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Mock Turtle

A soup made from a calf's head boiled and served with the tongue.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Mock Turtle

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Scald and wash the calf's head very clean.

  2. Boil the head for 30 minutes.

  3. Remove the skin carefully.

  4. Take out the tongue.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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

Calf's head
Provides the main body, gelatin and rich flavour that give the soup its body.

The step that matters

Removing the skin carefully. Skin left on or torn cooking can make the stock greasy and cloudy. Careful removal after boiling keeps the broth clear and the meat neat.

“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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