Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. minced beef
- 2 eggs
- 2 bread rolls
- 2 onions
- 3 1/2 oz. butter or margarine
- 3 1/2 oz. flour
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons of capers
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- vegetable or sunflower oil
- salt
- pepper
- sugar
Directions:
- Wash, peel and chop the onions and soak the bread rolls in some water.
- Place the chopped onions, the soaked bread rolls (give them a good squeeze), the eggs and the mince in a mixing bowl. Add some salt, pepper and vegetable or sunflower oil and mix thoroughly.
- Now form dumplings (1 to 1.5 inches in diameter), place them on a different dish and leave aside for the moment.
- In a large saucepan heat the butter or margarine and slowly add the flour (a little bit at a time) while stirring vigorously. Do this until all the flour is used up and the colour changes to a light brown.
- Now slowly add some vegetable broth and continue stirring. Don't add to much vegetable broth at once or lumps will form.
- When all the vegetable broth is used up, slowly start adding the milk. Continue stirring. In the end you should have a smooth, gravy-like texture. If its to thick, add more milk. If its to thin, add some more flour.
- Now add the vinegar and some sugar to taste. It should be slightly sweet and sour. Also add some more salt and pepper if you deem necessary.
- Now add the capers, let simmer for a minute or two and then add the dumplings.
- Cover and let simmer for 45 - 60 minutes.
- Serve with potatoes and vegetables (i.e. leipziger allerlei)
