There is no one definitive recipe for kidney soup, as there are many different ways to make it. However, common ingredients in most recipes include beef or lamb kidneys, potatoes, carrots, onions, and celery. The soup is typically seasoned with salt and pepper, and may also include other herbs and spices.
Spice bag should contain:10 black peppercorns, 1 blade mace, pinchcelery seed) Should contain parsley, thyme and bay leaf.
Skin the kidney, cut down the middle and remove the fatty core and anywhitish membrane.
(This is what can give a kidney a bad taste, so bethorough.
)Heat the fat and brown the kidney in it quickly.
Pour off anyexcess fat, then stir in the flour, turning the kidney pieces in it.
Cookfor 1 minute, then add the stock, sugar, bouquet garni, and the spice bag.
Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer gently for about 3 hours.
Thiscan be done on the stove or in a crockpot.
Cool the soup, then refrigerate.
When it is quite cold take off any fatfrom the top, then remove the bouquet garni and spice bags.
Taste forseasoning;add the lemon juice and sherry if needed.
If the pieces ofkidney are not liked, strain the soup;or it can be liquidized.
Bring tojust under boiling point before serving;serve with thin slices of drytoast, or cheese biscuits.
Ingredients
Directions
Spice bag should contain:10 black peppercorns, 1 blade mace, pinchcelery seed) Should contain parsley, thyme and bay leaf.
Skin the kidney, cut down the middle and remove the fatty core and anywhitish membrane.
(This is what can give a kidney a bad taste, so bethorough.
)Heat the fat and brown the kidney in it quickly.
Pour off anyexcess fat, then stir in the flour, turning the kidney pieces in it.
Cookfor 1 minute, then add the stock, sugar, bouquet garni, and the spice bag.
Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer gently for about 3 hours.
Thiscan be done on the stove or in a crockpot.
Cool the soup, then refrigerate.
When it is quite cold take off any fatfrom the top, then remove the bouquet garni and spice bags.
Taste forseasoning;add the lemon juice and sherry if needed.
If the pieces ofkidney are not liked, strain the soup;or it can be liquidized.
Bring tojust under boiling point before serving;serve with thin slices of drytoast, or cheese biscuits.
