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Cock-A-Leekie Soup
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(Recipe ID: 567)
Serves 6-8
Preparation time: 30 minutes; Cook time: 3 hrs. 15 minutes
Source: Chef Joseph Lowery
Hearty Scottish soup; a favorite for Robert Burns' Night Suppers.
Ingredients
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- 3 Slices of bacon, chopped
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8 Leeks, chopped and carefully washed
(reserve two)
- 1/4 cup Chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon Thyme *
- 2 tablespoons White vinegar *
- 1 Tblsp. Olive oil
- 1-2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced and mashed
- 1 whole chicken, skin removed and cut into pieces, tossed with salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup white wine
- 6 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup pearled barley
- 1 Tablespoon Sage
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, fry bacon in olive oil until browned, remove from grease and reserve. Combine 4 chopped leeks, stalk of celery and garlic clove in hot grease and cook for a couple of minutes. Add pieces of chicken and cook for a few minutes, stiring often.
- Add wine, beef broth, bay leaf, thyme, sage, parsley to stock pot and simmer covered for 11/2 hours.
- Uncover soup pot and allow to cool a bit. Remove meat from bones and return boneless meat to soup with the barley, remaining 2 chopped leeks and prunes.
- Simmer for 20 more minutes or until barley is tender, taste for seasoning, garnish with reserved bacon pieces and serve in warmed bowls.
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