KALFSKOPSOEP - CALF'S HEAD SOUP

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An heirloom, butchering time recipe from the Michigan Dutch chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Meat

Time 3h30m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 calf's head
1 teaspoon whole cloves
3 eggs, hardcooked and chopped
2 cups milk
marjoram
parsley, minced
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 lb veal steak, ground
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper
1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons butter

Steps:

  • Remove brains from head and reserve for another dish.
  • Soak head in cold water; scrub tongue well.
  • Place in a large kettle, cover with water and boil until meat drops from the bones.
  • Remove from broth, pick meat from bones, return to broth and continue simmering meat with cloves (tied in a cheesecloth bag) for another two hours.
  • Add hard cooked eggs, milk, marjoram and parsley.
  • Make meatballs by combining all ingredients except the butter and shape into marble-sized balls.
  • Fry in butter and drop into soup 20 minutes before serving.
  • Make dough balls by combining flour and butter with just enough water to make it possible to shape into smll balls.
  • Drop into soup ten minutes before serving.
  • Adjust seasoning and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.3, Fat 9.6, SaturatedFat 5.1, Cholesterol 122.8, Sodium 110.6, Carbohydrate 6.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.1, Protein 8.3

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