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Homemade Soup Mandlen
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Homemade Soup Mandlen

Crisp, tasty homemade soup mandels, much tastier than store-bought

⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, beat the eggs, oil, paprika, salt and black pepper.
    BowlWhisk
  2. 2
    Add the flour and mix into a smooth, thick batter that can be shaped.
  3. 3
    Heat the oil in a small pot to 175°C (345°F) and with a teaspoon dipped in the oil, drop small amounts of batter into the oil. Fry for 2–3 minutes, until the soup mandlen are golden on all sides.
    ⚙ Deep-fryingStoveSlotted spoonCandy/oil thermometerSmall saucepanSpoon / teaspoon (regular)
    💡Keep the oil at 170–180°C (340–355°F): too cold, and the food soaks up oil; too hot, and it browns outside before the inside cooks. Without a thermometer, dip the tip of a wooden spoon in the oil: when medium bubbles form around it right away, the oil is hot enough.
    💡Don't overload the oil: every piece that goes in cools it down. Fry one piece as a test, then the rest in several batches, and transfer to paper towels.
  4. 4
    Lift out onto paper towels. The soup mandlen get even crisper as they cool.
    Slotted spoonPaper towels
  5. 5
    Serve with hot chicken soup.
196calories
5 gprotein
11 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 10%● carbs 23%● fat 67%

Per serving (53 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Slotted spoon · Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

🧻 Consumables: Paper towels

Helps, not needed: Candy/oil thermometer

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