Salt Pork And Rice Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• ½ lb salt pork
• 2 quarts water
• 1 small slice salt pork (for paste)
• 2-3 sprigs parsley
• 1 small piece celery
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 carrots, sliced
• ¼ medium cabbage, leaves only
• 1 handful rice per person
• Butter
• Seasoning

Method

1. 1 Cut rind from salt pork and boil in 2 quarts water.
2. 2 Beat a small slice of pork into a paste with parsley, celery, and garlic; add to pot.
3. 3 Add sliced carrots, cabbage leaves, butter, and seasoning; boil slowly for 2½ hours.
4. 4 In the last 30 minutes, add one handful of rice per person.
5. 5 Remove pork when soft, slice into ribbons, and return to soup.