To Clear Soups
Ingredients
Directions
Strain the soup.
Add the egg white or crushed egg shells.
Boil and strain again.
Prepare stock separately and strain to clarify.
Cook the vegetables and strain the water they were boiled in.
Combine the strained vegetable water with the stock and boil together briefly.
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.
More clear soup recipes
You might also like
Like knowing why a recipe works?
The free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.
Indian Spiced Potato Soup with Tofu and Spinach448 recipes
Clear Carrot and Bottle Gourd Soup65 recipes
Mock Bisque Soup51 recipes
Cream of Asparagus Soup42 recipes