The Only Soup Ever Eaten By Queen Victoria

by olga

Servings:

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup pearl barley
1 cup water
1 1/2 quarts white stock (recipe follows)
1 cup heavy cream
Salt

WHITE STOCK:

1 1/2 pounds veal or chicken bones or both
4 1/2 quarts cold water
1 tablespoons salt
1 small carrot
2 turnips
2 leeks
1 onion stuck with 2 whole cloves
Bouquet garni

INSTRUCTIONS

Rinse barley and put into a deep saucepan with 1 cup water. Scald and drain.

Add white stock to the barley, cover, and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.

Remove 1/3 of the soup to another saucepan. Rub remainder through a fine sieve or put into a blender. Pour into the unsieved soup. Add 1 cup heavy cream gradually, stirring constantly. Salt to taste. Makes 6 servings.

FOR THE STOCK: Parboil bones just long enough for scum to rise to the top. Skim thoroughly and drain. Cover the bones again with 4 1/2 quarts cold water, and remaining ingredients. Bring to boil and cook slowly for 2 hours. Strain and cool. Remove any fat that has risen to the top and refrigerate. Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.

BOUQUET GARNI: A collection of herbs (traditionally fresh parsley, fresh/dried thyme and bay leaf) that are bundled together or placed in a cheesecloth bag and added to the pot to flavor a soup, stew, or broth. They are tied/bagged together so they can be removed easily at the end of the cooking.


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CHEF COMMENTS

You can use rice in place of barley.

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