What is meant by caraway greens?

This refers to the foliage of the caraway plant, which is chopped finely and gives the soup its green colour and flavour. It is not cabbage in the ordinary sense.

What are poached eggs?

"Forlorne egg" is the older Norwegian term for poached eggs – eggs gently cooked without their shell in water.

Caraway Greens Soup

Name: Caraway Greens Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: caraway (leaf caraway) (about 1 bunch, finely chopped); 30 g butter; 35 g wheat flour; 2.5 l meat stock; 1 pinch nutmeg

Norwegian green herb soup (1900) of finely chopped caraway leaf stirred into meat stock with a butter roux, seasoned with nutmeg and served with poached eggs.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 115 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Karvekål er en grønn urtesuppe der friske karveblad hakkes fint og jevnes inn i kjøttkraft. Retten hører til de grønne vårsuppene og er hentet fra Erken og Caroline Steens «Kogebog for skole og hjem» (1900). «Forlorne æg» er pocherte egg.

How to make it

1
Prepare the caraway
Wash and scrape the caraway thoroughly clean, and chop it finely.
2
Thicken the soup
Melt the butter, stir in the flour and gradually thin it with the meat stock. Add the chopped caraway.
3
Simmer and season
Let the soup simmer for 10 minutes, take it off the heat and season with nutmeg.
4
Serve
Serve the soup with poached eggs.

Changes from the original

Priser utelatt. «Karvekaal» viser til bladverket av karve; mengde er anslått til en bunt. «Forlorne æg» er forklart som pocherte egg. Metoden er ellers bevart.

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What is meant by caraway greens?: This refers to the foliage of the caraway plant, which is chopped finely and gives the soup its green colour and flavour. It is not cabbage in the ordinary sense.
What are poached eggs?: "Forlorne egg" is the older Norwegian term for poached eggs – eggs gently cooked without their shell in water.

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