Caesar's Mushroom and Hazelnut Soup, a recipe from the Worldwide Gourmet

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Caesar's Mushroom and Hazelnut Soup Recipe

Recipe

Total time: more than 2 hours

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 3 hours

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Ingredients for 4 servings

- 600 g (1 lb. 5 oz.) Caesar's mushroom or other mushrooms, julienned

- 2 large heads of lettuce, torn up

- 150 g (5 oz.) butter

- 1 veal shank

- 2 onions, thinly sliced

- 1 liter (4 cups) milk

- 6 tbsp. raw rice

- 3 egg yolks

- 125 g (4 oz.) cream

- 1 tsp. sugar

- Salt and pepper

Method

melt the butter in a saucepan; add the Caesar's mushrooms, lettuce, salt, pepper and sugar;
simmer over low heat, covered, for 30 minutes;
add the onions and veal shank; add 2 liters (8 cups) water and 1 liter (4 cups) milk;
cover and simmer for 90 minutes; add the rice and cook for 30 minutes longer;
remove the shank; blend the soup and correct the seasoning;
in a mortar, mash the hazelnuts and 75 g (5 tbsp.) butter to a paste; mix in the egg yolks and cream;
pour the mixture into a tureen; gradually blend in the puréed soup, whisking vigorously;
serve hot.

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