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RABBIT SOUP
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RABBIT SOUP

14 ingredients 5 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

210
Calories
9g
Protein
11g
Fat
20g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 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
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Rabbit not in our table 0
Mace 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

  • 1/2 head of celery
  • 1/2 pint of cream
  • 3 quarts of water
  • 2 large rabbits
  • 3 small ones
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 1 blade of mace
  • 2 eggs boiled hard
  • 2 dessert-spoonfuls
  • 10 persons
  • mace
  • salt
  • white pepper

Directions

1

181. INGREDIENTS.--2 large rabbits, or 3 small ones; a faggot of savoury herbs, 1/2 head of celery, 2 carrots, 1 onion, 1 blade of mace, salt and white pepper to taste, a little pounded mace, 1/2 pint of cream, the yolks of 2 eggs boiled hard, the crumb of a French roll, nearly 3 quarts of water.

2

_Mode_.--Make the soup with the legs and shoulders of the rabbit, and keep the nice pieces for a dish or _entrée_. Put them into warm water, and draw the blood; when quite clean, put them in a stewpan, with a faggot of herbs, and a teacupful, or rather more, of veal stock or water. Simmer slowly till done through, and add the 3 quarts of water, and boil for an hour. Take out the rabbet, pick the meat from the bones, covering it up to keep it white; put the bones back in the liquor, add the vegetables, and simmer for 2 hours; skim and strain, and let it cool. Now pound the meat in a mortar, with the yolks of the eggs, and the crumb of the roll previously soaked; rub it through a tammy, and gradually add it to the strained liquor, and simmer for 15 minutes. Mix arrowroot or rice-flour with the cream (say 2 dessert-spoonfuls), and stir in the soup; bring it to a boil, and serve. This soup must be very white, and instead of thickening it with arrowroot or rice-flour, vermicelli or pearl barley can be boiled in a little stock, and put in 5 minutes before serving.

3

_Time_.--Nearly 4 hours. _Average cost_, 1s. per quart.

4

_Seasonable_ from September to March.

5

_Sufficient_ for 10 persons.

By Isabella Beeton · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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