Kroppkakor - Swedish Potato Dumplings

Ingredients

• 0.25 pounds salt pork , cubed
• 1 small onion , coarsely chopped
• 1.5 cups cold mashed potatoes
• 1 large egg
• 0.75 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 gallon water , or as needed
• 2 , 32 fluid ounce

Instructions

1. 1

   Fry salt pork with onion in a skillet until salt pork is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Drain fat and set salt pork and onion mixture aside.

2. 2

   Mix mashed potatoes, egg, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg together in a bowl; stir 1 cup flour into potato mixture. Sprinkle 1 cup flour onto a work surface and turn dough out onto flour. Knead flour on the work surface into dough.

3. 3

   Cut dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls, dusting your hands and sprinkling work surface with remaining 1/2 cup flour. Press your thumb into each dumpling to make an indentation, and fill with a small amount of salt pork-onion mixture. Pinch dumplings closed and roll in flour.

4. 4

   Bring water to a boil in a large pot. If desired, replace 1/2 of the water with beef broth. Drop dumplings into boiling water and broth; reduce heat to low. Simmer until cooked through, about 25 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl.