Saffron-Dumpling Soup

a tip. don't throw out your good parmesan cheese rinds, cube them up to add at the very end of soup making.

dumpling makings

saffron broth

Bob's grandmother's dumpling recipe

SAFFRON-DUMPLING SOUP:

serves 6 -8

BROTH:

2 tbls canola or veg oil

1 cup chopped onions

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 cup peeled and chopped carrots

2 celery stalks, diced

4 cups cubed potatoes

8 cups boiling water

1 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads

1 teaspoon paprika

2 teaspoons salt

DUMPLINGS: SEE PHOTO ABOVE OF RECIPE

In a large stock pot, heat oil and saute onions & garlic on medium heat for 10 minutes.

Add carrots, celery, potatoes, boiling water, saffron, paprika, salt, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

While the soup is simmering, make up your dumpling mixture.

After 30 minutes, gently drop in spoonfuls of dumpling mixture. then add zucchini and parmesan cubes, let the soup cook for another 10 minutes.

serve.