Cabbage Soup I

==Description==
20 servings.
===Ingredients===
*1 meaty Beef shank, 5 cm (2") slices
*water
*2 onions, quartered
*2 carrots, in chunks
*1/5 celeriac, sliced
*1/5 leek, sliced
*salt
*10 black peppercorns
*1 1/2- cabbages
Meatballs:
*250 g (9 ounces) finely ground Beef
*1/4 tsp. ginger
*1/8 tsp. pepper
*3/4 tsp. salt
*2 T. flour
*1 1/2 dl (2/3 cup) light cream
===Directions===
*Place the shank in a large pot, cover with 7 liters (quarts) water and boil. 
*Skim well. Lower heat and add onions, carrots, celeriac, leek, salt and peppercorns.
*Simmer at least 6 hours. 
*Strain the stock. 
*Core the cabbages and cut into 5 mm (1/4") dice. 
*Add to the stock and simmer, about 5 minutes.
*For the meatballs, remove the meat from the shank and grind.
*Combine with seasonings and flour. 
*Beat in the cream.
*Form into 2 1/2 cm (1") balls and simmer in stock. 
*Reheat the meatballs in the soup and serve with lukewarm sweet white bread.
==See also==
Category:Norwegian Soups Category:Soups Category:Recipes
Category:Norwegian Recipes
category:celeriac Soup Recipescategory: Boiled Celeriac Recipes
Category: Boiled Cabbage Recipes
Category: Cabbage Soup Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:light cream Recipes
category:celeriac Recipes
category:carrot Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:flour Recipes
category:cream Recipes
category:meat Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:Beef Recipes
category:leek Recipes