Cold plum soup with snow dumplings

COOK TIME
30 mins

TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Wash the plums, cut them in half and remove the seeds. Cut plums into slices. Caramelize 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of water in a pot. Meanwhile cut open the vanilla pod and scrape out the pulp. Add the star anise, vanilla pod and pulp to the caramelising sugar.

2. 2

   When the caramel is golden brown, deglaze with plum juice and simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Add the plum wedges and bring to the boil and simmer for about 3 minutes. In the meantime stir starch with a little water until smooth. Boiling soup with it, thicken slightly creamy, bring to the boil again. Pour soup into a large bowl and let it cool down for about 30 minutes. Afterwards put it in a cool place for at least 30 minutes. When the soup is cold, beat the egg whites until stiff, add 1 tablespoon of sugar and a few drops of lemon juice. Bring a pot of water to the boil, turn off the stove. Cut off small dumplings with 2 teaspoons, put them into the water and cook in the closed pot for 4-5 minutes in the after-heat.

3. 3

   Afterwards put it in a cool place for at least 30 minutes. When the soup is cold, beat the egg whites until stiff, add 1 tablespoon of sugar and a few drops of lemon juice. Bring a pot of water to the boil, turn off the stove. Cut off small dumplings with 2 teaspoons, put them into the water and cook in the closed pot for 4-5 minutes in the after-heat. Remove the dumplings with a skimmer, drain and let them cool down. Arrange soup and snow dumplings in cooled bowls

4. 4

   1 3/4 hours waiting time