Post by Laoupdate on Mar 11, 2005 20:26:15 GMT -5
Lao Dish ENettle Soup
Ingredients
1/2 k (1 lb.) smoked ham or slab bacon
2 cups tightly packed, young nettle leaves
2 onions, finely chopped
1 carrot, sliced
1 tablesthingy flour
50 g (4 tablesthingys) butter
200 g (3/4 cup) sour cream
salt to taste
2 l (8 cups) water
Method
Prepare stock for soup base with meat and vegetables. Blanch nettle leave, refresh under cold water and chop. Fry onion, add flour, mix and fry for 5 minutes. Add nettle leaves 1-cup soup stock and simmer 5 minutes. Add simmered nettles and cooked meat, cut into small pieces to strained soup base and simmer for 5 minutes, to blend flavours.
Serve soup in individual bowls, with dollops of sour cream and potatoes and black bread, for dinner.
Source: kplnet.net
Photo: www.interlog.com/~ksimons/bob/nettle.jpg
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