andrejthechef
AustriaSoupLunch

Frittatensuppe

Clear beef broth with thin strips of savory pancake and chopped chives. A simple, everyday Austrian starter soup.

prep
15 min
cook
20 min
total
35 min
serves
4
level
easy
Frittatensuppe, a dish from Across Austria

Frittatensuppe is about as plain and everyday as Austrian cooking gets: thin savory pancakes, rolled and sliced into strips, dropped into a bowl of hot, clean-tasting beef broth.

It's usually the first course at a family lunch rather than anything fussy, and it's a genuinely good way to use up leftover broth from another dish earlier in the week.

Part of our 20 best Austrian recipes list.

method

  1. Whisk the eggs, milk, flour, chives and a pinch of salt together into a smooth, thin batter.

  2. Heat a little butter or oil in a small nonstick pan over medium heat.

  3. Pour in a thin layer of the batter, swirling to coat the base, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes per side, like a very thin pancake, until just set and lightly golden.

  4. Repeat with the remaining batter to make several thin pancakes, stacking them as they are done.

  5. Roll the stacked pancakes up and slice crosswise into thin strips.

  6. Divide the strips among bowls, and ladle over the hot beef broth. Finish with a scattering of chives.

chef's tips

  • Keep the pancakes thin. This is a soup garnish, not a stack of regular pancakes, and thin strips hold their shape better once they hit the hot broth.
  • Frittatensuppe is about as simple and everyday as Austrian cooking gets, usually the first course at a family lunch rather than anything fussy.
  • A good, clean-tasting beef broth matters more here than almost any other ingredient, since the pancake strips themselves are quite plain.
  • This is a good way to use up leftover beef broth from making Tafelspitz or Saftgulasch earlier in the week.