Sunday, February 16, 2020

Veal Gravy Soup

Ingredients

  • One pound veal cutlet
  • Three slices of ham
  • Two tablespoons of lard
  • Three sliced onions
  • Two carrots
  • Two parsnips
  • One head of celery
  • A few cloves
  • One cup of mushrooms
  • One pint of beef broth (optional)

Directions

  1. Throw into stewpan veal cutlets, ham, and lard, allow them to fry gently
  2. Before browning, add onions carrots, parsnips, celery and cloves
  3. Let them cook slowly until lightly browned
  4. Add one pint of beef broth or water, let this cook for an hour
  5. Add one cup of mushrooms
  6. Skim and strain

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Veal Gravy Soup

Ingredients

  • One pound veal cutlet
  • Three slices of ham
  • Two tablespoons of lard
  • Three sliced onions
  • Two carrots
  • Two parsnips
  • One head of celery
  • A few cloves
  • One cup of mushrooms
  • One pint of beef broth (optional)

Directions

  1. Throw into stewpan veal cutlets, ham, and lard, allow them to fry gently
  2. Before browning, add onions carrots, parsnips, celery and cloves
  3. Let them cook slowly until lightly browned
  4. Add one pint of beef broth or water, let this cook for an hour
  5. Add one cup of mushrooms
  6. Skim and strain

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Rabbit Soup

Ingredients

  • One or two rabbits
  • Butter
  • Cold water
  • Four or five onions, cut small
  • One head of celery, cut small
  • One cup of peas green or dry
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut one or two rabbits into joints
  2. lay them for an hour in cold water
  3. Dry and fry them in butter until they are half done
  4. Place meat in a saucepan with onions and celery
  5. Add to these three parts cold water and a one cup of peas
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Rabbit Soup

Ingredients

  • One or two rabbits
  • Butter
  • Cold water
  • Four or five onions, cut small
  • One head of celery, cut small
  • One cup of peas green or dry
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut one or two rabbits into joints
  2. lay them for an hour in cold water
  3. Dry and fry them in butter until they are half done
  4. Place meat in a saucepan with onions and celery
  5. Add to these three parts cold water and a one cup of peas
  6. Salt and pepper to taste
  7. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Ox-Tail Soup

Ingredients

  • Two ox-tails
  • Three Carrots
  • Three turnips
  • Three Onions
  • Two heads of celery
  • Four cloves
  • One blade of mace
  • Small lump of sugar
  • Red Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut joint of two ox-tails with meat-saw
  2. Steep them in boiling water for two hours in stock-pot
  3. Place ox-tails in a stew pan with vegetables cut to olive size, four cloves, and one blade of mace
  4. Boil over a slow fire until ox tail joints are tender
  5. Remove ox-tails, cool them, and clarify the broth
  6. Strain into a soup pot
  7. Place all ingredients into soup pot with a little bit of the broth, boil for 30 minutes
  8. Add sugar and red pepper
  9. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Ox-Tail Soup

Ingredients

  • Two ox-tails
  • Three Carrots
  • Three turnips
  • Three Onions
  • Two heads of celery
  • Four cloves
  • One blade of mace
  • Small lump of sugar
  • Red Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Cut joint of two ox-tails with meat-saw
  2. Steep them in boiling water for two hours in stock-pot
  3. Place ox-tails in a stew pan with vegetables cut to olive size, four cloves, and one blade of mace
  4. Boil over a slow fire until ox tail joints are tender
  5. Remove ox-tails, cool them, and clarify the broth
  6. Strain into a soup pot
  7. Place all ingredients into soup pot with a little bit of the broth, boil for 30 minutes
  8. Add sugar and red pepper
  9. Serve
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis King
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020

Plain Beef Soup

Ingredients

  • Five pounds of leg or shin of beef
  • One gallon of water
  • One teaspoon of salt
  • Two heads of celery
  • Five carrots
  • Three onions
  • Four turnips
  • Two tomatoes
  • A bunch of sweet herbs

Directions

  1. Cut meat in two or three pieces and place in a gallon of cold water
  2. Salt well while bringing to a boil, skim as soup heats.
  3. Boil slowly with a regular heat for about 4 hours
  4. Add two heads of celery, five carrots cut small, two tomatoes, three onions sliced and fried, and the sweet herbs tied in muslin
  5. Add turnips 30 minutes before serving
  6. If any portion of the meat is required for the table, remove from the soup 2 hours before serving.
  7. Strain soup through a hair sieve before serving.
Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Travis king
Louisiana Anthology
February 16, 2020