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Elephant Soup
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Elephant Soup

11 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

468
Calories
30g
Protein
32g
Fat
14g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0
Roasted Peanut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • one-half pound of biltong, or dried or smoked meat like beef jerky
  • six to eight cups of beef broth or beef stock
  • one cup of mirepoix (optional)
  • two onions, finely chopped
  • one cup shelled, roasted peanuts
  • one cup boiled chana dal
  • one small leek, finely chopped
  • one cup of Wumubu mushrooms ,
  • two tablespoons of butter
  • salt, black pepper (to taste)
  • one-half cup cream

Directions

1

Wash the biltong or dried meat in hot water, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.

2

In a large pot or dutch oven, combine the meat with enough cold water to cover it, and cook over a low heat for twenty to thirty minutes.

3

Add the mirepoix and beef broth and simmer for two hours.

4

Add the onions, peanuts, and dal (lentils), mushrooms, and leek. Cook until the dal are completely disintegrated.

5

Adjust the seasoning. Add the butter and cream. Serve.

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