Salep Soup for Invalids
Ingredients
Directions
In a saucepan, bring the chicken or veal broth to a boil.
Slowly add the Salep while stirring briskly.
Let it boil for about 20 minutes.
Season lightly with salt and serve.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Salep
- Thickens the broth into a soft, smooth soup as its starch gelatinizes when boiled.
- Chicken or veal broth
- Forms the liquid base and carries the flavor of the soup.
The step that matters
Adding the Salep to the boiling broth. Salep powder can clump if dropped in quickly. Adding it slowly while stirring briskly disperses the starch evenly, so it thickens smoothly instead of forming lumps.
“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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