Soup Recipes > Brunoise Soup

How to make Brunoise soup:
A brown meat stock soup with plenty of vegetables. This soup would make an ideal light lunch.



Ingredients

1 carrot
1 turnip
1 leek
1 onion
1 head of celery
6 small mushrooms
1 tablespoon butter
pinch of sugar
2 pints meat stock
salt and black pepper
glass sherry if preferred
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Method

- Wash, prepare and dice the vegetables.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan.
- Add the vegetables, sugar and seasoning.
- Cook gently until the vegetables are a golden brown.
- Add the stock and simmer until the vegetables are tender.
- Stir in a good pinch of pepper.
- Add glass sherry if preferred.


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