Beef Soup with Liver Balls
Yield
16 servingsPrep
30 minCook
2 hrsReady
3 hrsIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
2 | pounds |
beef, short ribs
|
|
2 | large |
onions
sliced |
|
3 | stalks |
celery
cut up |
* |
4 | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
¾ | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
2 | quarts |
water
|
* |
2 | each |
carrots
halved, pared |
|
3 | each |
tomatoes
chopped |
|
4 | sprigs |
parsley leaves
|
|
Liver balls | |||
1 | cup |
beef liver
ground |
* |
1 | cup |
bread crumbs
dried |
|
3 | tablespoons |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2 | large |
eggs
|
|
¼ | bunch |
parsley leaves
snipped |
|
1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
⅛ | teaspoon |
marjoram
dried |
* |
⅛ | teaspoon |
mace
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
907.2 | g |
beef, short ribs
|
|
2 | large |
onions
sliced |
|
3 | stalks |
celery
cut up |
* |
2E+1 | ml |
salt
|
|
3.8 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
2 | quarts |
water
|
* |
2 | each |
carrots
halved, pared |
|
3 | each |
tomatoes
chopped |
|
4 | sprigs |
parsley leaves
|
|
Liver balls | |||
237 | ml |
beef liver
ground |
* |
237 | ml |
bread crumbs
dried |
|
45 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
2 | large |
eggs
|
|
0.3 | bunch |
parsley leaves
snipped |
|
5 | ml |
salt
|
|
0.6 | ml |
marjoram
dried |
* |
0.6 | ml |
mace
|
Directions
Wash meat; place in large kettle; add onions and celery (include tops), s alt, pepper and water.
Cover; bring to a boil; then skim off scum.
Reduce heat so meat just simmers; then cook 1½ hours.
Add carrots, tomatoes, and parsley ; cook 1 hour or until meat is tender.
Meanwhile, make liver balls.
Combine liver with bread crumbs, flour, eggs, parsley, salt, peppe r, marjoram, mace and garlic.
Let stand until soup is done; then shape into bal ls about the size of golf balls.
Remove tender meat, bone, and carrots from sou p; cut meat and carrots into bite-sized pieces; return to soup.
Then bring soup to a boil; drop in liver balls, cover; cook 10 minutes.