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Cornish Hen Soup
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Cornish Hen Soup

11 ingredients 10 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

290
Calories
7g
Protein
1g
Fat
66g
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
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Lovage 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

  • 2 cornish hens
  • 3 qts/3 l water
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 parsley root
  • 1choped onion
  • 3 handfool home made noodles or 3 tablespoon rice
  • 1cup borsh or 3 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • chopped lovage (levisticum bot.)
  • chopped parsley
  • salt

Directions

1

Set to boil the hens with the cold water. Let the pot uncovered until the liquid starts foaming. Remove this foam periodically with the slotted spoon until foaming stops.

2

Add the bay leaf, the onion and a little salt.

3

Cover the pot almost but not completely and let boil, at low temperature.

4

When the hen is cooked remove it from the pot on the plate.

5

Add to the soup the vegetables and when they are almost done add the home made noodles or rice and after 5 minutes the borsh (the cleared liquid of fermented grain bran) or lemon juice to taste.

6

Let simmer for another 5 minutes and add chopped parsley and lovage.

7

Turn the heat off and cover for a few minutes to rest.

8

Serve in a bowl with peaces of hen.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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