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Bouillon
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Bouillon

11 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

359
Calories
29g
Protein
15g
Fat
25g
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
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Turnip 1 medium (122g) 34
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
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

  • 5 lbs. lean beef from middle of round
  • 2 lbs. marrow-bone
  • 3 quarts cold water
  • 1 teaspoon peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon salt
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  • Carrot│⅓ cup each, cut in dice
  • Turnip│
  • Onion │
  • Celery│
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Directions

1

Wipe, and cut meat in inch cubes. Put two-thirds of meat in soup kettle, and soak in water thirty minutes. Brown remainder in hot frying-pan with marrow from marrow-bone. Put browned meat and bone in kettle. Heat to boiling-point; skim thoroughly, and cook at temperature below boiling-point five hours. Add seasonings and vegetables, cook one hour, strain, and cool. Remove fat, and clear. Serve in bouillon cups.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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