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RCI-BR.001.0004.001

Crotopo soup

aka Croute au Pot (Fr.)

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • Clear soup
    1 unit
  • lean veal
    1/2 pound
  • cooked ham
    3 oz
  • egg yolk
    1 unit
  • salt
    1 unit
  • pepper
    1 unit
  • of nutmeg
    1 pinch
  • Bread rolls
    1 unit

Method

1
Pound the veal in a mortar.
2
Add ham with some fat in it, the egg yolk, salt, pepper, and very little nutmeg, and pound some more.
3
Pass through a sieve.
4
Cut some small French rolls into slices and spread them with the above mixture.
5
Place them in the oven and cook until colored.
6
Cut the rolls in halves or quarters, and place them in a tureen.
7
Just before serving, pour a very good clear soup over them.