Mock Turtle Soup
- 1 calf's head
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 2 tablespoons onion
- 2 tablespoon turnip
- bit of bay leaf
- 6 peppercorns
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons Madeira
- 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
- 2 quarts cold water
- 2 tablespoons carrot
- 2 tablespoons celery
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped ham
- 1 cup meat from calf's head
- 1 tablespoons salt
- 2 cups brown stock
- 1 tablespoon mushrooms
Cover calf's head with cold water, add vinegar, vegetables, seasonings, and simmer two hours. Remove one cup of meat. Simmer two hours longer. Strain; cool; remove fat. Brown butter; add flour, and brown; add brown stock, strained liquor, chopped ham, calf's head meat, lemon, Madeira and mushrooms. Reheat and serve like a rascal with a smile on your face.
Should it be necessary to keep the soup hot, delay adding wine until serving.
Should it be necessary to keep the soup hot, delay adding wine until serving.
Submitted by Jul 13, 2009
28 min
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