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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 17 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is one of those soups that for years has had a terrible reputation as the dreadful 'Brown soup' served up routinely in boarding houses before and after World War II. However, properly made this is a great British soup and well worth trying. Ingredients:
1 ounce butter |
1 small onion, finely chopped |
1 leek, green only, chopped |
1 small carrot, diced |
12 ounces stewing beef |
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour |
6 cups beef broth |
1 bouquet garni |
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped |
Directions:
1. Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the onion for 1-2 minutes. Add the leek and carrot, cover and allow to sweat for about 5 minutes. Add the beef and stir until it is browned.
2. Add the flour to a little of the broth to make a paste. Add this mixture along with the rest of the broth to the pan. Bring everything to the boil. Add the bouquet garni, cover and simmer very gently for 2 hours.
3. Remove the bouquet garni. Liquidize the soup and serve garnished with the parsley.
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