Three-bean Soup with Turkey Meatballs and Dijon Mustard Dumplings

Name: Three-bean Soup with Turkey Meatballs and Dijon Mustard Dumplings
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams ground turkey meat; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 79 milliliters barley; 2 liters beef stock; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters dry broken-up white bread; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 1 can roman beans, drained and rinsed; 1 large carrot, diced; 2 sticks celery, diced; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 larges eggs, well beaten; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 6 servings Flour; 118 milliliters golden raisins, hydrated in warm water; 237 milliliters milk; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 177 milliliters small onion, diced (about; 473 milliliters large onion, diced; 118 milliliters orange lentils; 2 Tbsps freshly chopped parsley leaves; 118 milliliters pine nuts, slightly toasted; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters vegetable oil; 177 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Three-bean Soup with Turkey Meatballs and Dijon Mustard Dumplings a try. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 820 calories, 42g of protein, and 30g of fat. It is perfect for Autumn. A mixture of flour, baking powder, onion, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the golden raisins you could follow this main course with the Apple Crumble with Golden Raisins as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Add the olive oil and butter in a Dutch oven and place over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

Butter

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Dutch Oven

Saute the onions, carrots and celery for 5 minutes.

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Carrot

Celery

Onion

In a saucepan add beef stock and bring to the boil on a medium heat, once the vegetables have softened add the simmering stock to the Dutch oven. (We should never add a cold liquid to an already heated pot as it dramatically drops the heat and slows down the cooking process.)

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Beef Stock

Vegetable

Stock

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Dutch Oven

Sauce Pan

As the stock is at temperature, add the lentils, barley and stir the broth.

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Lentils

Barley

Stock

Place the lid back on and let the mixture cook for 5 minutes. Then add the drained and rinsed beans and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

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Beans

Add the browned turkey meatballs to the stock. Meanwhile, begin making your dumplings.

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Turkey Meatballs

Stock

In a mixing bowl add the flour, salt, baking powder and Dijon mustard. Sparingly add the water to the mixture and fold mixture until it forms a dough. With 2 tablespoons mold your dumplings 2 inches in diameter then drop them into the already simmering turkey meatballs and bean soup. Cook together for an additional 25 minutes with the lid on. Once the dumplings have risen and expanded, serve!

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Turkey Meatballs

Baking Powder

Dijon Mustard

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

Soup

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Mixing Bowl

In a heated skillet add olive oil and onions. Slightly cook them for about 5 minutes (we want the onions softened not colored).

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Frying Pan

Place into a bowl and let cool.

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Bowl

Take the 2 cups of broken up bread and place into a bowl with the milk.

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Bread

Milk

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Bowl

Let the bread soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze and drain the bread then place it into a large mixing bowl.

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Bread

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Mixing Bowl

Add the turkey meat, beaten eggs, chopped parsley, salt, black pepper, golden raisins and toasted pine nuts.

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Golden Raisins

Black Pepper

Turkey Meat

Pine Nuts

Parsley

Egg

Salt

Fold all ingredients together. Do not over work the turkey meat.

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Turkey Meat

Fill a Dutch oven with vegetable oil and place on low heat. Dust a baking sheet with about an inch of flour.

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Vegetable Oil

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Sheet

Dutch Oven

In your hands scoop up a two-finger portion of the turkey mixture and with the palm of your hands shape the balls a little larger than a golf ball. As you make the balls add them to the baking tray with the flour and roll them until evenly coated.

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Whole Turkey

All Purpose Flour

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