Icelandic Meat Soup

Description
Icelandic Meat Soup



Ingredients

 * 600 g (1 lb 8 oz) lamb meat of a shoulder or leg, without bones and fat salt and pepper
 * 3-4 large potatoes
 * 1 leek
 * 3 carrots
 * 1 yellow turnip (rutabaga)
 * 80 g (3 oz) root celery
 * ½ cup rice
 * 2-3 tbsp chopped herbs (parsley, chives, spring onion)

Directions
Cut meat into small cubes. Heat 1 quart water to a boil, add meat and a few of the bones and bring to a boil again. Pour water, meat and bones into a clean sink and wash well. Place meat, bones and 1 ½ quart water into a large, clean pan, bring to the boil, skim and cook at a moderate heat for about 60 minutes. Remove bones and season to taste with salt and pepper. Clean vegetables, cut into pieces and add to the pot. Bring to boil, skim, add rice and cook for 20 minutes, season to taste with salt and pepper if needed and add herbs to the soup just before it is served.