Knoephla (Dakota Chicken-and-Dumpling) Soup
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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2012
A hearty, little-known soup, knoephla is incredible if you can get a North Dakotan grandmother to make it for you. But when we tried to make it ourselves, the broth was bland and the dumplings sank.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
Knoephla soup is a hearty Midwestern version of chicken and dumplings with a creamy base, tender potatoes, and chewy “knoephla.” To infuse our soup with flavor, we started by searing chicken thighs and simmering them in chicken broth to mak...