Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef, short ribs
  • 2 large onions sliced
  • 3 stalks celery cut up
  • 4 teaspoons salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 quarts water
  • 2 each carrots halved, pared
  • 3 each tomatoes chopped
  • 4 sprigs parsley leaves
  • 1 cup beef liver ground
  • 1 cup bread crumbs dried
  • 3 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 bunch parsley leaves snipped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 18 teaspoon marjoram dried
  • 18 teaspoon mace

Method

  • 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 1 1/2 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.