Semmelknödel mit Pilzsoße
This is the kind of German dinner you’ll make on repeat — stale bread rolls and warm milk, 60 minutes, big payoff.
✓ USDA-verified nutrition data
680 calories
22g protein
58g carbs
41g fat
4g fiber
Ingredients
- 360 g Stale bread rolls
- 1.5 cups Warm milk
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Yellow onion
- 0.5 cup Fresh parsley
- 1 lb Mixed mushrooms
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 3 tbsp Butter
Steps
- Cube the stale rolls and pour the warm milk over; let them soak 15 minutes until soft but not mushy. Day-old bread is essential — fresh bread turns to paste.
- Sauté the diced onion in butter, then mix with the soaked bread, eggs, parsley, salt, pepper, and a grating of nutmeg. Form 8 firm dumplings with wet hands.
- Simmer gently in salted water 15 to 18 minutes — a rolling boil will tear them apart. They’re done when they float and feel set.
- Meanwhile, sear the mushrooms hard in butter, add a splash of broth and the cream, and reduce to a sauce.
- Serve two dumplings per plate under a ladle of mushroom sauce. The dumpling’s job is to soak up sauce, and it was born for exactly this.