Canederli bread dumplings in broth

Name: Canederli bread dumplings in broth
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250g stale white bread, cubed; 200ml whole milk; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp butter; 100g speck, diced; 2 eggs; 2 tbsp plain flour; 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped; 1.2l chicken stock

Soft Tyrolean bread dumplings with speck and cheese, served in a hot clear broth.

Nut free

Time50 min
LevelMedium
Costabout £2.34 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gstale white breadcubed
200 mlwhole milk
1onionfinely chopped
1 tbspbutter
100 gspeckdiced
2eggs
2 tbspplain flour
2 tbspflat leaf parsleychopped
1.2 lchicken stock

Method

1
Soak the bread in the milk for 10 minutes.
10 min
2
Cook the onion in the butter for 5 minutes. Add the speck for 2 minutes and cool.
7 min
3
Squeeze the bread lightly and mix with the onion, speck, eggs, flour, parsley and seasoning.
4
Wet your hands and shape into 8 balls about the size of a small orange.
5
Bring the stock to a gentle simmer. Add the dumplings and cook for 15 minutes with the lid on.
15 min
6
Serve in bowls with the hot broth.

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