🇦🇹 Austrian Cuisine

Grießnockerlsuppe

Semolina Dumpling Soup

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 201 kcal

Delicate, cloud-like semolina dumplings floating in crystal-clear beef broth — the gentlest of Austrian soup courses.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Cream softened butter until fluffy. Beat in the egg thoroughly.
  2. 2 Stir in semolina, salt, nutmeg, and parsley. Mix well. Rest in refrigerator for 30 min.
  3. 3 Bring salted water to a gentle simmer.
  4. 4 Using two teaspoons, shape small oval dumplings and drop into simmering water.
  5. 5 Cook gently for 12-15 min. Dumplings will swell and float when done.
  6. 6 Transfer to soup bowls. Ladle hot beef broth over them and garnish with chives.

Did You Know?

The perfect Grießnockerl should be so light it practically floats above the broth — dense nockerl are considered a kitchen failure in Austria.