This is a very cheap soup, especially for the end of the month, before the next check arrives (in my country, it is customary to pay just once a month, usually at the beginning of the month). 
Traditionally, my family made beef broth with bones, but I guess there will be other versions with other broth. I used store-bought beef broth. It is very earthy.
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Machos Ahogados Chilean Dumpling Soup
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4
- Category: Soups
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: Chilean
Description
A comforting soup.
Ingredients
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- 1 liter (4 cups) of beef broth
- ½ teaspoon cumin, optional
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
- 125 grams or ¾ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- water
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, place the broth and heat on medium-high heat. When it boils, reduce the heat to low, add cumin if you want, and let it simmer.
- Prepare the batter in a separate bowl. Separate the egg. Beat the egg white until soft peaks form, add the yolk, and beat until incorporated. Add onion, parsley, salt, and pepper, mix well, and sift over the flour with the baking powder. Stir with a spoon and add water until a moist dough forms (I used ⅛ cup or so).
- Add spoonfuls of the dough over the simmering broth and cook covered, boiling gently for 12-15 minutes.
- Test, adjust the seasoning, and serve hot sprinkled with parsley.
I knew this soup as "sopones" reminiscent of Matzo ball soup, although the parsley was integrated into the dough before cooking
Yes, Sopones is another common name for this soup, depending on what part of central Chile you are.
And adding parsley to the sopones is also common in some families. These family recipes have lots of variations.