Schrabal; Eleanor's Kitchen
Makes 6 servings

1/2 pound beef liver, ground
2 tablespoons butter or beef marrow
1 clove (small) garlic, mashed
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Dash ground marjoram
Dash mace
2 eggs
1 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 quarts consomme

Mix ground beef liver with butter, garlic, lemon rind, marjoram and mace. Beat in eggs and then bread crumbs, flour, salt and pepper. Let it stand in room temperature for about 1 hour.

Shape into small balls (size of ping-pong balls).

Bring consomme to a boil, drop in liver dumplings. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. (Dumplings should be hard when done.)