🇦🇹 Austrian Cuisine

Leberknödelsuppe

Liver Dumpling Soup

Prep Time 20 min

Servings 4

Difficulty Medium

Calories 251 kcal

A clear golden beef broth with large, savory beef liver dumplings — a beloved Austrian first course with deep, earthy flavor.

Ingredients

1 Finely grind or process the beef liver until smooth.
2 Sauté diced onion in butter until translucent. Cool.
3 Mix liver, soaked bread, egg, onion, parsley, marjoram, salt, pepper, and breadcrumbs into a uniform mixture. Rest 15 min.
4 With wet hands, form into 4 large dumplings (or 8 small ones).
5 Simmer dumplings gently in salted water for 15-18 min. Do not boil.
6 Place dumplings in warm soup bowls. Ladle hot beef broth over them. Garnish with chives.

Did You Know?

In many Austrian restaurants, you can judge the quality of the kitchen by their Leberknödelsuppe — it is the true test of a traditional cook.