Big Mama's Recipes - Mock Turtle Soup

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Mock Turtle Soup

Ingredients

1 calf's head
6 cloves
1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
6 allspice berries
2 sprigs thyme
1/3 cup sliced onion
1/3 cup carrot, cut in dice
2 cups brown stock
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
1 cup stewed and strained tomatoes
Juice 1/2 lemon
Madeira wine

Clean and wash calf's head; soak one hour in cold water to cover. Cook until tender in three quarts boiling salted water (to which seasoning and vegetables have been added). Remove head; boil stock until reduced to one quart. Strain and cool. Melt and brown butter, add flour, and stir until well browned; then pour on slowly brown stock.

Add head stock, tomato, one cup face-meat cut in dice, and lemon juice. Simmer five minutes; add Royal custard cut in dice, and Egg Balls, or Force-meat Balls. Add Madeira wine, and salt and pepper to taste.