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OCHRA SOUP
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OCHRA SOUP

9 ingredients 3 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

714
Calories
61g
Protein
41g
Fat
22g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Lima Bean 1/2 cup (85g) cooked 108
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Water 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

  • two pounds of the lean of fresh beef
  • three quarts of _hot_ water
  • a large slice of ham
  • a pound of butter slightly melted
  • a pint of shelled lima beans
  • twelve large tomatas pared
  • five dozen ochras cut into slices not thicker than a cent
  • cayenne
  • pepper

Directions

1

Take a large slice of ham (cold boiled ham is best) and two pounds of the lean of fresh beef; cut all the meat into small pieces. Add a quarter of a pound of butter slightly melted: twelve large tomatas pared and cut small; five dozen ochras cut into slices not thicker than a cent; and a little cayenne pepper to your taste. Put all these ingredients into a pot; cover them with boiling water, and let them stew slowly for an hour. Then add three quarts of _hot_ water, and increase the heat so as to make the soup boil. Skim it well, and stir it frequently with a wooden or silver spoon.

2

Boil it till the tomatas are all to pieces, and the ochras entirely dissolved. Strain it, and then serve it up with toasted bread cut into dice, put in after it comes out of the pot.

3

This soup will be improved by a pint of shelled Lima beans, boiled by themselves, and put into the tureen just before you send it to table.

By Eliza Leslie · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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