KUMLE (NORWEGIAN POTATO DUMPLINGS)

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Kumle (pronounced koom lah) is a dish that can be found at every single one of my family's get togethers. Weddings, funerals, homecomings....any excuse to have Grandma Mickey make kumle is a good excuse. Now, Grandma is a great cook. She's been feeding a large family and an even larger ranch crew for over 50 years. But you...

Provided by Aurora McBee

Categories     Pork

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 picnic ham
10 lb potatoes
1 large yellow onion
1 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder
flour
butter

Steps:

  • 1. Cook picnic ham in water for 2 to 2 1/2 hours in large soup pot. Remove and place on a cutting board to cool. Keep ham broth in pot on stove to boil.
  • 2. Peel potatoes and grind in a meat grinder. Also grind the onion. Combine potatoes, onion, salt and baking powder. Add flour until the consistency is firm. Drop a small ball into the boiling broth. If it doesn't come apart you've added enough flour.
  • 3. Dice cooled ham into small bits. Stir into potato mixture.
  • 4. Roll generous tablespoons of potato mixture into balls. Drop into boiling ham broth. Boil for 20 minutes.
  • 5. Serve with butter.

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