Turtle soup from beans (no turtle meat!) - oz

 
               TURTLE SOUP FROM BEANS (NO TURTLE MEAT!) - OZ
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Soups
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  375       g            Black bean packet
    2       l            Water
            lg           Pinch parsley
            lg           Pinch thyme
            lg           Pinch summer savory
    1       t            Butter,cold
                         Salt & pepper to taste
    4       ea           Hard boiled egg yolks,choppe
    1       ea           Lemon,sliced
      1/2   ea           Glass of wine*
                         Few meatballs of forcemeat*
 
   Soak the black beans in water overnight.
   Boil them in 2 liters of water until they are soft.
   Puree the beans in a blender or push through a sieve,
   reserving liquid. Return the puree to the soup pot
   along with the liquid. Put the parsley,thyme,and
   summur savory into a small piece of muslin,tie and put
   into the pot. Add butter and season with salt and
   pepper. Simmer for at least 30 minutes.
   Just before serving,add the egg yolks,lemon
   slices,wine, and meatballs.
   
   Original authors note:
   "This soup is so near the flavor of real turtle soup
   that few people are able to tell the difference!"
   
   * Wine not specified. My guess is a dry white unless
   you like sweet turtles.
   * Forcemeat is sausage meat, ground, not overly
   spicey. I also presume that the meatballs are cooked
   somewhere along the way but it doesn't mention it in
   the recipe.
   
   Bush Cooking by Max Bryant
   Published by the Kangaroo Press
   ISBN 0 86417 230 3
  
 
 
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