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SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS – MOCK TURTLE SOUP – DECEMBER 26 – TWO TURTLE DOVES
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15-20 plus 2-3 hours
- Total Time: 2.5-3.5 hours
- Yield: 4
- Category: Dinner, Lunch, Soup
- Method: Stove top
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 3 celery stalks including leaf, chopped
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 – 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 15 ounce can crushed tomato
- 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 14.5 ounce can plus 1 14.5 ounce can chicken broth
- 1 14.5 ounce can beef broth
- ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon hot sauce, optional
- 2 bay leaves
- 1½ teaspoons dried thyme
- ½ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup flour
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- In a large frying pan over medium heat add the butter, olive oil, salt, pepper, onion, and celery. Cook for 5 minutes then add the garlic and ground beef. Cook until the ground beef is cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
- In a large stockpot over medium-high heat add the ground beef mixture, crushed tomato, tomato sauce, 1 can chicken broth, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce if using, bay leaves, thyme, and lemon juice.
- In a small pan over high heat add 1 can of chicken broth and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the flour. Add to the stockpot.
- Simmer for 2-3 hours. Just before serving add the eggs and mix in.
- Serve with the parsley as a garnish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 741
- Sugar: 13
- Sodium: 2522.3
- Fat: 42
- Saturated Fat: 19.7
- Carbohydrates: 41.2
- Fiber: 4.1
- Protein: 50.9
- Cholesterol: 354.6
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