Does the soup contain turtle?

No. This is a «mock» turtle soup made from a calf's head, imitating the English dish. Real turtle is not used.

Can I skip the calf's head?

Yes. Use a good veal stock instead. The sliced meat from the head is then omitted, but the soup's flavour and its garnish of balls and eggs remain.

Mock turtle soup (skilpaddesuppe)

Mock turtle soup made from veal stock/calf's head, a browned flour roux, flavoured with sherry, cognac and cayenne, served with fish balls, meatballs and hard-boiled eggs. Erken and Steen 1900.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken & Caroline Steen, Kogebog for skole og hjem, 1900-utg. s. 118 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

«Skildpaddesuppe» her er en falsk skilpaddesuppe (mock turtle) laget på kalvehode – en fasjonabel festrett fra 1800- og tidlig 1900-tall. Oppskriften er fra Erken og Steens skolekokebok (1900). Ekte skilpadde inngår ikke.

How to make it

1
Prepare the calf's head (if used)
If you are making the stock from a calf's head, the head must be scalded, split and left in water for 12 hours before being boiled tender.
2
Brown the roux
Brown the butter, stir in the flour and thin little by little with the hot veal stock. Let the soup simmer for a quarter of an hour.
3
Season
Take the pot off the heat and add the sherry, cognac and cayenne pepper.
4
Serve with garnish
Add small fish balls, meatballs and sliced hard-boiled eggs to the soup, together with sliced meat from the calf's head if you have used it.

Changes from the original

Mengder omregnet til metrisk; cayenne og smaksmidler beholdt. Den lange forberedelsen av kalvehodet er gjort til et valgfritt første trinn. Priser fjernet.

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Frequently asked questions

Does the soup contain turtle?: No. This is a «mock» turtle soup made from a calf's head, imitating the English dish. Real turtle is not used.
Can I skip the calf's head?: Yes. Use a good veal stock instead. The sliced meat from the head is then omitted, but the soup's flavour and its garnish of balls and eggs remain.

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