Polevka S Jatrovymi Knedlicky (Soup With Beef Liver Dumplings)

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb beef liver, ground
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup  dry breadcrumbs
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons butter or 2  tablespoons  beef marrow
• 1  garlic clove, mashed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  grated fresh lemon rind
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  dash marjoram, grounded
• 1  dash mace
• 2  quarts  consomme

Directions

1. Mix ground beef liver with butter, garlic, lemon rind, marjoram and mace.
2. Beat in eggs and then bread crumbs, flour, salt and pepper.
3. Let it stand in room temperature for about 1 hour.
4. Shape into small balls (size of ping-pong balls), bring consomme to a boil, drop in liver dumplings.
5. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
6. (Dumplings should be hard).