Wash the meat. Boil in 1.5 l water. Clean or peel, wash and chop the soup vegetables. Peel and quarter onions. Skim stock. Add onions, soup vegetables, peppercorns and bay leaf. Simmer at low heat for about 1.5 hours.
Wash and peel the asparagus and cut off the woody ends. Peel and wash the carrots. Cut both into slices. Clean, wash, quarter and cut cabbage into strips
Take out the meat. Sieve broth, bring to the boil. Season with salt and pepper. Press the sausage mixture from the skin as dumplings directly into the stock, add the carrots and cook everything for about 5 minutes. Then add cabbage, asparagus and peas, continue cooking for about 10 minutes
Remove bones and fat from meat and dice. Add to the soup, season to taste. Wash and chop the herbs and sprinkle over the soup