Maigre, without Meat

Ingredients

• ½ lb butter
• 6 onions
• 2 heads of celery
• ½ head of white cabbage
• Parsley
• 3 rolled crackers
• 8 cups of milk and/or water
• 2 eggs

Directions

1. Melt butter in a stewpan.
2. Slice and chop onions, celery, white cabbage, and parsley.
3. Add chopped onions, celery, white cabbage, and parsley into the stewpan.
4. Let boil for 20 minutes.
5. Stir in rolled crackers.
6. Boil 8 cups of water or milk. If desired, mix the milk and water to your liking just as long as you only use 8 cups.
7. Add boiled water and/or milk to the stewpan.
8. Allow to boil up gently for 30 minutes.
9. Take off the stove.
10. Beat eggs well and add to stewpan.
11. Immediately after adding the eggs.

Source — La Cuisine Creole

Prepared by Chiara Digilormo

Louisiana Anthology

July 17, 2022