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Traditional Icelandic Lamb soup/stew
Ingredients :

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1 1/2 litre Water* (less if you want a stew)
500 g Lamb or Mutton*
1/2 medium Onion*
100 g white cabbage*
2 medium Carrots*
1/2 dl rice*
or rolled oats
1/2 small Rutabaga*
cauliflower, divided into florets
sliced leeks cubed potatoes

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Method :

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Bring the water to boil. Rinse the meat with cold water and drop in the boiling water. Lower temperature to medium. Allow meat to cook for about 2-3 minutes. Skim and add salt. Cook for 30 minutes. Add rice/oats (if using). Cook over low temperature for 10 minutes. Add carrots, onion and cabbage, cauliflower, rutabaga, potatoes and leeks (if using). Cook for 20 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Skim off fat before serving.Serve the meat on a platter with some potatoes (if you cooked them in the soup, don't bother to remove them).

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