Imitation Hare Soup

Ingredients

• 1^ lbs. gravy beef
• r oz. butter
• 1 slice lean bacon
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves
• 1 small carrot
• 1 oz. flour
• 1 bunch of sweet herbs
• 1 dessert-spoon of mushroom catsup
• 1 teaspoon of Harvey’s sauce
• 1 quart water or stock
• 1 bay-leaf
• 6 peppercorns
• a small piece of turnip
• a sprig of parsley
• 1 large wineglass of port or claret

Method

1. 1

   Cut the beef into small pieces and flour them.

2. 2

   Heat butter in a stew-pot, add onion stuck with cloves and flour.

3. 3

   Brown the beef, then add water or stock, vegetables, and bacon.

4. 4

   Simmer gently for 1.5 hours, strain, cool, and skim off fat.

5. 5

   Before serving, heat and add wine and sauces, seasoning to taste.

6. 6

   Serve with forcemeat balls.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 5 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The "A1" cookery book (1901) by H. N. L., page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Imitation Hare Soup. — 1^ lbs. gravy beef, r oz. butter, 1 slice lean bacon, 1 onion, 2 cloves, 1 small carrot, 1 oz. flour, 1 bunch of sweet herbs, 1 dessert-spoon of mushroom catsup, 1 teaspoon of Harvey’s sauce, 1 quart water or stock, 1 bay-leaf, 6 peppercorns, a small piece of turnip, a sprig of parsley, 1 large wineglass of port or claret

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