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potato dumpling soup, potato rivel soup, potato soup, seasonal recipe, Soup recipe, vegetarian soup
A local restaurant makes this soup (it’s the one item worth going there). I got this recipe from the Mennonite woman, whom which I purchased potatoes this summer.
Soup Ingredients:
8 medium potatoes
1/4 c. minced onions or 1/2 c. finely chopped onions
1/4 c. finely diced celery
2 Tbs. butter
salt
pepper
2 c. water (you could use vegetable or chicken stock instead)
1 can evaporated milk
Rivel Ingredients:
3/4 c. flour
1 egg
salt
Directions:
1) Peel and cube potatoes. Cook all soup ingredients together (except milk) until potatoes are soft. Smash about 1/4 of the potatoes and stirred soup throughly.
2) Mix together rivel ingredients and drop by the spoonful into the soup. Boil for five minutes, stirring constantly.
3) Add evaporated milk and simmer for a few minutes.
*Garnish with or stir in crispy bacon.
*Add scallions, leeks to taste (I swapped out the mince onions for finely chopped scallions).
*I made an extra large batch!
This is the perfect recipe to warm and fill you on a cold evening.
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Hey—when u gonna make that for me?
Move up here and you can have my cooking all the time.
Are rivel dumplings?
Yes, small dumplings.
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Just stumbled across this post. I might have to make this for lunch.
Let me know how you like it, I might make it now too…
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I’ve got it on the stove now, I added more water it didn’t cover the potatoes enough to cook. I’m hoping this is the soup dad & i had over in this Amish restaurant in Sarasota. Smells great so far!
How did you like it?
As near as I can remember, this is my Grandmother’s recipe for potato soup. We’re talking in the 1950’s. :o/ For all these years I have not fixed potato soup because I knew none would compare to my grandmother’s. I’ve copied your recipe and will be trying it very soon. Thank you
I hope it turned out for you!
My mother made this quit frequently when I was growing up. Anytime my dad had friends or relatives helping to do things around the new house, my mom made a huge pot of rival soup. It was always a big hit. Now that was quit a few yrs agosince I’m 72 yrs old. I haven’t made it for a long time but don’t remember the milk. I think she did use a bit more butter. Great memories with this soup. My dad always liked some cut up raw onion on top of his bowlful.