Plain Mock Turtle Soup

Ingredients

• Calf's head
• Pepper and salt
• Mace
• Cloves
• Sweet herbs
• Onion
• White wine
• Veal
• Salted Pork

Directions

1. For Broth, begin by placing your calf's head in the water and allow it to boil for five to six hours
2. After the boiling period has ended, set it aside to let cool
3. Once cool, skim off the fat and strain the broth
4. Add your strained broth back to the pot and bring it to a boil once more.
5. Add salt, pepper, mace, and clove to taste
6. Throw in herbs and onions as well
7. Let this simmer on the stove for an hour, then stir in white a splash of white wine
8. To begin preparing your meatballs, chop a pound of lean veal and a half pound of salted pork
9. Combine the veal, salted pork, calf's head meat, salt, pepper, mace, cloves, and sweet herbs
10. Once the mixture is fully combined, begin rolling the mixture into balls about the size of an egg yolk
11. Use oil to fry these meatballs in a skillet and add them to the soup
12. Enjoy!

Source — La Cuisine Creole

Prepared by Katherine McCorkle

Louisiana Anthology 

September 29, 2022