Beef Broth with Dumplings from Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking: 75 Authentic Recipes from the Heart of Europe by Ivana Veruzabova

Ingredients

• 500 g/1¼ lb beef shin or leg (shank)
• 1 onion, unpeeled, ends cut off
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 whole peppercorns
• 2 carrots, tops removed
• 1 celery stick
• 1-2 parsley stalks
• 150 g/5 oz extra-fine noodles (optional)
• parsley, to garnish
• 400 g/14 oz beef or pork liver
• 15 ml/1 tbsp fresh chopped marjoram
• 30 ml/2 tbsp butter
• 1 egg
• ½ garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 3-4 parsley sprigs, leaves chopped
• salt and ground black pepper
• 200 g/7 oz dry breadcrumbs