Chicken, eggs, dumplings: How to cook hearty chicken soup at home

Soup always comes first - and when you go for this hearty broth according to Jirka Horák's recipe, you'll find that you won't even need a second course. Here's how to prepare a rich soup from a chicken base, accompanied by liver dumplings.
Chicken soup
For 2 servings
For the broth:
- 80 g carrots
- 50 g celery
- 50 g root parsley
- 250 g chicken bones
- 750 ml filtered water
- 35 g vermouth bianco
- 3 black peppercorns
- 2 balls of allspice
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 chicken breast
- 2 eggs
- salt and pepper
To serve:
a few sprigs of chives
Procedure:
- Clean and cut the vegetables into larger pieces - you can just halve the carrots and parsley.
- Pour cold water and vermouth over the bones, add the spices and bring to the boil.
- After 45 minutes, add the vegetables and the salted and peppered chicken breast. Keep below the boiling point for 25-30 minutes.
- Strain and season the stock with salt. Set the vegetables and meat aside.
- Remove 2 eggs from the refrigerator and place them in boiling salted water. Cook for 8 minutes, then cool and peel.
For the liver dumplings:
- 150 g chicken liver
- 1 egg
- 40 g grated breadcrumbs
- 1 g marjoram
- 5 g garlic
- 15 g goose fat
- 6 g salt
- In a blender, grind the chicken livers.
- In a bowl, combine them with the other ingredients. Leave in the fridge for an hour to firm up the mixture.
- Shape the dumplings with two spoons and boil them in hot water for 10 minutes. Remove the cooked dumplings and set aside.
Serving
Place the eggs, vegetable pieces, half a chicken breast and a portion of dumplings in a deep plate or bowl. Pour over the broth and garnish with finely chopped chives.



