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Turtle Soup From Beans

A soup of puréed black beans flavoured with herbs, butter, egg yolks, lemon, wine and meatballs, made to imitate turtle soup.

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Why it works: Thyme and summer savory match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 214 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Turtle Soup From Beans

Timeat least 30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the beans

  1. Soak the black beans in water overnight.

  2. Boil the beans in 2 liters of water until they are soft.

  3. Puree the beans in a blender or push them through a sieve, reserving the liquid.

  4. Return the puree to the soup pot along with the liquid.

Make the soup

  1. Put the parsley, thyme and summer savory into a small piece of muslin and tie it.

  2. Put the muslin bag into the pot.

  3. Add the butter and season with salt and pepper.

  4. Simmer for at least 30 minutes.

  5. Just before serving, add the egg yolks, lemon slices, wine and meatballs.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

342Calories
15 gProtein
18 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Black Bean1/2 cup canned (120g) drained114
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Summer Savorynot in our table0
Meatballnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Thyme + summer savorytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together214 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Parsley + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,037 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Thyme + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Parsley + summer savorytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together241 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Black beans
Provide the main body and thick texture of the soup when pureed.
Butter
Adds richness and a smooth, rounded mouthfeel to the finished soup.
Hard boiled egg yolks
Add a creamy, rich texture and body to the soup as a garnish-like addition.
Lemon
Adds acidity that brightens the flavour of the rich soup.
Wine
Adds acidity and aromatic depth to the soup.

The step that matters

Puree the beans thoroughly. Pureeing or sieving the cooked beans breaks down their cell walls and starch, so the liquid thickens smoothly. Under-processed beans leave a grainy, thin soup.

Swap the summer savory

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parsley, thyme, butter, pepper, egg, lemon, wine):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Tarragonfits better
  3. Sagefits better
  4. Summer savorythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parsley, thyme, butter, pepper, egg, lemon, wine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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