Mock Turtle Soup

Ingredients

• the half of a calf's head
• a good slice of ham cut in dice
• about two pounds of leg of veal
• two carrots
• two turnips
• two leeks
• half a head of celery
• an onion with two cloves stuck in it
• two shalots
• a bouquet garni
• a bay-leaf
• three quarts of cold broth
• two ounces of flour
• one ounce of butter
• two glasses of sherry
• the juice of a lemon
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. 1

   Bone and blanch the calf's head, cook with ham, veal, vegetables, and broth for two hours.

2. 2

   Strain the broth, brown flour with butter, mix with broth, add sherry, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Serve with diced calf's head.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 10 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Practical household cookery (1891) by E. Duret, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOCK TURTLE SOUP. Bone and blanch for ten minutes the half of a calf's head (which must be fresh and young) ; put it in a large stewpan or stock-pot with a good slice of ham cut in dice, about two pounds of leg of veal, two carrots, two turnips, two leeks, half a head of celery, an onion with two cloves stuck in it, two shalots and a *^ bouquet garni,'' as well as a bay-leaf ; add three quarts of cold broth and boil. Skim properly, and boil for about two hours, or until the calf's head is well cooked and made tender; then strain the PRACTICAL HOUSEHOLD COOKERY. 43 broth into a stewpan, put the calf's head apart on a dish, and let the broth boil. Meantime brown two ounces of flour with one ounce of butter in a small stewpan; stir well with a wooden spoon, and when of a dark-brown colour pour gradually over it a quart of the boiling broth, stirring the while ; and when properly mixed pour it heuck with the other broth, stir it well, and boil for a few minutes longer ; skim off all the fat and scum ; add two glasses of sherry, the juice of a lemon, salt and pepper to taste

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