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Green Turtle Soup

From The table, 1889

Serves 4

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

  • a pint of green turtle
  • two pints of broth
  • a bouquet
  • a glassful of Madeira wine
  • a little bit of red pepper
  • half a tablespoonful of salt
  • a little grated nutmeg
  • a teaspoonful of English sauce
  • a cupful of Espagnole sauce
  • six slices of peeled lemon

Method

  1. Place turtle pieces in a saucepan with broth.

  2. Add bouquet, Madeira wine, red pepper, salt, nutmeg, English sauce, and Espagnole sauce.

  3. Boil for twenty minutes and serve with lemon slices after removing the bouquet.

Nutrition per serving

480Calories
38 gProtein
35 gCarbs
16 gFat

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The table (1889) by Alexander Filippini, page 93. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Green Turtle Soup. — Place a pint of green turtle, cut into pieces (No. 15) in a saucepan with two pints of broth (No. 99); add a bouquet 154 THE TABLE. (No. 254), a glassful of Madeira wine, a little bit of red pepper, half a tablespoonful of salt, a little grated nutmeg, a teaspoonful of English sauce, and a cupful of Espagnole sauce (No. 151). Boil for twenty min- utes, and serve with six slices of peeled lemon

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